StravaRow has been set up to try and get Strava.com to focus development towards rowing services. If we can increase the number of rowing workouts recorded or uploaded it will help shine a light on rowing and hopefully get some rowing specific functions on Strava.
With the release of the NK Empower Oarlock and with other rowing power meters to follow, there will be a ever growing presence of rowers on Strava processing the ever increasing amount of data they get.
Strava is a fast growing sport social media platform. It has focused on the triathlon sports of running, cycling and swimming, but it is a multi sport platform and does let you save workouts as ‘rowing’ and even has an option for indoor rowing. When on the water rows are saved as ‘rowing’ it allows you to then make use of Strava segments for timing pieces, head race and regatta courses.
How it might work in the future it could encourage rowers to tour rowing clubs to complete head/regatta course Strava segments. Strava segments could offer an informal form of head racing. A bit like how Park runners like to travel around the different park runs. If clubs are willing to allow day visitors to row their Strava segments it would offer rowers a chance to travel at their convenience to experience other waterways.
Strava segments are great for ‘unofficial’ timing at river regattas in the UK. They cost nothing to set up and run, they can give a fairly accurate time to any crew taking part in a regatta race. If most racers used Strava at a regatta you could then have a fastest crew of the day prize.
Tweet us @StravaRow any of your Strava workouts with rowing course segments. We also have a Strava Club set up where people can share workouts and there is a great discussion page – https://www.strava.com/clubs/StravaRow
The @StravaRow twitter account and this blog is unofficial and not part of, or run by Strava in any way. We are just rowers that are enthusiastic about how the rowing community could use Strava to the benefit of the sport.
You may notice links from this blog to Amazon, this will with reader support hopefully help create @StravaRow prizes. Fastest Strava men and womens time at events, Highest/Lowest average heart rate. Hopefully with enough people clicking from this site prizes may become a reality.
Concept2 Model D Indoor Rower with PM5 – Black
Concept2 Model E Indoor Rower with PM5 – Grey
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> We are just rowers that are enthusiastic about how the rowing community could use Strava to the benefit of the sport.
It’s a shame that Strava doesn’t support other sports (Rowing, Rollski, XC Skiing…) very much. Even Running (with Power) ist not supported.
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