More online training fun with Strava

So what now? With Sani2C coming to an end this weekend the racing feast that kick started this year is now finished. So now its time to get off the race track and hit the trails. A while ago we posted about a free online tracking system for your rides, Endomondo, where you can track rides via a GPS phone or GPS and see your ride history online. Well we came across another system www.strava.com that is gaining popularity as it has some new and interesting features.

The main difference is that Strava is slightly more performance orientated as it keeps track of your ride and allows more analysis of your performance measurements from the ride. It also keeps track of who rides where and allows direct comparisons of entire routes or segments of routes. So there are leader boards of the various segments making it really fun to see how you compare to other riders on the same routes. But be warned it can become a bit addictive as timed segments become mini races and quests for KOM status, some call it "Stravacide".

Strava is compatible with Garmin GPS units and has downloadable apps for iphone and Android. You can also import gpx data so if you are on Endomondo just export files and then import into Strava, quite easy really.

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