Stroller running (and sports with extra weight in general)

[Ane]

I’m probably not the first suggesting this, but it would be so great if it was possible to distinguish between running and running with a stroller. This also goes for other sports like riding with a bike trailer, skiing with a sled and hiking with a baby carrier. Maybe it could be solved with a simple box where you could check of for carried weight to an activity? That would make it possible also to mark runs with weight vests, hikes with heavy backpacks and so on. The main aim for this application should be that activities with added weight don’t mess up your stats, and it would also be nice to be able to compare stroller runs etc. As a new parent it can be challenging to priorities the time to work out, so a little motivation boost from Strava would be highly appreciated 🙂

[NalinR]

I like the idea of adding the ability to track stroller runs, but I don't particularly care that it's extra weight. I'm more interested in knowing how many miles I've put on the running stroller as a piece of gear, and tracking what percentage of my total miles are stroller miles, things like that. From that perspective, it makes more sense to add stroller functionality as either a new type of run activity (like "Trail Run" --> Stroller Run or Weighted Run), or as a piece of gear that doesn't replace shoes or a bike.

Alternatively, I suggest that the ability to add arbitrary custom tags to any activity would solve a lot of requests simultaneously, including this one. See: https://communityhub.strava.com/t5/ideas/add-user-defined-tags-for-activities/idi-p/2124 . Just tag your activity "weighted" or "stroller" or "bike with baby" or whatever you want, and with the ability to sort on that in My Activities.

[AnnaN]

2 years on from the original post - have Strava responded to this? I run regularly on my own, with one child in a single buggy and with 2 children in a double running buggy. The difference in speed (due to the different weights carried) really messes up my stats and logs (trending faster, slower etc.) It would be amazing to be able to change the activity type to single or double buggy run. (NB buggy is the word we use for stroller in the UK)

[Travers]

Yep, regularly carry a backpack on either walks/runs/rides that I would liek to add the weight to help the calculations be more useful.