Re: Average speeds

On 5/16/2025 10:53 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On Fri, 16 May 2025 18:40:45 -0700, John B.
<jbslocomb@fictitious.site> wrote:
 

On Fri, 16 May 2025 02:11:33 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
wrote:

Is it your insinuation that because Strava shows zero miles that I didn't do 928 miles?

 

Youse guys just like to spend money. I had a mile recording  device
that recorded miles by counting wheel rotations (a known distance). So
time I got  home less time I started divided into distance travelled =
average speed  :-)

 I suggest you ask yourself "what problem is Tom trying to solve"
before providing solutions.  In this case, the problem is that Tom has
no proof that he actually rode 928 miles over an unspecified time
interval.  Without proof, I do not believe any number provided by Tom,
especially those provided for self-aggrandizement.  That's the real
purpose of Strava and similar online performance logging services.
There's a fairly good chance that the numbers displayed on the Strava
web site are real.  There are ways to tweak the numbers in one's
favor, but why bother when there's no financial or competitive award?
 Marginally related topic drift:  I did my usual Friday morning walk
this morning.  However, I left my smartphone at home and therefore did
not record my walk on Strava.  So, no data and therefore no proof:
<https://www.strava.com/athlete/training>
Maybe next Friday.
 

"if it's not on Strava it didn't happen"
and yes, that's a thing
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/15588661221148170
"The purpose of this study was to explore the perceived psychosocial implications of Strava use among collegiate club runners."
And no, it wasn't published on April 1st.