Strava
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| Developer(s) | Strava |
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| Initial release | 2009 |
| Stable release |
5.0.8
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| Operating system | Android, iOS |
| Available in | Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian and Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Spain and Latin America) and Traditional Chinese |
| Type | Fitness |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | strava |
Strava is a website and mobile app used to track athletic activity via GPS. Its headquarters are located in San Francisco, California. The most popular activities tracked using the software are cycling and running.
There are a number of features available which include the ability to search the database for routes and athletes.
The site has aspects similar to other sites like MapMyRide or Ride With GPS. The basic service is free but an optional pay component allows access to additional statistical detail. Members include both amateur and professional athletes.
As of March 2015, there are an estimated 1 million active users and around 200,000 premium users.
The site software provides a ranking of times on route segments, including top male and female performance. The current top male and female athletes for each section are awarded King of the Mountain (KOM) or Queen of the Mountain (QOM) respectively. There is ability to comment on, and give accolades on, performances. However, activities can be kept private and therefore kept unseen by other members. Depending on map zoom level, the most popular segments will be displayed on geographical search.
As of July 2014 the list of activity designations include:
There are additional features including periodic challenges which usually challenge a member to run or ride a certain distance in a certain number of days. If the challenge is successfully completed, the member will receive a badge that can be displayed on their profile page. Some challenges also offer the ability to purchase special prizes upon completion. Strava also offers members the ability to suggest new features.
Run challenges tend to be focussed around a typical race distance, such as 10km or a half marathon. Run challenges also include challenges for climbing a certain amount during a month for a different badge. Ride challenge differ slightly, although they too offer a badge for climbing a certain amount in a month. The 'Gran Fondo' challenge is awarded if a user completes a certain distance in one ride over the course of the month. There are conditions - such as the distance must be completed in one activity, and in a single 24 hour period. The distances change with the months of the year but are made up of three distances (as per the 2016 challenges) of 110km, 115km and 130km. January, February, March, November and December are 100km; April, May, June, September and October are 115km; and July and August are both 130km.
Both Ride and Run also feature a challenge for cycling or running a certain distance each month, which accumulates the distance of all of your activities through that calendar month. Along with the climbing challenges, user get awarded 25%, 50%, and 75% badges along their way to completing this challenge.
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