Strava Stories

Running is often viewed as an individual sport, a personal challenge to beat your own time or achieve that next goal. But for many women, running is far more than that, it’s about being part of a larger community.

Running has a whole host of benefits for mental health. It’s not just about physical exercise; it's about how running affects our mindset, helps us sleep better and connects us with a community.

Discover how to build lasting habits, stay active, and embrace a fresh start in 2025. Join activities like the HOKA ‘Take Flight’ Challenge to kick off the New Year with energy and purpose, and stay excited for the year ahead.

Rebecca Rusch opens up about her journey recovering from a concussion, sharing her experiences, challenges, and insights on healing and brain health.

By making cyclocross workouts interactive and engaging, you’ll limit their pain and improve their productivity. Chris Case explains how to do it.

Over the years, cyclists have adopted different interpretations of the 'rules' that they should live by. However, if you want to be a better, happier cyclist there are 10 simple rules that you can follow.

Discover how to build lasting habits, stay active, and embrace a fresh start in 2025. Join activities like the HOKA ‘Take Flight’ Challenge to kick off the New Year with energy and purpose, and stay excited for the year ahead.

Running is often viewed as an individual sport, a personal challenge to beat your own time or achieve that next goal. But for many women, running is far more than that, it’s about being part of a larger community.

Meet Brandon Miller - a star in track and field, from his NCAA victories to competing in the 2024 Olympics. Learn about his Olympic experience, training with the Brooks Beasts team and next goals.

Many runners want to know how to run with a lower heart rate. Training for a slower heart rate will make your runs more comfortable and let you push higher speeds for longer.

Looking to set a new PR in the 5K (or simply want to improve your 5k time?), these three Strava features can help you understand your training and improve your running times.

If you want to see real progression in your run training - and race times - it’s important to manage the intensity of your training sessions.

We’re renewing our commitment to keeping Segments clean by decluttering duplicate and unused Segments, adding verified Segments and introducing new rules on Segment leaderboards.

Sometimes less is more. Especially when less is an easier way to view Strava’s dynamic, athlete-centered map, AND a Global Heatmap powered by billions of miles of activity. We heard your requests and we’re introducing: Map-Only mode.

We know club organizers wear a lot of hats. You’re not just planning the route – you’re marketing it, too. That’s why we built Event Flyers.