I think it will be great for Strava to add Heart of a Champion award for relative effort on segments.
Current Functionality:
Strava currently awards the fastest times and the number of efforts on segments. There are no awards for highest relative effort on segments.
Proposed Functionality:
The person who works the hardest based on relative effort wins the Heart of a Champion award on a leveled playing field. Reset the award every year on a rolling basis from when the highest relative effort is set. This will be great for all types of competitions - 100, 200, 400, 800, 5Ks, 10Ks, half marathons, marathons, ultras, and centuries. Who pushed themselves the hardest?
Why is this important:
The award for the highest relative effort for the segment equalizes competition based on the maximum heart rate of each individual. Athletes should know that they can win a segment on effort and not only on fast times.
Potential Issues:
We would be pushing people to hit close to their max. Need to think about how to balance a new challenge with the safety of the athlete. Athletes shouldn't do max efforts all the time.
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