They can also return the compliment and follow you. You can become friends, follow other riders or runners, give them kudos, or comment on their rides and runs. Social-wise, Strava lets you connect with athletes from all around the world. Oh, and we have to bring up the fact that the Strava app doesn’t drain your phone’s battery, which is amazing for those long rides and runs. Examples include the monthly ‘How far can you ride?’, ‘Run a half marathon’, and climbing challenges for runners or riders. Additionally, the Strava Challenges are designed to award digital badges if you meet the challenge criteria. You can see how you rank on a daily, yearly, or all-time basis compared to all the other Strava users who have done the same segments. A segment can be anywhere from a few hundred meters to several miles long and is a time trial of sorts. We love the leaderboard functionality, allowing you to peg yourself against other riders who do the same routes as you, which are broken up into “segments”. Honestly, we use it for running, swimming, and cycling and it performs very well. That is not to say it doesn’t also do a great job for runners, but cycling is where it got its first traction, and where it is a dominant app today. We wanted to look at the four apps that we hear the most buzz about and compare them head-to-head for both running and cycling. It is a gamechanger, especially for those who are motivated by social pressure and a competitive drive. Granted, that was a huge leap forward from where we were before then, but nowadays you can be even more precise and connected. Gone are the days when you would put on your Garmin watch and just track your mileage and speed. Running and cycling apps take workout precision to a whole new level, while adding the element of community.
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