AidStation Podcast 018 – Fast Times and Strava Crimes
Kia ora e te whānau! Where were you when you first heard about the big orange S? On this episode of the DCR AidStation podcast, Eugene and Matt dive deep into the good, the bad, and the (very) ugly that is Strava. Our heroes discuss what they love and love less about the social fitness platform and the positive and less positive impacts it has had on their lives. What brought this topic up was the dawning incredulity that people are hiring Strava Mules to run things fast for them for the purpose of kudos and followers. Oh, and we checked the date and it isn’t April 1st. Minds. Blown.
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Strava sucks – and I miss it
– Eugene
A few months ago, I made the decision to get off Strava. It’s been the best and worst, all at the same time.
For me, the choice was directly related to the injury which has stopped me in my running tracks since the beginning of the year.
It was no fun being reminded of all the cool running adventures I was missing out on, scrolling through and dishing out kudos for all the awesome runs I could see my mates having (and I was missing out on).
But it wasn’t just because I was feeling sorry for myself. If it was just that, I’d have taken a harden-up pill and got on with it.
No, with my change in circumstances, I’d had time to reflect on my whole relationship with running, and I realised what Strava had done to me.
I didn’t like it.
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