App of the week: Strava: 06/17/2012

Strava isn't like most fitness apps. Strava is a social app that also keeps track of your training progress, routes, times, and you can compete with your peers, plus there are apps to fit your training whether you run or cycle. The best thing is that the app is free.

What the developer says:

Track your progress and challenge your friends

Record all your rides, analyze your performance and see how you stack up against friends and locals. Set new personal records and beat your friends’ times!

“Besting personal milestones are one thing; crushing your buddy's best time up a local climb with data to prove it, is something else entirely.”
- Velo News

TRACK
* Record your rides with the phone's built-in GPS
* Get detailed activity stats including distance, pace, elevation and calories
* See maps of all of your rides
* FREE unlimited ride uploads

COMPARE
* Monitor your weekly, year-to-date and all time activity stats
* Compare your performance against friends, locals and pros

COMPETE
* Set personal records and earn achievements for outstanding performances
* Earn King and Queen of the Mountain honors on specific sections of road or trail

EXPLORE
* Find great places to ride all over the world
* See the most popular segments in a given area and challenge the locals

VISIT WWW.STRAVA.COM TO GET EVEN MORE OUT OF YOUR RIDE:
* Get more ride analysis like heart rate, power, cadence and more
* Join challenges for your chance to win fantastic gear and prizes
* Share your rides and comment on others’
* Find and follow friends and pro riders
* Find clubs in your area and create new ones
* Update your privacy settings and preferences

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT STRAVA

“Capture the fastest time on a climb and Strava will crown you king or queen of the mountain.”
- Bicycling Magazine

“…an ingeniously conceived app…”
- Men's Journal

“…Strava's app lets you get competitive any time you want.”
- Triathlete Magazine

“Be forewarned: Strava can easily become an addiction.”
- Road Bike Action Magazine

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NOTE ON GPS SUPPORT:
Strava depends on GPS for recording activities. In some devices, the GPS does not work properly and Strava will not record effectively. If your Strava recordings show poor location estimation behavior, please try to update the operating system to the most recent version. We recommend running Android version 2.3.3 or above. Furthermore, there are some devices which have consistently poor performance with no known remedies. On these devices we restrict installation of Strava, for example Nexus One and HTC Hero. See our support site for more information: http://support.strava.com/kb/alerts-and-known-issues/does-strava-2x-run-on-my-android-device

Strava can be found for free at Google Play and at iTunes

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