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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

Hello! I am glad to belong to such a community of sports enthusiasts around the world. It’s one way of connecting with each other and establishing networks in the comfort of our Countries but a start to Journey of probably visiting each other one day . I’m new here and I look forward to getting to know a number of other people here and sharing more 

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: Someone rode a long segment at an impossible speed! How can I flag an incorrect activity?  Remember to submit your answer in the comments by February 23rd. 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 February 28th. 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

I really don't need to see this polluting my feed.Next thing my kids smart diaper will be posting strava.Strava != Rover

Anyone from Chennai,tamilnadu,india?

Hey everyone! I'm looking to transfer two registrations for Around the Bay this year! My running buddy and I have had a rough few months and have not been able to train properly and we don't want to defer. Does anyone want to buy our registration off of us? We will pay the $15 transfer fee. (CROSS POSTED)

Hola soy de Venezuela tienen una estadística de cuantos usuarios existen activos con la aplicación en Venezuela? Mi pregunta es porque muchos o en mi caso quiero pasar de la opción gratuita a la paga pero no hay un método de pago local unoteo método más universal que se pueda usar en este momento para emigar a las opcion de Strava pago y así disfrutar de todos los beneficios de la aplicación o si existe me pueden indicar como es esa otra opción gracias Saludos  TRANSLATION:  Hello, I am from Venezuela, do you have statistics on how many active users there are with the application in Venezuela? My question is because many or in my case I want to go from the free option to the paid one but there is no local payment method or a more universal method that can be used at this time to transfer to the paid Strava options and thus enjoy all the benefits of the application or if it exists, can you tell me what that other option is like, thank you Regards​

Most of us have been there.  In spite of our best attempts to organize and plan our fitness related life, things just sometimes don’t work out the way you expect. I surveyed some of my Strava Colleagues and asked them to share some of the more humorous anecdotes of when this happened to them.   Hope you enjoy! Skippy: When we first moved down here I needed to have an adjustment done on my hybrid bike. I took it to what I hoped would become my new local bike shop. They were fantastic and made my adjustment free of charge. I got home only to discover my pants were torn in the back and one cheek was exposed to the world. No wonder the guy helping was smiling and did the fix for free.    Tre:  I tried to go to the gym and my boss slacked me immediately saying she needed to get on a call within the next 15 minutes, proceeds to talk to me for 30, and my workout window closes. Mason: Tried mountain biking for the first time as a middle schooler on Easter day and I p

Hi, it seems I don't have access to messaging, and I am born in 1975, so I don't understand it... 

Hello Everyone,   We all know and understand how to run using the following: Percieved Essertion Effort Pace Speed Heart Rate Zone And in most cases we use the above metrics in combination however, does anyone have any comprehensive content on how to train using power zone especially for runners. Yes there is a lot of content on power zones for cycling but as we all know you dont exactly use the same muscles when running v when cycling.    I am particularly interested in also know how power zones change  across gender and age the same way HR zones are calculated. And i want to understand how zone training impact energy in the body over time more esp when running 5KM, 10km, 21km and 42km.    Anyone with credible input and sources pmease feel free to share. If there are scientific papers please share and lastly what is your experience training via power zones and which product do you use to measure such ?

Hey All, First post to this group.  Does anyone know if Strava groups us into age cohorts using our actually calendar birthdate, or does it use the more common "racing age" of 12/31 of the year of our birth?  Thanks.

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 do I add gear to my profile? Remember to submit your answer in the comments by February 9th. 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 February 14th. 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

I've been running a lot recently with my partner as part of a new year's health kick. I run with a Garmin Instinct Solar whereas she just tracks using the Strava app on her iPhone. We come out with different results every time and, whilst I would expect my watch to be more accurate than the standard iPhone GPS, I'm not always 100% convinced based on the map etc.Whilst the differences in timing etc do not make much of a difference to me as I am not a serious runner, she has targets in mind as she is training for a half marathon later this year and feels it might be hampering her as she is worried she will not be running at the required pace for her target time based on her training. What do you think we should do to judge the most accurate stats for our runs?

So I have been a subscriber for over 10 years and I got my email from Strava this announcing an inflation busting pricing increase. The justification that the price has largely remained unchanged (well only if 100% increase over the years counts as unchanged) and that the increase is justified because of all the new features (and lets be honest when was the last time they launched a game changing new feature? 3D Maps? hmm I would probably not notice if that was dropped)So what does the community think? Are Strava are abusing its monopoly position and profiteering? Are we going to suck it up? I have been a premium subscriber for over 10 years and the only time they put a foot wrong before was when they changed the feed - but I now see that pure greed is clearly their mission rather than inspiring and connecting athletes around the world.Thoughts?

I have looked all over and still can't figure this out. I created a segment, made it public, and would like to share this with friends. How do I do this?? I'd like to send them a link but don't see how I can do this.

Hi.I started riding on Strava seriously this week after getting some upgrades for my bike, and I was surprised i managed to nab some KOMs. They weren't impressive, but I was happy. Only issues - they were both from the same guy, and everytime I beat one of those KOMs I get instantly flagged a few minutes our hours later. I have three activities which have been flagged so far, and a support ticket (https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/requests/2818445). I really need assistance as this abuse of the system has been ruining my experience. Can you help prioritize the ticket or is there anything else I can do to prevent situations like these?

Welcome back to another edition of our series called Tuesday Chat with Team Strava!   This week, we wanted to introduce you to Sydney Gidabuday, an amazing Strava colleague and an American distance runner who runs for the professional running team Roots Running Project. Sydney competes in events ranging from 3000m to the half-marathon, so we asked him some questions about his professional sport journey so far, his passion for running, and how he incorporates Strava into his daily routines.        Q:  Hello Sydney! Tell us a little bit about yourself and your Strava world. Hi! I am Sydney and I have been at Strava for just under 2 years now. I’ve enjoyed my time here and hope to stay for a while! I found Strava, funny enough, through my other ‘career’ of choice, running. I started running in Southern California where I was born and raised for most of my young life. I spent some time in Tanzania with my birth family before moving back to California to live w

Hi! I am new to strava. Is anyone else taking on a virtual Conquerer Challenge? I have just started the PCT and was wondering if anyone else is doing it? 

Hi Can u check why I'm unable to comment despite waiting for 48 hrs?I did not do 1000s of comments maybe 30 invinting some people to join out MTB chat..my email is ahahac AT gmail.comIts annoying that I cant comment.. Alex

Hi all!  I have been setting goals and tracking against them for some time.  I just started MTB.  I did a ride last and this week and the distance and elevation (my two goals) did not show these rides.  I went back and see that when you set a goal you need to choose - Ride, MTB, etc.  There is a feature to select All Sports which would have included both.  The Question is: now that I have a weekly goal that we originally set to Ride, how to I change that to add other activities such as MTB?  Thanks!

I hope somebody sees this and can help me. I am a college student, and was using the app to help track my half-marathon progress. Unfortunately, I became injured early when I had the free trial and am now not able to use this app after healing from several surgeries. I forgot about my free trial and was charged a hefty amount today, a price that I can not afford with my medical bills, grocery, and school tuition. I canceled my subscription immediately, but am hoping for a refund. I emailed and messaged, but am hoping I can get a soon reply before it gets too late. PLEASE HELP! Thank you so so so much.