Vox · Aug 12, 2026

This hamster has a Strava and runs more than you. It’s not as cute as it sounds.

Mollie, a 10-month-old pet hamster in the Netherlands, probably runs a lot more than you. We know this because, a few weeks ago, a Dutch physicist named Thijs — who owns Mollie — rigged up the rescued hamster’s running wheel to Strava, a popular app that runners use to log their miles.