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I make fairly intensive use of the Strava map function to plan cycling routes, and while many aspects are great (crowdsourcing popular routes especially) I have a growing list of things I think could make route planning better. I’d be interested in hearing other people’s views…and am hoping Strava can do something with the thoughts below. Including major road names/numbers as standard on the Strava map would be a good addition, especially when route planning in an unfamiliar area. It helps to know you’re not inadvertently planning a route down the local bypass.it would also be really helpful if the Strava map you use for route planning showed your favourited segments on it. Case in point, from time to time I try to get real about tackling some proper (uk) hills. The top 100 climbs app lets you access all of these as segments in Strava, but trying to plan a route involving one or more of these still involves you first memorising where they appear on the map and then plotting your route

Happy April and welcome to the Hub! We want to extend a warm welcome to those of you who are new to the hub and a big thank you to those of you who have taken the time to join, read and post; we appreciate each one of you! For those of you in the northern hemisphere the days are getting longer, the weather warmer, and the trees and flowers are starting to bloom - it's springtime! You may start to see more folks joining you on your favorite outdoor adventures as they move their workouts from indoor to outdoor. This is the perfect time of year to come together to celebrate and find ways to protect our planet. On April 22 almost 200 countries across the world will join together to celebrate Earth Day. With cities around the world hosting Earth Day events, there's a way for almost everyone to get involved. Not sure how you can help? Join a clean up, plant trees, use refillable water bottles, compost and ditch the car on your commute are just a few ways you can participa

One of the things i loved about strava, and why i started paying for subscription, was the heatmaps. They changed them a while back and have not been as enjoyable. However, a recent change change has made them almost a waste of time. I ride a 60 mile ride at least once a month and, each month its in a different place. I would love to see these adding to my heatmap but, strava does this stupid color variant where the fewer times you ride the route, the harder it is to see. So... when I look at my heatmap, all of the amazing rides are barely visible. Strava should change the heatmap back to how it used to me. The heatmap is a map of routes weve ridden. If weve ridden the route.... we should be able to see it. At least you could make this an option. Many of us needing to use third party heatmaps to get the effect. 

Since several weeks, it's impossible to share activities to instagram story.Can you help me ? 

Welcome back to Wisdom Wednesday! Every other Wednesday we'll drop a question in the Community Hub. You then have 9 days (that's until the following Friday) to showcase your Strava knowledge and answer the question. Question: I can't log in and I believe my support ticket response is going to an email I don't have access to. What can I do? Remember to submit your answer in the comments by March 22nd. The winner will be randomly selected from the correct answers to win a free one-month Strava subscription! 🙌  The lucky winner will be announced on March 27th. Already a Strava Subscriber? You'll get a free month added to the end of your Subscription period. Click here to subscribe to this series and ensure you don't miss any future posts:  Wisdom Wednesdays

Hello, I am a somewhat new runner who would like some advice from any longtime runners. I am trying to find an affordable watch to use when logging my running. I have been using my phone but it is big and uncomfortable to wear on my arm so I am looking for a watch. I really just need it to log distance and time accurately. Anything else would be a bonus. I have found a few cheaper watches, but I have read reviews that say they do not log distances correctly. Any advice and suggestions would be appreciated.CoCo_Mend

Why is this happening? I have not covered this distance. I use the app on my phone Моторола G72. 

Hi everyone. My name is Gary, and I am new to Strava. I currently own a Aviron rower and have been syncing my workouts with Strava. However, I might be overlooking something, but I can't seem to find anywhere on the website or app where Strava shows the total amount of meters rowed. When I used to have a Concept2 rower, their website would show the lifetime meters rowed. Thank you.

What does the red line mean on the map that says visible?  Please see below.ThanksRon  

I have created a segment but it is'nt showing up on the explore or search functions.  I have it as a created segment and starred for my use.  It is public.  Why is it not showing up?thank you in advance.Keith

Hello. Here´s an idea. When we edit activity, we should be able to alocate more than one equipment to the same activity. For example, if we change shoes during the activity, that feature would be very usefull for counting the distance for each shoes used.What do you think about it?

Welcome back to Wisdom Wednesday! Every other Wednesday we'll drop a question in the Community Hub. You then have 9 days (that's until the following Friday) to showcase your Strava knowledge and answer the question. Question: How is pace calculated? Remember to submit your answer in the comments by March 8th. The winner will be randomly selected from the correct answers to win a free one-month Strava subscription! 🙌  The lucky winner will be announced on March 13th. Already a Strava Subscriber? You'll get a free month added to the end of your Subscription period. Click here to subscribe to this series and ensure you don't miss any future posts:  Wisdom Wednesdays

Suddenly I follow a lot of people I don't know. I haven't done anything active to follow them. Has anyone else experienced the same thing and know why this happens?

Does any one facing app freezing issue in ios app, there are multiple scenario  where it freeze like 1 .while searching athlete.2. while scrolling notification.

Hi, on my last run I went slightly over 5k and it showed me the time from when I exactly hit 5K.however for this run I’ve just completed it’s only done the 1k, 1 mile & 2 mile times, no 5k any idea why? Thanks 

Im giving up on this app, my feed is so full of strava notifications that i give up trying to find the posts i am interested in. Everything seems to be designed to encourage getting a subscription, mine stopped when the cost was secretly increased.Its sad really, this used to be a unique and useful app but there are better options out there now  

Em fase de recomeço aos treinos com bicicleta de cidade, procuro pessoas na zona norte de Portugal, área metropolitana do Porto, para começarmos a criar um pequeno grupo que incentive uns aos outros a pedaladas leves, tranquilas e apoiadas por gente educada, Estou no Canidelo, Gaia, PortugalRodrigo Gael TRANSLATION: In the phase of restarting city bike training, I'm looking for people in the north of Portugal, the Porto metropolitan area, to start creating a small group that encourages each other to ride light, calmly and supported by educated people,I'm in Canidelo, Gaia, PortugalRodrigo Gael

Although I have not set a goal, are there any runners that might be interested in running and recording high mileage as a club/group on Strava, it can be a weekly, a monthly or a yearly total.

How was your experience?

Hi.  I've just tried to create a new segment; the correct screen flashes up then disappears to a 'blank profile' sort of screen with no options.  I've created many segments in the past and this is the first time this problem has occurred.  Any ideas?  I'm on a Mac.

Hi all,I am thinking about getting a premium membership.As I've seen that there is a coupon for a yearly membership at the end of each year in the recent years, I was thinking, if it is possible, to prolong a membership early, an make use of a coupon is available.So if I start a yeary membership now, could I prolong this membership early, let's say in December this year, and use a coupon for it then?

Hi,I submitted a support ticket yesterday evening about a segment not matching despite staying on course during the Garmin sync error. The algorithm said there was a deviation from the course at 35% despite staying on track at this stage. Could you please advise if a manual match can be made in this instance from the support ticket?Thanks a mill!

Welcome! Thanks for stopping by the Hub. We’ve had a great start to 2024 and the Strava Community Hub team sends a big welcome to all the members that have joined this year. And to all our returning members, thank you for all your contributions to the Hub; we enjoy reading and sharing your posts. Feel free to comment below and introduce yourselves; we'd love to hear from you. But before heading to the comments, you can read about some sporting events that you can tune into this month...February brings us one of the most competitive events in swimming: The World Aquatics Championships. This year’s event will be held in Doha, Qatar, from February 2-18. Athletes will compete in six aquatic disciplines: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. Want to watch the events, check out this page for how to view the World Aquatics Championships in your country.  If you’re in the US, you’ll find many sports fans glued to their TV’s on Sunday, Feb.

Our whole life is set up in the path of least resistance. We don't want to suffer. We don't want to feel discomfort. So the whole time, we're living our lives in a very comfortable area. There's no growth in that. - David Goggins Hey Strava Family, thank you for tuning into this week’s Tuesday Chat with Strava.My name is Bryant and today I wanted to tap into the mental aspect of being Too Comfortable. At some point in our lives, we’ve been pushed to accomplish the extraordinary. During the process, we don’t always feel we’ll make it through to the end but somehow we accomplish our goal. The part of the story that often doesn’t get talked about is the after. After we accomplish our goal what tends to happen? We get Too Comfortable. Now don’t get me wrong, I completely understand your exhaustion after accomplishing a tremendous goal.  When I was 14, I ran my 1st Half Marathon event and I can tell you from experience once I crossed the finish line, the only thing I could think of was

Happy March and a big welcome to all our members. For those of us in the northern hemisphere (above the equator), March marks the end of Winter and the beginning of Spring. For our southern hemisphere members, they kick off the beginning of Winter. This year, the March equinox - where days and nights are said to be equal in length for everyone across the globe - will fall on March 19, 2024.March also brings us Women’s History Month where we celebrate women's contributions to history, culture and society. To celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, Strava will launch The Makings of Greatness Challenge, inspiring everyday athletes to incorporate moments of recovery into their training. Complete this challenge for the chance to win an exclusive prize pack from Strava and our partners Open and Oura. You can find more info about this challenge here. Thanks for stopping by, we're glad to have you here! Drop a reply and introduce yourself, let us know what you have