Strava's global heatmap—controversial as she may be—shows the most popular routes based on millions of activities from users worldwide. The bright orange lines reveal where locals actually run and ride, helping you avoid sketchy areas, find the scenic paths, and discover running routes that wouldn't stand out to you on a standard map.
Create your own segments, and be strategic
You don't have to wait for someone else to create the perfect segment. If there's a particular hill, sprint section, or loop you want to own, create your own segment after completing it. Head to the Strava website, open your activity, and use the segment creation tool to define your custom stretch. Pro tip: Make it just obscure or specific enough that you'll probably be the only person who regularly rides or runs it. Instant KOM or QOM status, and you get to name it something fun, like "Why Did I Think This Was A Good Idea Road."
Then there's Flybys, one of Strava's more interesting and slightly creepy features. After recording an activity, you can view an animated playback showing everyone else who was recording a Strava activity in the same area at the same time. Note that you have to opt into this feature in privacy settings. And since this became the default, the feature has been pretty buggy and unreliable. Maybe common consensus lately has been that the idea of strangers seeing when and where you exercise makes people uncomfortable. That's where Strava's privacy zones come in.
Set your privacy zone radius with intention
Strava art involves planning routes that draw pictures, words, or shapes on the map. With a bit of route planning beforehand using the Strava route builder or other mapping tools, you can spell out messages, draw holiday-themed images (running turkeys at Thanksgiving is a tradition for some), or create elaborate designs.
Clean up your feed
Love your friends, but don't need to see all 47 of their treadmill walks per week? You can mute specific athletes without unfollowing them. Their activities won't clog your feed, but you'll still be connected for challenges and can check their profile anytime.
I love seeing if I'm actually getting faster or just feeling faster because I bought new shoes. For this purpose, use Strava's route-matching feature to compare performances on the same course over time. The app will automatically detect when you've repeated a route, or you can manually compare efforts. It's either highly motivating when you see progress or a humbling reality check when you realize that six months of training has made you exactly 12 seconds faster.
Screenshot your activities before sharing
Strava's built-in photo features are fine, but if you want to share your stats in a more visually appealing way, I recommend screenshotting the activity page right after you finish. You can then edit the screenshot to highlight specific metrics, add text, or crop it before posting to other social media.
Export your data
Let's face it: Strava has changed its privacy policies and features several times over the years. If you've been using the platform for a while, you have years of valuable training data sitting in their servers, and not a lot of confidence in the company that owns it. Use the "Download Your Data" feature in account settings to get a complete archive of all your activities. You'll receive a zip file with GPX files, photos, and other data that you can import into other platforms or just keep as a backup.
The bottom line
The beauty of Strava is that it's simultaneously a serious training tool and a game you can play with yourself and others. These hacks help you use the platform more effectively while avoiding some of the common pitfalls that turn what should be a fun tracking system into a source of stress or comparison anxiety. Now get out there, collect some data, and remember: The person you're really competing against is the you from yesterday. Unless someone just stole your KOM, in which case, go get it back.
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