Someone has to finish last. I don't mind.

And, Nascar is not raced on open public roads. Could make interesting viewing if it was, however.

As long as they enforce the yellow line rule.....

I got a KOM today. It's a 1-mile 129-feet elevation segment of tough rollers with grades ranging from -10% to +12%. (Ave was 21 mph).

I was doing intervals - but without Strava, I doubt that I would have pushed that segment that hard.

I.e. for me, it's a good training tool because it encourages me to push harder - thereby building both strength and speed.

If you're a premium member (I am and love the extra options you get) you can click to see you compared to your clubs, peeps you follow, and yourself. I just discovered the latter and it sure is great seeing what you did on a segment months or even over a year ago. Seeing that progress is a real reward and very motivating. You should search for a discount coupon code and sign up.

Understood, everyone is different and I imagine if you actually have a power meter it is probably more useful than time or speed since it would take into account effort into a headwind I guess

I'm waiting for Garmin to come out with a comp that has an airspeed indicator!

Ah, well, actually you don't have to be a premium member to do those comparisons. At least that's true of the the club one (I have OCRR and 50+) and the one for yourself. Don't know about other riders I follow, so you're probably right about that one!

Rick / OCRR

I learned about Strava from this forum and I enjoy comparing my rides to others and to my past rides. I've never felt forced to get stupid either with competition on Strava or my group rides when some of my friends ride out in traffic before the lights change. On a good day I can catch them and on a lesser day I know the way home