Why do cyclists and 8min pace hobbyjoggers try to race my segments on a strava all the time?

im not sure if i know exactly what you mean as I don't use strava. by segments do you mean people can create specific routes in an area and post it publicly and then people locally can race the same route at different times to see who can do the fastest time?

if so that actually sounds kinda fun to me.

That's exactly what it is. Could be motivating to get in a touch of speed.

Is in not possible that said hobbyjoggist is just doing intervals once in a while on his local trails?

Why so salty OP?

Cycling and running are two different settings in Strava. Even on the same course, the segments are different.

Wait. 8 min pace = hobbyjogger? Aw, man.

th3bt wrote:

Cycling and running are two different settings in Strava. Even on the same course, the segments are different.

Yea, except some newbie cyclist start an activity as run instead of a ride and steal lots of running segments CR with a mediocre ride.

It happens once in a while but is very irritating.

God forbid those filthy hobbyjoggers want to compete on segments like the rest of us. Not their fault you're slower than them.

They could also be doing a workout and the segment is on their favorite place to do tempo runs. Maybe they made the segment. Maybe you're an insecure prick. Who knows.

Strava tards wrote:

th3bt wrote:

Cycling and running are two different settings in Strava. Even on the same course, the segments are different.

Yea, except some newbie cyclist start an activity as run instead of a ride and steal lots of running segments CR with a mediocre ride.

It happens once in a while but is very irritating.

Don't let them get away with trashing your local segs, flag each activity if its really blatant (sub-4mm say) and they'll be gone.

Haha.

Flag them without mercy wrote:

Don't let them get away with trashing your local segs, flag each activity if its really blatant (sub-4mm say) and they'll be gone.

Exactly what I do. Plus anyone spiking sub 2:40 min mile pace ANYWHERE on their "runs".

Got to keep it clean...

About to ditch Strava wrote:

...and it seems like they live locally, they run 20mpw at 8min pace in the area but they race the Strava segments to get in the top10. So dumb it’s sad!

I do this to some degree. I'm not fast anymore (Now in my 40s I crack 17s in the 5k in a good year), and I have fun with Strava setting CRs here and there. I'll look for segments, run a couple miles over there, tear ass for that half mile to get the CR, and run easy home. It's fun, and I think that's how the majority of segment CRs are set now. Don't make a big deal about it -- it's fun.

Honestly, who cares? It's just Strava. Don't you have more important things in your life than worrying about whether you're in the top 10 on some random Strava segment?

If you care about the segment so much, why don't you run faster than the hobby joggers? As for the cyclists, flag them, but be careful. My profile picture shows me in a cycling "costume" but I have the top time on a lot of running segments from when I used to run.

Ah for the good old days, when hobby joggers would just hijack my interval workouts and long runs in person by running past me on my rest period or running a few steps behind me between miles 10-12.

About to ditch Strava wrote:

Why do cyclists and 8min pace hobbyjoggers try to race my segments on a strava all the time?

Dude, that's the entire purpose of segments on Strava. To keep track of the runners who've run the best time over a specific section of road or trail. Stop complaining. You're an idiot.

This makes me laugh. People can do what they like. I am guilty of it from time to time but I tend to use it as a fartlek type workout, you get to know your local segments and run easy between them and then put in the required effort when the time comes.

About to ditch Strava wrote:

Why do cyclists and 8min pace hobbyjoggers try to race my segments on a strava all the time? I come to a random city in the USA and Europe once a year and go for easy training run at 7min pace and find I went over some segments where segment time puts me in like 10th place out of hundreds behind some cyclists and a few runners (those cyclists with flashy Strava profile pic showing off costume and bike) Suddenly I look at the person in 8th or 9th place ahead of me and it seems like they live locally, they run 20mpw at 8min pace in the area but they race the Strava segments to get in the top10. So dumb it’s sad!

You're probably just not as awesome as you think.

Pretty much anyone who ever says 7min pace is easy is basically busting a nut and pretending to be some sort of semi-pro but is really just another hobby jogger themselves.

Don't sweat it though, you should be proud of getting into the top 10 on a strava segment.

Keep up the good work!

Only on Letsrun is a guy in his 40s who can still "crack 17s in a 5k" considered "not fast." The level of elitism/craziness on Letsrun is dumbfounding at times.

Thats the Purpose wrote:

About to ditch Strava wrote:

Why do cyclists and 8min pace hobbyjoggers try to race my segments on a strava all the time?

Dude, that's the entire purpose of segments on Strava. To keep track of the runners who've run the best time over a specific section of road or trail. Stop complaining. You're an idiot.

So much this.