Best Efforts and Training Zones
Tools for tracking performance benchmarks, PRs, and training intensity.
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- How Do Best Efforts Work for Cycling on Strava?Track your cycling PRs with Best Efforts: longest rides, biggest climbs, fastest benchmark distances, and best power outputs. See lifetime and annual bests.
- What Are Best Efforts on Strava?See your running and cycling PRs across benchmark distances and power outputs with Best Efforts. Learn how to view, edit, and remove tracked performances.
- How Do Best Efforts Work for Running on Strava?Track your running PRs from 400m to 50k with Best Efforts. See lifetime and annual bests, edit inaccurate times, and view your fastest pace by distance.
- Performance PredictionsGet estimated 5K, 10K, half, and full marathon finish times based on your Strava running history. Learn how the ML model works and what data it needs.
- How Does the Power Curve Work for Cycling on Strava?Compare your best cycling power outputs over time with the Power Curve. Learn how to view multiple time periods and what a power meter adds to Best Efforts.
- How Does Pace Zone Analysis Work on Strava?See how much time you spend in each pace zone using Grade Adjusted Pace. Learn how to set custom zones and analyze splits from races you tag on Strava.
- Training Zones on StravaUnderstand your Heart Rate, Power, and Pace training zones on Strava. Learn how zones are calculated from your FTP, max heart rate, and recent race times.
- Troubleshooting Best EffortsFix missing or inaccurate Best Efforts on Strava. Learn why GPS data quality affects results and how to refresh your stats or submit a support ticket.
- How Do I Use My Best Efforts Power Curve on Strava?See your maximal cycling power for any time interval with the Power Curve. Learn how to compare periods, view Estimated FTP, and read the graph on Strava.