Popular Fitness App Runkeeper Acquired by Sportswear Maker ASICS
athletic apparel company asics today acquired popular running app runkeeper undisclosed amount of money. runkeeper founder jason jacobs announced news in blog post on medium, in promised merger of "digital fitness platform , world class physical products" 1 should benefit fans of both companies. quote partnering asics fulfill vision makes ton of sense. both have deep roots in , focus on running core component of fitness experience. there strong alignment between our brands , core values. , people using our shoe tracker feature in app, know asics shoes far ones runkeeper users run in most! click expand... jacobs promised runkeeper users won't see many changes core app experience due acquisition, asics' resources, app should able expand , grow @ faster rate. specifics of integration physical products 2 companies has not yet been disclosed, automatic run-tracking shoe seems in cards runkeepe...