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Kim1Hub Rookie
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Fitness - random values?

Hi,I do running training 4-5 times a week with a friend. 2-3 of those are intervals. We do more or less the same kind of runs, or at least very comparable. We also consider ourselves to have approx the same fitness level. Except on Strava, we recently noticed. He has 71, while I have 18. It is also extremely stable around 17-19. Another friend of mine who does a couple of easy runs a week has 30.. Does this make sense? Or might there be some settings which are not set correctly? I have allow Strava to access heart rate data.Cheers

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5 months ago
Kimberly22
Strava
Kimberly22Strava
posted in General Chat
Wisdom Wednesday - June 5th, 2024

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: Why is my Garmin activity not uploading to Strava? Remember to submit your answer in the comments by June 14th. 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 June 19th. 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

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Kimberly22
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5 months ago
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BatDanHub Starter
posted in General Chat
Brand new member and I am wondering if

Strava will be the right choice. I dont want to remember to switch it on. I just want to know how far I have gone and where I have gone. I am not concerned about time. Advice?

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LgwirtzHub Rookie
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Cannot update email

Hello,I am having quite a challenge updating my email on my Strava account, and it keeps saying my account is suspended. I do not have access to the email that is listed on the account, and will be unable to access that email AT ALL on the 21st. I have put in two tickets to Strava support and haven't received a reply, and REALLY do not want to lost all my great data. Can someone help? 

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5 months ago
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loerchnerHub Rookie
asked in General Chat
Heart Rate Zones / Strava Relative Effort

Trying to keep this short!I have been training pretty hard the last several weeks and I have seen some pretty significant changes in my heart rate. Ultimately I am wondering if I should be adjusting my heart rate zones in Strava or Garmin Connect (I have a Fenix 7).The main issue I am seeing is that I will be doing pretty large efforts, however, according to Strava the relative effort is very minor. For example, last week I did a 30km run. Average pace of 5:30/km, my average heart rate was 145. So according to Strava, the "relative effort" was only 89, which basically meant I saw no "fitness increase" (I was wearing an HRM pro).I don't really think the solution is that I should be running harder to increase my heart rate? My legs definitely felt the workout, but according to my apps it was basically nothing.I know these apps are imperfect, but it's all I have and I'm training enough at this stage where I would really like to have things dialed in.As another example, I did a "12km Easy

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santveraluciaHub Starter
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Alterar endereço de e-mail / Change email address

Olá,Meu marido está tentando trocar o endereço de e-mail e não consegue. No momento de realizar a assinatura foi **bleep** um e-mail genérico da Apple e não conseguimos alterar. Como podemos fazer isto? TRANSLATION: Hello, My husband is trying to change his email address and can't. When signing up, it was **bleep** a generic email from Apple and we were unable to change it. How can we do this?

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5 months ago
VincentFR
VincentFRHub Rookie
asked in General Chat
Relative Effort & Progress Data seem off ?

Hello fellow sporty people,2 things before we start : 1) Happy New Year to all of you's - wishing you some miles and lots of smiles, 2) Pardon my English, trying my best here. 🙂 I've started last week my Paris Marathon preparation and for the last two weeks and potentiall due to the (in)famous WearOs tracking issue, Relative Effort and Progress charts seem off. Relative Effort : I've compared 2 very similar trainings I did, one this morning and one a couple of months ago - one gives me a 47 relative effort score, the second one (this morning) gives me a 15 score (while i reached a 175HR) ... Link to activity 1 : https://www.strava.com/activities/9670511769/overviewLink to activity 2 : https://www.strava.com/activities/10496892064/overviewThe difference is less noticeable on easy runs but I can now hardly reach 15/16 relative effort score on 1h - 1h15 easy runs while these runs would previously get me a score between 30 and 40. I've also increased p

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VincentFR
5 months ago
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jsbestHub Starter
asked in General Chat
Current pace not showing

I'm trying to view my current pace during runs but can't find it on the display/in settings.Is there any way to view this during an activity? Or are there any recommended websites/apps?Thanks

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JbalColgateHub Trailblazer
asked in General Chat
Site crashes when mentioning telegram chat link in comments..

Hi! When I invite athlete to join our telegram chat and post a link to our telegram group (example removed for privacy) IN THE COMMENTS of his activity, strava crashes and request me to change the password

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Dammers2596Hub Starter
asked in General Chat
Who goes cycling when Form is zero or negative?

I am 70 now and have lost most of right lung, 2 lobes to carcinoma removal in 2017. I have difficulty keeping a positive form score, generally -1. Big effort today and Form went to -9 on Mountain Mash. I usually ride fairly flat and at low power and HR. Level 49, Streak 24 not sure how to proceed now. Hate days off but Form only recovers 3 points per day for me?

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Kimberly22
Strava
Kimberly22Strava
posted in General Chat
Wisdom Wednesday - May 22nd 2024

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 just finished a workout with a friend and noticed our activities were not grouped together. How can I fix this? Remember to submit your answer in the comments by May 31st. 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 June 5th. 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

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Kimberly22
Strava
5 months ago
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ChrisKoxHub Starter
asked in General Chat
Question about fitness evaluation (Zwift / Apple Fitness comparison)

I'm sorry if this has been asked before. I thought I had somewhat of a grip on fitness and relative effort, but this observation shakes everything I thought I knew.I went on a virtual ride today. I recorded the whole session on my Apple Watch with the Fitness App (indoor cycling activity. The recording on Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/11579328823I also started a couple of different activities on Zwift and saved the one in the middle where I rode 20 minutes with the C bot. The recording on Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/11579328823I understand relative effort (and consequently fitness) is tied to heart rate. Since the full run includes the 20-minute segment, I do not understand how the relative effort can be so much higher for just that segment alone vs the full run. That I'm getting one point of fitness for this effort from Zwift seems off.  While I'm writing this, I'm answering my question here. I'm not running Zwift with a heart rate mo

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LiamTreanorHub Starter
asked in General Chat
Ignore recent emails

Hi, please can you confirm that you will ignore my request to change anything on my account as I have now resolved it.Thank you.

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5 months ago
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REnfield500Hub Starter
posted in General Chat
Morning all...first time user on here

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5 months ago
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AntonyZangaHub Rookie
asked in General Chat
Application for running group

Hello, I made an application that allows users to see the latest activity and weekly and monthly race statistics, but I ran into the problem that when I want to log in with another device it rejects it. I think it is because of the limit that the application has, is it because of this or am I doing something wrong? Any possible solution?

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5 months ago
Scout
Community Manager
ScoutCommunity Manager
posted in General Chat
Happy June! Come say Hi & join us in celebrating Pride 🏳️‍🌈

Hello! Thanks for stopping by! We’re almost halfway through 2024 and it’s great to see all the Community Hub members that have joined our community recently - we’re happy to have you here. June brings us many celebrations & sporting events; read below to find out some of the happenings this month.... All of June you can help us recognize Pride Month by joining our Sweat With Pride Challenge. This year, we’re shining a light on the LGBTQ+ women who inspire us with their courage, love, determination & leadership. You have all of June to join and complete this challenge. Once completed, you’ll add Strava’s most colorful badge to your trophy case and we hope you consider making a donation to the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice in support of the LGBTQ+ community. You can also add a LGBTQ+ inspired polyline to your activity map! To add this polyline to your activity from your mobile device tap the ellipsis icon (the three dots) in the upper right-hand

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Community Manager
5 months ago
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dmhobbs53Hub Rookie
asked in General Chat
How can I hide just Zwift activity from riders I follow in Strava?

I live in snowy country and lots of riding being done on Zwift.  I would prefer to see just the outdoor activities in my Activity Feed and not Zwift rides.  Possible?

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Partha123Hub Starter
asked in General Chat
Forgot my password . Need to change my email id

I’d like change my email id and forgot my password i need access so i can login to my browser and connect new device’s etc. i am logged into my phone and the previous email id is old and needs to be changedi have filled support tickets but I didn’t get a response please help

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5 months ago
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REnfield500Hub Starter
asked in General Chat
Garmin66i/Strava probs (again most likely !!)

Hi guys. So a few months ago, I bought a used 66i Garmin. I bought it really to get me through a night section of a 100 mile walking event. I used it a few times before hand to get used to it BUT in probably 4 out of the 10 times I have used the device, when downloaded to Strava, the mileage shows quite a bit less than the distance I have actually walked. The frustrating thing about my walk at weekend was that it was a one off for me and whilst the Garmin still shows I did 102 miles, when downloaded to Strava its only showing 60 miles (ie a long long way short). I am lead to beleive this is a know "glitch between Strava and Garmin so apologies if this has been bought up on here before. Why does this happen and can anything be done about the problem on my next walk ??

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5 months ago
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MiriamMurrayHub Starter
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About choosing a fitness ebike

Is there anyone who likes riding ebikes like me, and has used ebikes for mountain biking to exercise and lose fat? I would like to ask which ebike brands and models are better for mountain biking?

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5 months ago
Shant
ShantHub Adventurer
posted in General Chat
Murph Challenge 2024

Anyone training for Murph this year on Memorial Day?The workout: 1 mile run100 pull-ups200 push-ups300 squats1 mile runwearing a 20lb weight vest!You don't have to do the reps straight through. One of the most common variations is 20 sets x (5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, 15 squats). I am training without the weight vest and fewer reps to build up strength. The training feels good. The full workout is tough. Hard to keep going, but you feel amazing after you finish. 

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5 months ago
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senf2Hub Starter
asked in General Chat
Segment route planning

what is the best way to plan a route for "KOM-hunting" ? I tried within the Strava integrated routplaner. But there is no possibility to connect some segments in a usefull way together. 

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5 months ago
Jana_S
Jana_SHub Expert
asked in General Chat
Community hub session keeps expiring

Since last couple of weeks, the community hub keeps logging me out quite often / after short time of inactivity, saying that the session has expired. Before, the page would keep me logged in. Has anything changed in the website configuration? (I keep using the same browser - Chrome on iOS - there probably were some app updates in the meantime as well). 

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5 months ago
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VasscoHub Starter
asked in General Chat
Adelaide airport

Hey everyone, my name is Matt. I have been riding daily for just over six months now. Looking for riders who are keen for an after-work late evening ride. Some of my friends who I used to Hassel to come for rides with me, are now only holding me back, and I'm constantly having to stop or backtrack to them. I'm looking for people who ride around 25-35kmh, and distance of around 20-30kms. If anyone is looking for the same let me know. Thanks

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BrihoppyHub Starter
asked in General Chat
Fitness graph

Hi all,New to the community hub but been using Strava since 2019. Mostly for running up to the point I got COVID. I was out for almost 2 years with the after effects and I now mostly ride my Peloton bike which has quite literally saved my life. I will return to running when I’ve built my fitness and lost some weight. My fitness graph recently went through the roof as it was registering the same activity from up to 3 different inputs (Peloton bike, TacX, Garmin watch and Garmin HRM)!! This was sometimes logging 6 or more separate sessions which caused my graph to shoot up at a staggering rate. I’ve now managed to work out how to get the right inputs so my graph has settled down, but it drops by a point or two every day even though I usually do 60 mins of intense activity on the bike daily. I thought it would stabilise but it’s shows no sign of going back up. Is this a bug or something? What do I need to do to get it trending up again?

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