What is A Good Strava Fitness Score?
An in depth look at strava’s fitness score, what is a good strava fitness score, and how to improve.
Strava
Strava is one of the most popular fitness activity trackers. Along with popular add-ons it allows you to get the most out of your workout data, while connecting with other athletes.
Comparing Wetsuit vs. Swim Suit for Time Savings
With a lot of time and effort, not to mention money, recently spent trying to train for a triathlon one commonly suggested way to buy some improvement has been a wetsuit. In meeting with my triathlon coach (check out the experience with a coach we wrote up here), she noted that I would “feel sooo … Read more
How to REALLY Use Apple Watch Multi Sport Workouts
With the release of Apple’s OS9 for the Apple Watch, multi-sport athletes and triathletes now have access to automated multi-event tracking. This is great news. No more do you have to fumble with an extra watch in a transition area, or worry that you forget to restart a run after stopping a bike event. The … Read more
Strava GAP – Grade Adjusted Pace
Climbing hills makes running harder. For many folks who live in hilly areas this can make it difficult to compare training times. What happens when you run all your training miles on moderate hills but are entered in a pancake flat half marathon or marathon? And what about if you live on the plains but … Read more
Following A 5k Training Plan by McMillan on Strava
Background That Led to Following A Strava Training Plan In June of 2020 I decided to take my health seriously, and drop some weight. While I was still biking a lot at the time I began to consistently run and kept my weeks in the 20-25 miles range. As the summer progressed I increased mileage … Read more
Everything to Know About Strava Hidden Segments
Strava is the clear leader in fitness based social networks. There are more than 100 million users on the platform, each with their own feed and activities. While it is great to share your accomplishments on various segments and leaderboards, there are times when keeping a workout hidden is a better idea. Whether you are … Read more
VeloViewer Review – More Charts For Strava Activities
Veloviewer is one of the add ons for Strava, in our growing list of extensions to get more out of your activity data. While the name suggests that the app is designed for cyclists it pulls in all activities, not just rides. A major limitation of Veloviewer is the cost. There is a free option … Read more
Squadrats for Strava Review – Claiming Territory as a Game
This post is one is a series that looks at all the top extensions for Strava. Each extension has it’s own flavor, with the majority of them looking to help dive into data and analyze workouts. Squadrats is one of the outliers in this list though as it’s analysis is more of a game. It … Read more
Statshunter Review – Maximizing Strava Activity Data For Free
If you have been a Strava user for some time then you likely have a small mountain of useful workout data locked up on the platform. While Strava does a good job of displaying this data, and Strava Premium Subscription extends this, there are still some ways to display data that simply do not make … Read more
Is Strava Premium Worth The Money (Updated 2023)
There is a free version of Strava with plenty of great usability, but for full access to their slate of features a Strava Premium subscription is required. As someone who has willing paid for Strava for multiple years, we take a look at what we find good about it. The service is an annual subscription … Read more