Strava sure knows how to throw a party. Since 2009, the San Francisco-based tech company has grown from a cycling-centered ride sharing app to 1.8 billion activity uploads across over 30 different types of activities in 195 countries in the world. Strava has become not only an app to track your activities outside, but it’s quickly becoming a social network, a place where people are meeting, learning about new routes, sharing helpful information, and finding community.
This Tuesday, Strava hosted an intimate gathering in North Hollywood, California, inviting 300 athletes, media personalities, brands, etc. for a full day of announcements, panel discussions, and an afterparty. Notable people on panels included the cofounder Michael Horvath, popular podcaster Rich Roll, Charlie Dark (Run Dem Crew), Sabrina Pace-Humphreys (author and cofounder, Black Trail Runners), Guarina Lopez (founder, Native Women Ride), Caroline Gleich (ski mountaineer, endurance athlete, and environmental activist), Adrian Ballinger (Big Mountain Climbers), and many others.
Tucked into the panels that centered on inclusion, environmental…
