Walks have been added to running challenges as of January 2024 and as a person who does both run and walk acitvities as separate sports, this has ruined the experience of challenges in the app for me, and in general.
My walks are no counting towards running challenges which rightly used to be separate. They are separate sports.
I found an idea here from last year where somebody requested the opposite and now it has been implemented. From their point of view, they were lesser abled and some walks "felt" like runs to them, which i acknowledge - however, the solution there is ti simply record a running workout on your device, not a walk.
To improve the experience for walkers then more 5k, 10k and monthly mileage challenges can be set up to keep it interesting.
Last year I really enjoyed tracking my walking challenge and sepaately doing the running challenges.
Now there are fewer challenges in total which seems like the app is getting worse, not better.
Also importantly need to point out that runs are not included in the walking challenges.... I guess that's the real punchline to this joke.
UPDATE FROM STRAVA (January, 2025) Hello to all who have posted here. Beginning in January, walks will be removed as qualifying activities for run specific challenges. Our aim is to find the right balance in the challenges we offer and we will continue to monitor your feedback going forward.
