Zwift 1.119 Adds Runner Route Badges as the Rollout Reaches More Platforms

Zwift’s version 1.119 is a small update with a useful change in emphasis: runners now receive achievement badges and experience points on six routes that previously treated completion differently from cycling. Mountain Mash, Two Bridges Loop, Volcano Circuit, Volcano Circuit CCW, Oh Hill No and Temple Trek are the first routes named in the release notes.

That change matters because Zwift is increasingly a shared training environment rather than a cycling-only game with a running mode attached. A route badge is a modest reward, but it gives runners a clearer reason to revisit parts of the world and a more consistent way to see progress. The update also makes several of the longer Pretzel routes cycling-only for runners, a practical distinction that reflects how differently the two disciplines use the same virtual geography.

The most visible new item is a Canyon Aeroad CFR CANYON//SRAM team bike in the Drop Shop. It requires level 30 and costs 1,750,000 Drops. The bike is a virtual equipment choice rather than a new physical trainer feature, but it shows how Zwift uses real-world team and equipment relationships to give its progression system a sporting calendar.

Version 1.119 is rolling out in phases across Windows, macOS and Android, with the iOS and tvOS release following the platform review and distribution process. The forum update says tvOS rollout had begun while iOS was still pending Apple review in its latest status update. That staggered path is easy to overlook when reading a changelog, but it is part of the practical reality of a cross-platform training service: the same feature announcement does not guarantee that every athlete can use it on the same day.

Android users also get improved graphics and texture quality intended to make kits, accessories, bikes and terrain clearer. Zwift lists additional fixes for inconsistent Power Best values in post-ride reports, estimated completion times on climbing routes, Drops from the Indoor Outdoor Challenge and touch-screen settings sliders. The minimum operating-system requirement for iOS and tvOS is now version 15.0, which Zwift says affects a small part of the supported population.

None of this changes the fundamental training model. Zwift still depends on a compatible trainer, sensor setup and a stable connection for the experience to be useful. The update is more about feedback loops and platform polish than a new physics system. For runners, the badges make the virtual course network feel more complete; for cyclists, the new team bike and the fixes are a reminder that even a mature service is still adjusting how it measures progress.