Leah Thomas has won the Old La Honda QOM CHALLENGE with a time of 15:03

Update: Leah Thomas won with a time of 15:03 set on July 15, 2020. Congratulations to Leah on this incredible ride. Look for this commemorative marker near the finish of the climb. Previous Updates: (July 16, 2020) Leah Thomas set

What Strava and Foreflight can learn from each other

As an avid cyclist and novice pilot, I’ve struck by the similarities and differences between Strava and Foreflight.  Both are GPS-based subscription services that were launched less than a decade ago and have become pervasive and powerful. Both have been

How Fast is Strava Growing?

I’ve written before about Strava, the ride sharing app that’s become the most important social network in cycling.  Previously I sampled Strava’s member numbers to estimate the number of active and premium members and to survey Strava’s global reach. In

Strava and the Olympics

As the Olympic Games approach I want to investigate an interesting question – can athletes post their Olympic cycling performances on Strava?  Will they? Strava posts from top cycling races have become a new and fascinating way for fans to follow and

The My Way Workout

Fed up with complicated intervals, unreachable wattage targets and boring hill repeats?  Try the My Way Workout. Frank Sinatra performed into his eighties while enjoying the late night company of mixed drinks, unfiltered camel cigarettes and the most beautiful women in

Strava’s global reach, confirmed by sampling

In my earlier post I estimated Strava’s active and premium members by randomly sampling 400 of Strava’s 8.2 million user numbers. In this post I look at what that sample reveals about the geographic and demographic profile of those users. The

Sampling Strava

I’m an avid user of Strava, the social network for cyclists and runners. Strava has been very successful and lots of people are curious about how many members it has, how many active members, and how many are premium members,