Originally Posted by
Doge
For uphill 3+ min 10K+ attempt segments - it is pretty accurate. Of course there are faster times that are not recorded, but I don't see too many "cheaters" on the top of the big attempted segments.
I guess you'd have to define a cheater.
There are no doping controls. There are no equipment controls. The weather is still a variable, whether you think wind matters or not there is still temperature. Maybe you think it's "pretty accurate", but for me it's really just a cute little incentive to put an interval or two into my workout. For a race, no matter how small and unimportant, it's defined conditions. Strava is not, and that puts it categorically below racing.
For me, anyway.