Are you an avid runner or do you like to jump on your bike? Strava’s free app will help you progress and compete with other athletes. We will explain exactly how this works in this article.
Tip 01: Running and cycling
Running and cycling are incredibly popular sports. With the free Strava app, which is available for both iPhone and Android, these sporting activities get an extra dimension. You can not only keep track of your own performance in detail, but also see how others are doing, both from friends and total strangers. An extra encouragement to continue to perform better and to enjoy your sport.
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Tip 02: Share achievements
Strava GPS Running and Cycling works on the same principle. From the home screen (Record tab), you can record your performance with a press of the large central record button. While you are walking, running or cycling, your location and the pace at which you move are continuously registered.
Once you are done, you stop recording and the route traveled is shown as a track on a map and the app shows data such as the distance traveled, the elapsed time and your pace. The data is stored both locally and in your profile Strava.com saved once you are registered. You decide for yourself whether your achievements are visible to others.
Tip 03: Leaderboard
Are you curious how you perform in comparison to others? Then go to the tab Explore. As you zoom in further on the map, more and more segments will appear. Segments are journeys that other athletes have completed. If you run or cycle such a segment, your performance will automatically be compared with others and included in the leaderboard. It is important that you pass the start and end point and follow the same route.
The map is also very useful to discover beautiful new places where athletes in your area (or elsewhere) are active. Tap a segment and you will see in the leaderboard who has completed the route and what has been achieved. The challenge now, of course, is to try to take the lead yourself. It is even more fun to compete with a bunch of friends.
Tip 04: Create segments
You can also create your own segments via Strava.com. You sign up and view the details of a previous activity. Cyclists click Actions / New Segment. Runners will find this option under the spanner icon. Then use the slider above the map to set the start and end points of the segment. With the buttons below you can adjust the points even more precisely.
Once saved, a leaderboard is maintained fully automatically. Cyclists and runners are recorded separately. You can also keep a segment for yourself, but that is less fun.
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