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In the world we are a lot of orienteers that want to label our activities like an orienteering race or training, different from the simple runs. Please, create a new category for orienteering.
I also believe that the mileage should be calculated into running, however, given the nature of the sport, simply using trail running changes the VO2-max stats, hence I believe it should be a specific category not affecting the VO2-performance parameters.
Orienteering is its own sport and I would support the addition of this activity. Of Polar and Suunto already have it, Strava should jump on board as well. There is an International Orienteering Federation and many country level organizations such as Orienteering Canada and Orienteering USA. This sport is practiced by people off all ages. I wish I could record my Orienteering activities instead of choosing a trail run, especially when I am spending most of my time navigating through the woods off trail.
Please take into consideration that orienteering is not only about running. There is also MTBO (mountain bike orienteering), so it shouldn't be under running.
Because we are running through vegetation, climbing up banks and crossing streams etc., in terms of speed orienteering looks slower than other running sports – so it would be a really great boost for the sport if it had its own category on Strava!
Absolutely support adding orienteering as a sport in its own right. If you can have the likes of sailing, gravel bike rides, MTB, pickleball and e-bike rides (!) why on earth can't we have orienteering?
