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Sunny415Strava
posted in The Club Hub
Welcome to The Club Hub!

We're excited to introduce The Club Hub, a community for community organizers on Strava! This is a space for club builders and community organizers to engage with one another as well as with Strava staff from across the company. You are welcome to: Share tips and best practices to grow and engage with communities  Ask and answer questions as well as get advice from expert club builders and Strava Support Submit, discuss, and upvote ideas for what you would like to see in Clubs on Strava You can also expect to find the following: More tips and insights for Clubs, including new feature announcements and educational resources Insider perspectives and answers from the Strava team Curated content showcasing successful clubs and club creators with interviews, AMAs, and more We’d also love to hear from you about what works well in your Clubs experience, what is missing or could be improved, and how you would like to see Clubs on Strava develop. You are encouraged to engage with other

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Sunny415Strava
asked in The Club Hub
Rallying Communities Around Sport

“Moving across the country to a city where I knew no one, it was really important for me to find community. My first thought was to turn to sports, specifically running, since that’s where I’ve always found “my people”. Strava has played a crucial part in helping me build Pacific Beach Run Club from 3 people in 2020 to now over 200 weekly runners. Our commitment to running, and the ability to have friendly competition via club leaderboards has helped create friendships that will last a lifetime!”  – Todd B., Pacific Beach Run Club A club’s sport is an important cultural influence on its community. It’s the common interest, the beacon that brings athletes together; it also is one of the primary ways that athletes explore clubs on Strava. Once athletes join, it’s how they will compete, what they talk about, and how organizers can bring them together in real life. For community builders on Strava, Clubs offer over 40 sports options to connect with athletes now, with more on the way.&

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Bread_PuddingHub Starter
asked in General Chat
Pilates Symbol

Hello hello.  Can somebody tell me what the symbol is for Pilates? I cannot fathom it…  Many thanks 

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1 year ago
Jane
Community Manager
JaneCommunity Manager
posted in General Chat
Tuesday Chat with Team Strava - come and play hockey trivia with us

Hello and welcome to another edition of Tuesday Chat with Team Strava! This is a special time of year for those of us in North America. Winter has drawn to a close and signs of spring are everywhere.  And for hockey fans like me, it’s time for the NHL Playoffs.   For those not familiar, NHL stands for National Hockey League and it isn’t strictly “national” in nature; in fact it encompasses teams from 2 countries - U.S.A. and Canada, and features players from many other countries.  The teams compete with each other during the regular season to determine who qualifies for the playoffs, which usually begin around mid April. Currently held by the Colorado Avalanche, The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoff champion.   So - let the games begin!       Below are 6 trivia questions - if you can figure out the answers, drop them in a reply to this post (yes, googling is cheating;  ta

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Jane
Community Manager
1 year ago
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LouBStrava Alumni
posted in General Chat
The best thank you is ‌👍‌ shaped!

Ever been in that situation where someone gives you a thank you and then you instantly say thank you back? Or is it just me who instantly feels the need to say thank you back as a way to offset my blushes. Either way it's really a nice compliment when you receive a thank you and can turn an average day into a better one.  Behold the 👍! And all those who bestow it.  Last month we celebrated our Highest Kudoed Members for March. This month it's time to say thank you to our Top Members in April who have shown their appreciation to other Community members by giving their post a kudos.  We love to see our members' posts receiving kudos from other community members as well as us. Unfortunately, sometimes a page view doesn't tell whether a post was actually valuable to the reader. So we encourage everyone to click that Kudos button at the bottom of a post if you enjoyed reading it or feel the same about the topic. Here is the Top 20 Kudo Givers leaderboar

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Scout
Community Manager
ScoutCommunity Manager
posted in General Chat
Tuesday Chat with Team Strava - Cats of Strava: Part II

Question: What can sprint at speeds of up to 30 MPH, jump up to six times their height in a single jump and tackle the balance beam with grace and beauty? Nope, I’m not talking about Usain Bolt, Michael Jordan or Simone Biles … I’m describing a creature that can do all the above and more! Answer: The domestic cat Cats are supreme athletes and acrobats due to their muscles, bone structure and brains – their bodies are built for speed, jumping and flexibly.  It’s amazing to think that your healthy house cat that sleeps 15-18 hours a day and with no training or conditioning can run as fast as an olympic athlete, jump (proportionally) higher than basketball players and contort their bodies in ways gymnasts would envy.  All that rest and sleep is to conserve energy for short, very active periods.Let's meet some of the cats that are part of the Strava workforce.... First up: Ramona (she/her): Ramona is a bite-sized 4 year old shelter adoptee living in Brooklyn. Accor

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Scout
Community Manager
1 year ago
Jane
Community Manager
JaneCommunity Manager
posted in General Chat
Come and say Hello! (May 2023) What spring events or races do you have planned?

Hello and Welcome to the Strava Community Hub.  We're so glad you're here. If you're new here, this is a Community ritual we like to keep going each month to have you come and introduce yourself - we would love to find out more about you and what brings you to the Community Hub. Now that spring has arrived (for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere at least) I'm sure many of you are looking forward to outdoor activities in the coming months. Whether it's some kind of a race, or a leisurely trek at a favorite spot, drop us a reply below, introduce yourself, and let us know what you've got planned!  

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Jane
Community Manager
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LouBStrava Alumni
posted in General Chat
👍 Even more kudos to our highest kudoed members in March

The sign of a great conversation can be as simple as a nod of agreement or a smile that indicates a shared understanding. Moments like these help us understand we're on the same wavelength and each receiving value from our discussion.  Here in Community Hub the simple act of giving a post a kudo serves as our way to acknowledge we the reader have received value and appreciate the effort of the writer. Whether you like to give kudos or receive them the power of that 👍 speaks volumes.  For the month of March, let's celebrate and appreciate those members who have received the most kudos for their contributions during this time.  Here is the Top 20 Kudoed Authors leaderboard for March: 👍 Thank you for all your contributions that received kudos from other members:@marcb  @dwozn @CreakyCrank @Shant @sagrah541 @AlTilley @martl43 @rrajao @peacay @velocipederider @Purrenrage @fgallardo @anchski

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1 year ago
Shant
ShantHub Adventurer
posted in General Chat
Reflections of a Runner (Running Philosophy Book)

Hi all, I wrote a book called  "Reflections of a Runner:  365 Verses from the Heart"Strava helped me write this book because I use Strava like a journal for thoughts. I took my Strava posts that were reflections/poetry and combined them together into this book, then cut down until I had the 365 best verses in 8 chapters and 85 pages. The book is focused on the philosophy of running and explores thoughts on racing, time, courage, mindset, art, purpose, wisdom, and training.   The purpose of this book is to inspire you to create and turn the act of running into an art!If you are interested in philosophy and running, I think you will really enjoy the book. This is not a traditional book that is read from beginning to end. Read one verse or one page of verses, then stop. Put the book away or use the other half of the page as a place for reflection. Write your thoughts. I encourage you to write your own reflections in the book, in a journal, or on your Strava posts!Here

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Shant
1 year ago
Scout
Community Manager
ScoutCommunity Manager
posted in General Chat
Earthquake Relief Challenge Update

In February of this year, a powerful earthquake hit parts of Turkey & Syria killing more than 49,000 people and leaving millions of others in need of basic life necessities including shelter, food and clean water. Our community members and the folks at Strava wanted to show support to the people affected by this disaster. To raise awareness and help the people of Turkey & Syria, Strava hosted a global challenge. Strava also made a donation to the International Committee of the Red Cross, which provides direct relief to those affected and displaced. We want to thank each one of you that participated in the Earthquake Relief Challenge and/or donated to the Red Cross’ efforts. More than half a million people participated in the challenge and raised over $85,000. This challenge may be over, but you can still help the people in Turkey & Syria. Donations to the Red Cross’ efforts’ can be made here. The International Committee of the Red Cross is part

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Scout
Community Manager
1 year ago
noahpeters3
noahpeters3Hub Rookie
asked in General Chat
Strava Dating!!

Imagine how awesome Strava would be if you could also use it as a dating app hahaha 

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noahpeters3
1 year ago
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bHoffmanHub Starter
asked in General Chat
IF you can please HELP, it will be a miracle...

Hi Strava members,I have a very strange problem going on and the people at Garmin have told me it is a Strava issue and I have yet to have Strava figure it out.IF you have 6 minutes to spare, can you please watch this screencast video of a 5 week problem and if you truly think you know what is going on, I'd love a solution.  I have tried everything imaginable but Garmin is telling me it is a Strava server malfunction of pushing 99 Strava Live segments to my Garmin Connect every time I such then to my 1040 thus not allowing me to use my device for live segments.click for this screencast video I made..  thanks! https://www.loom.com/share/a6ef342fea7b44429bbd8d231099d424Thanks!Barry

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noctesomnum89Hub Starter
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segmenty

Witam. Czy jest możliwość zgłoszenia nie uczciwego zapisu segmentu, mam na myśli sytuacje gdy ktoś włącza strave zaznacza że jedzie rowerem a w rzeczywistości jechał motorem ,samochodem, e bike itp, niestety jest masa takich nie uczciwych zapisów o czym się przekonałem porównując wyniki

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DaveSuddsHub Rookie
posted in General Chat
Hello I'm a newby to the forum

Hello to you all, I'm Dave, leisure cyclist and happy gym type person, not a fanatic but very keen to keep myself as fit as possible and firmly believe that even a little later in life we can improve and achieve great things. I'm here for a bit of advice if it's available and will happily share my limited knowledge of all things Strava with anybody if it helps. I'm a friendly, polite chap and look forward to chatting with you all 

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red_octoberHub Rookie
posted in General Chat
Hello from red_october

Hello,my name is Daniele, 53 years old, from Italy (my apologize for my bad english).I'm a layout engineer in microeletctronic field. I've been using Strava for three years, since I started riding my bike regularly.

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Jane
Community Manager
JaneCommunity Manager
posted in General Chat
New Here? Come and say Hello! (April 2023)

Hello and Welcome to the Strava Community Hub.  We're so glad you're here. If you're new here, this is a Community ritual we like to keep going each month to have you come and introduce yourself. Share whatever you're comfortable with, whether that's what activities you like to do, what you're interested in learning from other Strava athletes to help you go further, or just a random fact about yourself. A few things about me: 1) I'll be celebrating my 10 year work anniversary with Strava next month 2) I'm super happy that spring time is almost here in the Northern Hemisphere 3) I was just gifted a book "At the Edge: Riding for My Life" by Danny MacAskill.  For anyone not familiar with Danny, he's a Scottish Street Trials cyclist acclaimed for daring stunts. Has anyone read it?  I can't wait to dive in. Thanks for visiting the Community Hub and we would love to hear from you!  Drop us a reply below.

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Jane
Community Manager
1 year ago
Shant
ShantHub Adventurer
posted in General Chat
LA Marathon 2023 - Race Report

Race Report (made using Reddit's Race Report Generator by /u/herumph) Name: Los Angeles Marathon Date: March 19, 2023 Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/8742833440 Finish Time: 2:51:13 Goals Description Completed? A Sub-2:45 No B Sub-2:50 No C Sub-3:00 Yes Why I signed up? The first time I ever ran a marathon was 15 years ago at the LA Marathon in 2008. My high school English teacher inspired me to run it, so this race holds a special place in my heart as the start of my journey. The first time I also broke 3 was also the LA Marathon in 2020 right before Covid shut down everything and it was still the Stadium to the Sea. I hadn't ran LA for 3 years after that year.  How was the training?My average miles per week for this training block was about ~60 miles. Most of my runs are easy or recovery pace. 2 runs per week were harder. And more hill training. I live in LA, so I ran my long runs on the course on weekends to get

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Shant
1 year ago
Bryant
Community Manager
BryantCommunity Manager
posted in General Chat
March Madness 2023

It’s everyone’s favorite time of the year again. Yes, I’m talking about March Madness! If you’re not familiar with the term March Madness is a time when Men’s & Women’s Collegiate Basketball Teams across the United States compete in a 64-Team Tournament. The Stories & Emotions create the madness through this tournament. You'll see classic David vs Goliath battles where a lower division ranked school will take down a powerhouse school. Players go from unknown prospects to national stars in a matter of days! Tears of joy & defeat will flow from the players eyes as they play their hearts out in the most competitive tournament known. The emotions from the players, coaches, and fans will be all over the place! I can feel my juices going just as I type about it! If you’ve never experienced excitement from basketball this can certainly be your introduction. 
This tournament is unique based on the interaction between fans & live games through tournament brackets. A bracket&nbsp

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Bryant
Community Manager
1 year ago
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CinderconeHub Starter
asked in General Chat
Email from Strava

Received an email from Strava today telling me to sign in to my account as I’d not used it for some time or it would be closed. I’m in the app almost daily. It also said that it might be for a different account. I’m confused.

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Lola
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LolaCommunity Manager
posted in General Chat
Community Hub Ideas 2022 Retrospective ‌🖋‌‌💡

  The end of the year is often a time to reflect on our work, achievements, and accomplishments. We weigh our efforts and plan our future goals.   With that in mind, we wanted to do a little retrospective of the most popular ideas proposed in Community Hub in 2022 to date and give you some insight into the amount of raised ideas, ideas that went into realization etc.   Without further ado, enjoy the below data sneak peek into the Community Hub Ideas to date:   🔢 Numbers  410 submitted ideas 1153 comments 2250 kudos    🏁 Most Popular Ideas Dark Mode !! Please add unicycling as a sport ⚽ Add more sports Apple Watch - add stats: power, cadence, vertical oscillation, ground contact, step length, strokes Filter the type of activities that are shown in my feed, ability to mute specific activity types Athlete-to-Athlete Direct Communication. Add roller derby as Sports type Age related KOM/QOM trophies. Clubs:

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Lola
Community Manager
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LouBStrava Alumni
posted in General Chat
3.14 miles or 3.14 pies. What does 𝜋 mean to you on Pi Day?

Although not everyone in the world writes dates in the MM-DD-YYYY format, March 14 or 3/14 gives everyone the opportunity to celebrate Pi Day and most importantly Pie. We love Pi Day at Strava, celebrating every year with our own home made pies shared with our team.  When participating in any type of activity I am often extra motivated by knowing what snacks I have packed in my bag or what places I can stop off along the way to buy and enjoy good food. Refueling with delicious foods can be the difference between a memorable activity vs a miserable one for me if I reach that hangry moment.  There can be no better thing on a walk or a bike ride than stopping off along the route to enjoy some form of pie. Or coming home after a long day to a home-made creation. Savory or sweet, hot or cold, it’s guaranteed to put a smile on my face and give me all the energy I need to complete my activity. My personal favorites are Steak & Ale, any type of curried filling or Apple pies.&nbs

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Soren
SorenStrava Alumni
posted in General Chat
Have you joined the newest walking challenge?

Make your steps count extra this month! To celebrate and honor International Women's Day on March 8 (and all month long), Strava has partnered with the Hot Girl Walk™ creator, Mia Lind, to raise funds to benefit global initiatives. Hot Girl Walk United – is a global challenge to commit more time to movement. The Hot Girl Walk is a 4-mile, outdoor walk that builds confidence through movement, serving as a dedicated time for self-reflection. For every completed challenge, Strava will donate $4 (up to $250,000) to GRLS and the ONSIDE Fund.  Why is this important? Studies show that the vast majority of active women aged 25-39 say working out is as important for their mental health as well as their physical health; however, due to external factors, women spend less time being active than men.  Strava wants to help change that with the Strive for More commitment. Over the next 3 years we are investing $1 million to help more women be active. How do I get involved?  Join the

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1 year ago
Soren
SorenStrava Alumni
posted in General Chat
Come say hi and tell us, would you rather...? (March 2023)

🤠 First of all, I'd like to welcome all of our new March members. Drop a line below introducing yourself and share where you're from and what brings you to the Community! I'm a big fan of 'would you rather questions' and use way too many brain cells thinking up new ones.  Here are a few that have been on my mind lately, you can pick whichever one piques your interest and answer why:  🤔 🤔 I'm curious to hear from you!

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ulfhjensenHub Rookie
asked in General Chat
Elevation gain from inddor Kinomap sessions?

Bike rider for 40 years+; used to race. Today I ride to keep fit. Winter training is inddor using Kinomap and XERT.Started using Strava to aggregate my inddor sessions and a better overview. Strava also allows XERT to pull my Kinomap sessions in for a full picture of my current training state.Pleasantly surprised by the small challenges available in Strava, great motivators, and I thus wanted to join the Le Col Season Pass challenge as I felt it was both achievable and worthwhile the effort.But how do I reach the 1000 meters of elevation when only cycling indoors?For XERT sessions, these probably will only record elevtion when running in slope mode something I have not yet tried.In Kinomap, elevation gain is recorded when riding challenge mode, but it appears not to sync this data to Strava? How do I get Kinomap and Strava to sync the elevation gain?/Ulf

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