Silly STRAVA Racing

[defy-one]

That will delete the segment won't it?
We.would like to keep the times for once round. A way of measuring our improvements

 

[Hacienda71]

Strava doesn't like short circuits. You see mad times on some of the local crits around here.

 

[User6179]

Totally agree and i deleted the ride.
The problem is my neighbour has set up the segment ,but it's a 3.2 mile loop. We use it when time is short or for fast fitness work.
Strava struggling with it me thinks.
My next ride comes in at 43mph average .... And again i get KOM

Strava was hopeless on my android so I went back to endomondo which has always worked well then I download in a gpx file to my comp and then upload to strava .

 

[User6179]

I've officially entered "Phase 2" of the Strava obsession: my running shoes were delivered today and I've downloaded the Strava Run app. Now to see if I can get some CRs...

Just stay on the bike but put strava on run mode

 

[Scruffmonster]

I clicked enter as a reflex, but then read the actual challenge and decided that I was not going to pursue this one at all. The last challenge was a mileage munching challenge demanding lots of time spent on the bike, now this one again, is essentially another junk mile challenge (just disguised slightly differently). I know winter is typically a period of just logging the base miles, but it is also Hill Climb season (in fact the National Hill Climb Championship is this Sunday) so they could maybe have given us an elevation challenge or just something...... anything but a milage/sit on the bike for 3 hours a day challenge.

To be fair, they're American...

Also, it doesn't advocate junk mileage at all. I wouldn't want to log 60 Hours at 13mph over 800 Miles at 15mph say.... But 60 Hours saddle time in that time frame is a decent target.

By adding Time, they make it accessible to everyone, no matter their level. If it was distance based it would be weighted towards the better cyclists.

With that said, I do prefer elevation challenges.

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

That will delete the segment won't it?
We.would like to keep the times for once round. A way of measuring our improvements

If it is just you guys then make segment private. The creator has to do that though.

 

[gaz]

To be fair, they're American...

Also, it doesn't advocate junk mileage at all. I wouldn't want to log 60 Hours at 13mph over 800 Miles at 15mph say.... But 60 Hours saddle time in that time frame is a decent target.

By adding Time, they make it accessible to everyone, no matter their level. If it was distance based it would be weighted towards the better cyclists.

With that said, I do prefer elevation challenges.

60 hours is a large amount of time, especially for someone working.

 

[Scruffmonster]

60 hours is a large amount of time, especially for someone working.

I know. That was my point. It's attainable though. That's the point of a challenge.

Though to simply ride slower to make the target is taking a shortcut. If you have 20 minutes to spare, the spirit of the challenge would surely be to add 20 minutes of mileage.

Anyways, I forgot the Garmin yesterday and couldn't find it today so I'm screwed from the off.

 

[400bhp]

Strava doesn't like short circuits. You see mad times on some of the local crits around here.

I suspect the best way to combat it is not to join the circle so to speak.

 

[on the road]

Strava shows me nipping in to the woods

 

[Andrew_Culture]

60 hours is a large amount of time, especially for someone working.

Or someone with kids, or a lover, or the need to poo!

 

[Kiwiavenger]

Or someone with kids, or a lover, or the need to poo!

if i wasnt taking a self enforced break from the bike to heal my knee i'd be on it!!! just leave the house earlier! lol. saying that the 9 miles home the other day where painfully slow due to my knee pain, i wasnt cheating to stretch it out honest guv

 

[Hacienda71]

Popped out for a fast loop before a day out with the kids. KOM on a segment I had failed on in the past and kept my average at over 20 for 20 despite having to travel through Knutsford and stop at various lights and junctions.

 

[400bhp]

Popped out for a fast loop before a day out with the kids. KOM on a segment I had failed on in the past and kept my average at over 20 for 20 despite having to travel through Knutsford and stop at various lights and junctions.

I'm not gonna stop banging on about this - TT's next year mate.

I'm gonna join Withington Wheelers-you up for it?

 

[ohnovino]

First attempt at Strava Run ... ow-ouchy-ow. Cavemen invented the wheel for a reason.

There's some really nice touches on how Strava handles their running data; I think I might send them an email to see if they've got plans to add any of it onto the cycling side. It gives automatic split times for each mile, and also generates a table of your best efforts over different distances (e.g. best 400m, best half mile, best mile, etc).