Raison d'être
The sport
is the
excuse.
We are not here to optimise you.
We are here to get you out of the house.
What happened to us
Somewhere along the way, we stopped showing up for each other. Not dramatically — we didn't stop caring. We just got busy. We moved indoors. We became highly available to everyone and genuinely present with almost no one.
We have more tools for connection than any generation in history. And somehow, more people feel profoundly alone.
The irony isn't lost on us. It's the whole reason we exist.
Why sport
Sport doesn't care about your job title. It doesn't care what neighbourhood you live in, how many followers you have, or whether you had a good week.
When you're on a padel court, or an hour into a trail with strangers, or pushing through the last kilometre together — you're just a person. And so is everyone else. That's exactly when it gets interesting.
Movement strips away pretence. It creates a shared experience before anyone has had to say anything clever. It gives people permission to be tired, to try, to fail a little, and to laugh about it. That shared vulnerability is where real connections start.
"Sport is the oldest excuse humans have ever used to be together."
What we are
We are not a gym. Not a fitness app. Not a dating app with a sports filter. We have no interest in tracking your calories, measuring your progress, or selling you a subscription you'll forget about.
We create small gatherings around movement — because the event is the vehicle, and the people are the destination.
Every event on Our Excuse is run by someone who knows what they're doing. A padel coach who's spent years on the court. A trail runner who knows the mountains outside the city. A cycling guide who can read a group. People who take their craft seriously and create an experience that's worth showing up for.
Small groups on purpose. Because quality of connection scales inversely with the size of the crowd.
Why Madrid
We started in Madrid because Madrid is alive.
People here still eat together at midnight. They argue passionately about things that matter. They dance badly at parties they weren't technically invited to. There's an appetite for the real — for presence, for warmth, for a city that refuses to become purely transactional.
Our Excuse is built for that spirit. The sun helps. The parks help. The padel courts on every corner definitely help. But mostly, it's the people. Madrid has always known that life happens between people, not on screens.
This is where the movement starts. It won't stay here.
So come out.
Pick a sport you love, or one you've never tried. Show up not knowing anyone. Leave with plans to do it again. The sport is the excuse.
The people are the point.