A Strava Question

[Frenc]

Strava keeps trying to persuade me to sign up for the paid version. Does anyone else? Do you get lots more really useful information? Is it worth it in other words! Thanks 😊.

[Mormor1 Half Marathon]

I get ads too but not interested in getting the premium services. The basic seems good enough to me.

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to Mormor1]

That’s pretty much how I feel. Thank you. 😊

[Instructor57]

The free version is good enough for me 😁I've also recently cancelled Spotify premium 🤣

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to Instructor57]

Is the right answer! Thanks 🤣.

[Instructor57 in reply to Frenc]

🤣👍

[Speedy60 Half Marathon in reply to Instructor57]

You've cancelled Spotify? 😱 I love my playlists

[Instructor57 in reply to Speedy60]

Will see how it goes 😁!

[Speedy60 Half Marathon in reply to Instructor57]

I use spotify at home as well as when I'm out running, and for podcasts. I used to buy loads of CDs so it works financially and storage wise.

[Instructor57 in reply to Speedy60]

Absolutely, i get it !I may well take it up again before long 😁

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Instructor57]

I have a Spotify playlist that lasts 60 hours 30 minutes, OK for a ultra marathon but not for a 5K👍

[Speedy60 Half Marathon]

The rest of my family are keen cyclists and belong to clubs etc. They all have premium but I just have the free version. Two of my sons live in other parts of the country and I like being able to keep in touch and share kudos.

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to Speedy60]

Yes it’s great for that. I see my brother more on Strava than in real life and he doesn’t live that far away 🤣.

[Instructor57 in reply to Frenc]

Haha, me too 🤣

[Hidden]

Less money spent on Strava = more money to spend on running kit 🥳 no brainer Frenc

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to Hidden]

Is another right answer! Thanks Imc50 🤩.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

I had it for a year or two. It was cheaper back then. When the price went up I didn't renew it, and I'm not tempted to go back at that price to be honest (and I do like my stats!!!)

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

That’s good to hear. I think the general consensus is not to sign up for it! It’s really interesting as I’d assumed most people would have it, but not so. Thanks Linda! 😊

[Tasha99 Marathon]

Garmin’s stats are more than enough for me 😊

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to Tasha99]

Thanks Tasha, I agree! Mind you I probably don’t make the most of what Garmin offers. I may have a fiddle at work tomorrow (it’s quiet at the moment 🤣).

[Dexy5 10 Miles in reply to Frenc]

I agree with Tasha.

[RunWillie Marathon]

My husband is a cyclist & has premium. He uses it to plan and navigate routes. I only have the free version. It has been useful for trail running for us. You can see the routes others run & hit save to your Garmin. We will certainly be using it to run Rottnest on our holiday.

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to RunWillie]

Sounds like a plan, enjoy your holiday routes trying to dodge the poo in your new trainers! 😊

[Chesterlove]

Hi Frenc. I have the premium version and think the routing facility is great and, for what it costs per annum, is good value.

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to Chesterlove]

Ah a routing facility. That sounds interesting…. Thank you! 😊

[Chesterlove in reply to Frenc]

I use the facility frequently to plot longer routes but particularly when I go away and don’t know the area. You can then ‘use’ the route as you run to keep you on track.

[Cmoi Marathon]

I use the free version. While route planning sounds interesting, many of the paths I run on don't exist in Strava, and round here I've met precisely two other runners in almost 20 months of runnning.

[nowster Metric Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

Garmin Connect has route planning, too!

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to nowster]

Thanks, but it's a similar story. There's just not enough data to get useful results - Connect wants me to start a minimum of 10k away! It's easier to improvise.

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

Sounds as though you very much have the place to yourself for the most part!

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to Frenc]

In terms of running, yes. Depending on the season and the terrain I do meet cyclists, ramblers, farmers, hunters, mushroom pickers and lumberjacks though!

[Blackberrypie Half Marathon]

I like the route planning function which I use a lot and enjoy being able to follow along on my phone. I originally got it for the beacon function but use Garmin livetrack now.

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to Blackberrypie]

Thanks Blackberrypie 😊😊😊.

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon]

I have premium but I don't really use a lot of the premium features. For the majority of folksI think the free version is super.

There were only a couple of things that I kept with premium for, struggling to remember now, I'll have a look

Personal heatmap - I love being able to see where I've been

Training log, all my activities in one place, yes I could use garmin but I barely look at that! 🤣

I don't use the routing. Its useless for the kind of stuff I like. I use os maps.

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Thank you for the insight GoGo_JoJo, the heat map sounds interesting. OS maps sound a good idea, I have my eye on adding to a route but it’s quite hard to work out what and what isn’t possible on Google maps - it’s in the middle of nowhere and I don’t want to get lost! 😃

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon in reply to Frenc]

Google maps is useless for routes!! You need os quality mapping with trails/bridleways etc. There are some free apps out there but I pay 24 quid a year for os (there's usually av free 3 month trial) and I more than get my moneys worth 👍🏻

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Thanks for the heads up 😊.

[martinhermanus]

I love the paid version, it is so helpful it gives an indication of the effort of every run, gives points, so in any week I can see how taxing my running program has been, interesting a particular route I walk is 10 points but can be 70 points if I run, depending on the effort. Many other features which are very helpful.

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to martinhermanus]

Ah thank you for replying 😊. You sound as though you get a lot out of it. I’m still a bit on the fence if I’m honest, but you never know!