Elle Anderson July 22, 2012 06:19
Hi M and Kevin, I responded to your questions both in separate Support Tickets. If you have a question for us (and not simply a discussion topic) it is best to reach out to us directly by starting a new ticket!

The reason Strava is different than Garmin Connect and Training Center is that we parse Garmin data and analyze the data independently of Garmin. Strava takes the same file off the Garmin, but we enter and parse the data in our own system. We enter all the numbers, then calculate out the time, moving time, average speed, segments, etc. with our own algorithms we developed.

Hope that helps!

-Elle, Strava Support