Stryd launches power meter for runners via Kickstarter

BOULDER – Stryd, a Boulder startup developing a wearable power meter for runners, made a splash Tuesday by raising more than $80,000 on the first day of its Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign.

Stryd, officially Athlete Architect LLC, has been working on the technology for three years, enlisting elite athletes in the Boulder area in the testing process, but Tuesday marked the first availability of the device to the general public. Stryd officially will launch the device onto the market toward the end of summer or early fall.

Stryd’s Kickstarter campaign eclipsed its goal of $50,000 in about four hours Tuesday and kept climbing,…