Clubs, Challenges, and Community
Join clubs, take on challenges, and connect with athletes through your feed, kudos, and comments.
By Marie and 1 other2 authors25 articles
Causes and Recognition
Advocacy features and athlete status on Strava.
- How Do I Use the For a Cause Tag on Strava?Add the For a Cause activity tag on Strava to raise awareness for causes you support, right from the mobile app when logging or editing any new activity.
- Strava Pro BadgeThe Strava Pro badge recognizes world-class professional athletes who meet sport-specific performance criteria. Learn the requirements and how to apply today.
Challenges
Taking on challenges and tracking your progress.
- How Do Best-Effort Challenges Work on Strava?Best Effort Challenges on Strava set personalized running goals based on your past performance data, which is tracked automatically via GPS on every run you log.
- How Do I Find and Register for Races with Race Discovery?Use Race Discovery in the Strava app to browse nearby races under the Events tab, then tap Register to complete your signup on the race organizer site.
- How Do Group Challenges Work on Strava?Create or join a private Group Challenge on Strava with friends to set a shared goal, invite athletes, track progress, and compare results together daily.
- How Do I Join an NYRR Virtual Race on Strava?Join NYRR Virtual Races through Strava by linking your NYRR and Strava accounts, registering for a race, and uploading your activity results afterward.
- Strava ChallengesLearn how Strava Challenges work, including how to join, track progress, understand leaderboards, prize eligibility, and manage challenge notifications.
Clubs
Everything about joining, managing, and participating in clubs.
- Changes to ClubsLearn about recent Strava changes affecting large clubs, including member list limits, Recent Activity feed removal, and leaderboard filtering limits.
- How Do I Use Club Messages on Strava?Learn how Club Messages brings real-time channels to your Strava club, including creating channels, posting, moderating, and managing notifications today.
- Clubs on StravaLearn how to find, join, and create a Club on Strava, plus how Club Leaderboards, Club Feeds, and Club email notification settings all work together well.
- Clubs on the Mobile AppLearn how to create, join, and manage a Strava Club on the mobile app, including club details, stats, events, member management, and weekly leaderboards.
- How Do I Create and Manage Club Posts on Strava?Learn how to create, manage, and moderate Club Posts on Strava, including sharing activities, routes, and events, muting, deleting, and reporting posts.
- How Do I Get a Verified Badge for My Club on Strava?Learn the eligibility requirements for a Strava Verified Club badge and how to apply to have your club officially recognized on the Strava platform.
- Why Aren't My Activities Counting Towards a Club Leaderboard?Learn why an activity may not count toward a Strava Club leaderboard, including privacy settings, flagged activities, and sport type mismatches today.
Club Events
Creating, co-hosting, and promoting events within clubs.
- Bib Transfers on StravaLearn Strava's policy on race bib transfers, including scam risks, the account review process, and how to report violations of our Community Standards.
- How Do I Create and Share a Club Event Flyer?Learn how to create and share a Club Event flyer in the Strava mobile app, including what information to include and how to post it to Instagram Stories.
- How Do I View My Club Event Insights?Learn how Club Event Insights lets admins see attendance, track growth across recent events, and compare turnout using GPS-recorded Strava activities today.
- Co-Hosting Club EventsLearn how to co-host a Club Event on Strava, including how to invite a partner club, accept or decline invitations, and manage a shared event.
- How Do I Create and Manage Group Events for My Club?Learn how club admins create and manage Group Events on Strava, including event details, pace groups, RSVP capacity, and sharing event flyers with members.
Feed, Kudos, and Comments
Engaging with your community through your feed and social interactions.
- How Do I Give and Receive Comments on Strava?Learn how to give and delete comments on Strava activities, manage comment notifications, and unsubscribe from an activity's discussion thread entirely.
- How Do I Use Mentions on Strava?Learn how to mention an athlete or club on Strava using the @ symbol, plus how to control who can mention you and manage mention notifications today too.
- What is Kudos?Learn what Kudos means on Strava, how to give it from your feed or an activity page, and why there is no way to undo or remove given Kudos ever…
Messaging and Connection
Direct messaging and finding friends on Strava.
- Finding & Inviting Friends to Strava: WebsiteLearn how to find and invite friends on the Strava website using Global Search, the Find Friends tool, and your personalized Suggested Friends list today.
- Why Is There a Maximum Number of Athletes I Can Follow on Strava?Learn about Strava's 2,000 athlete follow limit, why you may lose followers overnight, and how to stop repeat follow requests from one account entirely.
- Messaging on StravaLearn how to send, manage, and control messages on the Strava mobile app, including chat settings, privacy controls, and your online status visibility.