STRAVA GUIDE

CONTENTS 

#GoTheDistance

Pg 1: What is Strava? Pg 2: How do I join Strava?

Pg 4: Manual entry Pg 4: Record via the app Pg 5: Fitness tracker Pg 6: Why join a Strava club Pg 6: How do I join a club? Pg 7: Club statistics Pg 7: Leaderboards

Pg 3: How do I track my activity?

Strava is a freedigital serviceaccessible through theweb and an app. It’s anactivity and distancetracker, mostly usedfor cycling andrunning using GPS data.

#GoTheDistanceWHAT ISSTRAVA?

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1. Download the appor visit the website. The links to join can befound below:  App Store download Google Play download Web

2. Create an account. You will need toprovide an email addressand password to create anaccount. Then you will beasked to confirm yourdetails via email. If you prefer you can useyour Facebook, Appleor Google accountinformation.

3. Set up your profile.  It is public by defaultbut you can change itto private. Strava offer asubscription membership but it is recommended toskip past this during thesign up.

HOW DO I JOIN STRAVA?

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HOW DO ITRACK MYACTIVITY?

Entering the datamanuallyRecording yourrun withthe Strava app on yourphone as you run orcycleSyncing thedata recorded by afitness tracker.

Strava offers three waysto record an activity:

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PRIVACYSETTINGS -SAFEGUARDING

We strongly recommend that you set up privacyzones for your addresson your Strava account. These privacy zones willrestrict others fromseeing where you startand finish. So if you arestarting or finishing yourexercise from yourhouse this won't appearon your Strava map. Click here to see a guide on how to create aprivacy zone

RECORD VIA THE APP Tap the Record tab, then tap on the shoeicon to choose what type ofactivity you're doing. You can choose from run,cycle, handcycle orwheelchair. If you arewalking please record thisactivity as a run for it tocount towards thechallenge. Once you have selectedyour activity type pressstart. The GPS on yoursmartphone will record thedata from there, andonce you are done withyour workout itwill be uploaded toyour activities when youhit save.

MANUAL ENTRY

Click on the plus sign inthe top right-hand corner, then selectthe manual entry option.  From there you can fill inas many details as youknow, taken, forexample, from a basicwatch.

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FITNESSTRACKER You can link your Strava account with a watch sothat activities recordedon it will automaticallysync and upload to Strava. On a desktop, click theplus sign, then click Upload activity. On the Strava app, head

to Settings, then Applications, Servicesand Devices (or look for“Link Other Services”), then Connect a deviceto Strava. This will automatically upload your workouts after you save the activity to your watch .

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WHY JOIN ASTRAVA CLUB We need you to joinyour college Strava club to join our Go TheDistance Challenge. This means youractivity will go towardsyour college total milesand you can competeagainst other studentsfrom your college.

HOW DO IJOIN A CLUB? Access Clubsby tapping Explore >Clubs. To search for your collegeclub, tap the magnifyingglass at the top of theClubs landing page onAndroid and tap the Finda Club search bar on iOS. Enter relevant keywordsand filter by location and/or sport type. If no location is entered,your current location willbe used to complete thesearch.

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CLUB STATS

Number of members Number of activitiesby all members forthat week Total distance byall members for thatweek The furthest distanceby one person thatweek The longest time byone person that week.

When you click onto yourcollege club you can seethe followinginformation;

LEADERBOARDS All college clubs willfeature a leaderboard that can be accessed bytapping View Leaderboard underthe club’s weeklystatistics. The leaderboard willfeature the top 10athletes for the week. Ifyou are not ranked inthe top 10, you can seeyour current standing byscrolling below the top10. The two athletes aheadof you and behind youwill also be displayed.

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