Strava is a great app and can be a fun way to connect and share runs with friends and other athletes. But like any form of social media, some people share a little too much. Chances are you follow people like this who, simply put, are very difficult to deal with. If you’re thinking, “No, I’m no one like that,” then we have some bad news… you might be the annoying Strava user in your circle. Want to know if this is the case? Here are a few things you can do that are sure to annoy your Strava followers.

You only post good workouts

We all know that athlete who only posts quick, awesome workouts on Strava. If you go to their profile right now, you won’t see a single Zone 2 run, nor a relaxing 5K. There’s nothing wrong with posting your best runs on Strava, but if the intention is to do it to brag to your followers, you’re going too far. We all have bad days and we know you hide them from us. No one will judge you for a slower-than-usual workout.

You are overdoing it with the post

On the other end of the spectrum, there are some who post way too much. If you’re the person downloading a 0.4 mile walk to the grocery store or a 0.2 mile run to catch the bus, you may be overdoing it. Look, it’s great that you love Strava, but posting so much might be considered a bit silly.

You are deceiving your subscribers

Some people try to trick their followers by stopping their watch several times during a run to catch their breath, making their average pace appear faster than they are capable of. Many users don’t realize that it’s easy to spot if someone is cheating on their time or pace; all you need to do is check the “Travel Time” and “Elapsed Time” sections in the activity download. If the elapsed time is significantly longer than the travel time, it means they have paused their run.

You are obsessed with CR and local legend

Holding CRs and Local Legend status are fun titles to look for on Strava. They can give solo races a competitive feeling. There is nothing wrong with trying to set a record on the app. However, some go too far with these accolades, and as soon as they see a follower winning one, they try to steal their segment. It’s great to steal segment records from your friends, but it’s boring when chasing CRs becomes your personality, and you find yourself constantly looking for how you can reach the top of each segment leaderboard.

Being too absorbed in the rhythm

Some people start to shift the blame if their running pace is slower than usual. Instead of posting a slow run and leaving it at that, these users will tag the person they ran with and say, “It went slow with Mike today.” » Why throw Mike under the bus like that? He just wanted a nice run with his friend, but you felt the need to let the world know that the only reason you ran slow was because he couldn’t keep up.

As we said above, running slower is nothing to be ashamed of. People don’t gather around the water cooler at work to discuss how slow your morning run is. Your biggest critic is yourself; the rest of us generally don’t care (unless you’re running Boston).