Yep...I can see where this creates "Strav*******s". Lots of fun! I can't believe it...but I can't wait to go tomorrow and see if I can knock some time of my lap. Hey, at least I said hi to the folks I passed
Hahahaaaaaa................love it!When I discovered Strava, life was good. I had a lovely wife, a nice home and making a good middle class income.
Before I was on Strava, my friends would be, like, "You should try Strava... it's really great." At first, I resisted, but one day, I created an account...
I started to lose myself. PR's, 2nd, and 3rd, bests and even one KOM on some random trail started to consume me. My marriage, work, bills, responsibilities... all fell to the wayside. It was just me, my bike and STRAVA. I loved Strava - it made me feel like a man.
One day, I painted my dog orange, just to match the Strava logo.
I started making segments like crazy. To get the mail, waiting in line at the supermarket... I set a PR for letting out a fart. Checked the next day, and somebody knocked me out of top ten. I lost it, punched a hole in the wall and flagged the segment.
I stopped being intimate with my wife when she wouldn't cooperate on getting a PR on love making. She left me a month later.
I am in recovery now. I've realized that not everything is a race and I can safely wear baggies on a XC ride again. I joined "S.A." or Strava Anonymous. And my wife, with loving support, attends the meetings with me. She gently reminds me not to go for KOM of trips to the coffee maker, or try for PR's of pouring sugar. Without her, I couldn't have done it.
So yeah. Strava can be a gift or a curse. I recently saw a homeless guy on the street begging for Strava crowns. I sadly realized it was a guy I used to ride with.
Sad.
Yep, you see that that you're 15 out of 58 people and feel you're not doing too bad. Then you realize that you are last of anyone riding the segment seriously - everyone after you is at least 15 minutes slower.It also lets you know how much you suck on a regular basis
+1. There have been some close calls on our local trails from people riding too fast for conditions, all for the sake of Strava KOMs. Not worth it at all, IMO.Also, take it easy on multiuse trails and beginner friendly trails. I know of a couple trails that prohibit racing, and they consider Strava and other tools that let you compete against your previous time (Garmin's virtual partner, etc) to be racing all the same.