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How do I change my distance or location?

  • December 10, 2025
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Hello, I have a problem with the location that Strava records resulting in a distance that is much higher than the actual distance I run. Today for example at some point it recorded a kilometer in less than a minute, that would make me one of the fastest people alive - which I am absolutely not. So therefore my question whether I can change this. Going on the website and pressing the correct distance doesn't work and will give me an even higher pace..

 

For context, this is what my map looks like.

 

 

 

 

 

Best answer by Jan_Mantau

You can’t change the distance for past activities without manually modifying activity files. That modification could be done with the repair tool (removing wrong GSP points) on https://gotoes.org/gotoes/strava 

To prevent that for future activities you have to improve the satellite reception of your device. Tips for that are in the article 

 

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  • December 10, 2025

You can’t change the distance for past activities without manually modifying activity files. That modification could be done with the repair tool (removing wrong GSP points) on https://gotoes.org/gotoes/strava 

To prevent that for future activities you have to improve the satellite reception of your device. Tips for that are in the article