THE CLASSIC SEGMENT
SAME ROAD.
SAME CLOCK.
FASTEST WINS.
014:02 /KMUNTOUCHABLE
185:36 /KM+08:14
946:42 /KMYOU
Your run becomes a result on someone else's scale.
A new running game is coming
THE FASTEST
RUNNER DOESN'T
AUTOMATICALLY WIN.
EctoStride turns every run into a Hunt built around your pace. Find Ectos. Survive the chase. Build a collection no one else has.
YOUR PACEsets the challenge
3 MINUTESto win the chase
5 ECTOSin the first beta
THE OLD QUESTION
WHO IS FASTER
THAN EVERYONE ELSE?
WE ASK A BETTER ONE.
HOW FAR CAN YOU PUSH?
01 / WHY ECTOSTRIDE
ABSOLUTE SPEED
IS ONLY ONE STORY.
Segment leaderboards made running competitive. But if the same elite pace owns the top, most runners know the ending before they start. EctoStride changes what winning means.
SAME ROAD.
THE ECTOSTRIDE HUNT
YOUR PACE.
YOUR CHASE.
YOUR WIN.
01BASELINE FOUND6:42 /KM
02ECTO DETECTEDRARE
03CHASE WONYOU
Your effort decides the story. This time, the top can be yours.
02 / THE HUNT
RUN NORMAL.
THEN RUN HUNTED.
There is no perfect runner profile. EctoStride reads the pace you settle into and builds the encounter around it. Fast, slow, new, experienced—the Hunt begins with you.
01
SET YOUR BASELINE
Start your run as usual. Once your pace settles, EctoStride has the signal it needs.
02
CHOOSE THE HUNT
An Ecto appears. Take the encounter or keep running. The decision is always yours.
03
SURVIVE THE CHASE
Push above your personal baseline for three intense minutes. Rarer Ectos demand more.
04
MAKE THE CATCH
Win the chase, earn XP and add the Ecto to your archive. Then hunt it again.
LIVE PACE EXAMPLE
SEE HOW THE HUNT
MEETS YOUR RUN.
Set a comfortable baseline and choose an Ecto rarity. This illustrates the current beta tuning: the target changes with your pace, not with a global leaderboard.
YOUR BASELINE
6:00
MIN / KM
CHASE TARGET
5:33
MIN / KM · 3 MIN
+8% PERSONAL SPEED · CURRENT BETA EXAMPLE
03 / THE FIRST SIGNALS
FIVE ECTOS.
NO EASY EPIC.
Each Ecto has a rarity, a personality and a pace demand. The first beta starts focused: five creatures worth learning, chasing and mastering.
THE CELLAR THIEF
CELLAR CREEP
Knocks softly first. Then steals the silence.
THE LOST LANTERN
LANTERN WISP
Its light reveals paths you should not take.
THE MARSH WHISPER
BOG WHISPER
When the ground breathes, it is already close.
THE FROST SHADE
FROST FLICKER
It freezes your footsteps before you notice.
THE BONE DRAGON
BONE WYRM
Born from ancient bones. Still hunting.04 / THE ECTO ARCHIVE
ONE CATCH STARTS IT.
EIGHT CATCHES MASTER IT.
Catching an Ecto once is discovery. Catching it again is mastery. Every milestone unlocks a new card version and a real advantage for future Hunts.
01CATCH
ISTANDARD
STANDARD
The first proof that you found—and caught—the Ecto.
ARCHIVE UNLOCK03CATCHES
IILIVING
LIVING
The card comes alive and starts helping your next encounter.
+2% RARE CHANCE05CATCHES
IIIFOIL
FOIL
A rarer finish for runners who keep returning to the Hunt.
+5% RARE CHANCE08CATCHES
IVMASTER
MASTER
The complete card—and the strongest rarity advantage.
+8% RARE · EPIC MASTER +1% EPICE
EPIC MEANS EPIC
THE RAREST CATCH STAYS THE REAL GOAL.
Epic Ectos demand the hardest chase and stay deliberately difficult to find. Reach Level 100 for a small Epic chance boost. Master an Epic card for another. Progress helps—but never makes the prize ordinary.
05 / BUILT WITH RUNNERS
DON'T JUST TEST THE GAME.
LEAVE YOUR MARK ON IT.
EctoStride is a work in progress. The first runners will help decide what deserves to stay, what needs to change and what the next Hunt becomes.
01TEST THE CHASE
Tell us when the effort feels thrilling—and when it feels wrong.
02SHAPE THE ECTOS
Influence creatures, abilities, cards and future encounters.
03BALANCE THE GAME
Help make progression rewarding without making Epic ordinary.
04BUILD THE CULTURE
Create the kind of running community you actually want to join.
STATUSPRIVATE BETA · COMING SOON
Know before you run ↘
06 / QUICK ANSWERS
BEFORE YOU
ENTER THE DARK.
DO I HAVE TO BE FAST?
No. Your challenge is calculated from your own settled pace. A slower runner can face a Hunt that is just as meaningful and demanding as a faster runner's.
IS THIS ANOTHER STRAVA?
No. Use Strava—or any running app—you already enjoy. EctoStride is the game layer: encounters, chases, Ectos, cards and progression built around your run.
WHAT HAPPENS DURING A HUNT?
An Ecto signal appears during your run. Accept it, push above your personal baseline for three minutes and hold the target to make the catch.
IS THE GAME FINISHED?
Not yet—and that is the point of the beta. Core systems are being built and tuned now. Early players will help shape the experience before launch.
WHAT CAN I COLLECT?
The first beta features five Ectos across Normal, Rare and Epic rarities. Repeated catches unlock Standard, Living, Foil and Master cards.