Sort of rambling here, but you know, this app has been out for quite awhile, and I’m assuming anyone who has done any sort of endurance activity has heard about it or has an account. Which contrasts with the fact that as I get older, everyone including myself has seemed to all but ceased(understandably) using any social app(including Facebook and Instagram), except two. Linkedin and well, Strava.

It makes sense, the former is tied with your career, the latter your health. And given the good feelings you get finishing a workout, getting kudos on the app, and seeing your progression, its an all around positive experience. And uploading nice pictures and videos of the deer you see on the way doesn’t hurt.

Even Kacie is starting to wear her new Venu which I gifted against her protests, everywhere. Which is surprising since I tease her that the most activity I ever saw women my age like her do growing up in Korea during phys ed class was sit around and talk. Which she happily and proudly admits. But then again there’s a running boom these days over there where it seems like half the population is running. Something something socializing, half bragging results, a bit of positive peer pressure making it take off I think.

But anyway, now that I’m on the app, it’s suddenly clear the vast majority of people around me aren’t into endurance activities. I’m a recent convert who uses it to deal with the stress and frustrations in my life, but for those who HAVE taken up running, cycling etc at a younger age, I wonder what drove them. Perhaps its all the same.