An Inside look at Strava, the social network for runners
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
RunnersConnect: Coaching Community, Running Experts, Inspiring Runners, No Fluff Blog
4.5 • 936 Ratings
🗓️ 7 November 2018
⏱️ 50 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Mark Gainey - Social Media For Runners
This week we hear from Mark Gainey, co-founder and Chairman of Strava, the social network for athletes.
Founded in 2009, millions of athletes worldwide have joined Strava for the ability to track and share their fitness activities as a community whether they are running, cycling, hiking, racing, skiing, swimming or just working out.
Mark is a runner, cyclist and fitness enthusiast. Started as a youth soccer player later moving to Cross Country in high school, winning the individual State Championship as a Senior. After a collegiate career as a rower, Mark returned to running in the 1990's and has participated in local 10k's, marathons and an IronMan and has completed the Chicago, New York and Boston Marathons. He now has his sights set on an Ultra Marathon.
In this episode we learn how and why Strava was developed and has evolved over time and why so many athletes choose to connect through its website and app. Strava is device-agnostic, so you don't have to spend a lot of money on a GPS watch just to use it.
Mark mentions some notable Strava users, but some he didn't mention include NASCAR drivers (7-time champion) Jimmie Johnson, (2003 Champion) Matt Kenseth, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.; former MLB player, Barry Bonds; fashion model, Candice Huffine; and former New England Patriots linebacker, Tedy Bruschi. Log in to Strava and search for your favorite celebrity or local athletes to follow and enjoy all that Strava has to offer.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | On today's Run to the Top Podcast. |
| 0:05.0 | It's one thing to have access to a lot of data, |
| 0:08.0 | but if you don't have context, if you don't have a sense, |
| 0:11.0 | like I always like to joke, I'm a, you know, single dad, twin boys in my 50s. |
| 0:18.0 | What I'm interested in is, how am I doing relative to other single dads in their 50s with twin boys. |
| 0:24.0 | Welcome to the Run to the Top podcast |
| 0:28.0 | from Runners Connect, where it's all about learning from the best |
| 0:31.8 | and most inspiring minds in the sport. |
| 0:35.0 | Together, we can train a smarter, healthier, and faster running community. |
| 0:41.0 | Now here's your host, Stephanie Kay Atwood. |
| 0:45.0 | Welcome. This is Stephanie K Atwood, Boston Marathon Qualifier, coach, and host for the Run to the |
| 0:52.4 | top podcast. Today's interview is with Mark Ganey, |
| 0:56.3 | co-founder and chairman of Strava, the Social Network for Athletes. Founded in 2009, millions of athletes worldwide have joined Strav for the camaraderie found in |
| 1:07.6 | tracking and sharing their fitness activities. For runners, cyclists and |
| 1:12.3 | much more Mark will be sharing details on why he started |
| 1:15.6 | Strava and how social fitness apps have grown in popularity over a relatively short period of time |
| 1:21.8 | and how to take the most advantage of setting goals, |
| 1:24.3 | tracking your workouts and comparing them with others around the entire globe. |
| 1:28.6 | First let's hear a brief message from our sponsors. |
| 1:38.6 | This podcast is brought to you by new kneeshop.com. Don't let knee pain keep you from completing your long runs or worse, sideline you all together. An innovative new product called |
| 1:46.0 | New Knee can help. New Knee is designed specifically to relieve that dreaded runner's knee pain. |
| 1:53.0 | knee help you get back to running without knee pain. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from RunnersConnect: Coaching Community, Running Experts, Inspiring Runners, No Fluff Blog, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of RunnersConnect: Coaching Community, Running Experts, Inspiring Runners, No Fluff Blog and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.