RSL ACTIVE - STrava Clubs

Connect. Activate. Motivate.

 

Sign up to an RSL Active Strava Club and connect with a veteran community who is getting out and pushing play. Motivate and be motivated by your peers through shared fitness goals and friendly challenges as the club grows.

Running / Walking

Cycling

Swimming

Rowing

Runners and Walkers Challenge

  • What: Run, jog or walk 5km or 10km

  • When: 21 April 2024 (To coincide with Run Army 2024)  

  • How: Join the Run Army Virtual run or walk and log your activity on the RSL Active Runners and Walkers Strava Club (Title: RUN ARMY) NLT 22 Apr 24

Cycling Challenge 

  • What: Cycle and log all race distances (509.2km in total) of the Oceania Road Race and Road Time Trial Championships - there are 9 rides you must participate in.

  • When: Between 1-30 April 2024

  • How: Email Neil (neil.mccallum@rsl.org.au) and let him know you’d like to get involved in the challenge no later than 1 April. You will receive a Cycling Challenge Excel Logbook. Complete the logbook throughout April and send it back to Neil by 1 May 2024.

    Log all nine (9) of the following rides:
    Ride 1: 27.9km
    Ride 2: 55.8km
    Ride 3: 83.7km
    Ride 4: 111.7 km
    Ride 5: 139.7km
    Ride 6: 8.3km
    Ride 7: 17.7km
    Ride 8: 29.4km
    Ride 9: 35km

Club Challenges - April 2024

Swimming Challenge

  • What: Participate virtually in the Australian Swimming Championships by swimming a total of 6,700m in April.

  • When: Between 1-30 April 2024

  • How: Indicate your participation in the challenge by giving the post in the Strava Club the ‘thumbs up’ by 1 April. Log all 21 of the challenge swims in the RSL Active Strava Swimming Club (Title: SWIM 1 CHALLENGE, SWIM 2 CHALLENGE SWIM 3 CHALLENGE …. All the way to 21, you get the idea). Details of the swims can be found in the Strava Club.

Rowing Challenge

  • What: Row 2504 meters (date of Anzac Day) each day of April leading up to Anzac Day (total 62,600m). A unique way to commemorate the Anzac spirit.

  • When: Between 1-25 Apr 2024

  • How: Indicate your participation in the challenge by giving the post in the Strava Club the ‘thumbs up’ by 1 April. Log 25 Challenge Rows on the RSL Active Rowing Strava Club (Title: ROW 1 CHALLENGE, ROW 2 CHALLENGE, ROW 3 CHALLENGE ….. All the way to 25, you get the idea).

Yes, there will be prizes!

Go get 'em!

About RSL Active Strava Clubs

RSL Active has created virtual Clubs for Cyclists, Swimmers, Runners and Walkers, and Rowers using the popular Strava App.

Join an RSL Active Strava Club and connect with a like-minded community, share goals and participate in friendly challenges - all while keeping fit!

Our Clubs are open to veterans and their families from all across Australia, so no matter where you are based, you can get involved and check your progress against other members – it is surprisingly motivating!  You don’t need to be an RSL Member to join.

As our Strava Club builds, you can expect to see regular challenges, great prizes, and lots of encouragement to help you hit your goals.

HOW TO JOIN:

Registration is free and easy and can be done by:

1) Download the Strava App from Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

2) Search for 'RSL Active' in Clubs and request to join your preferred club.

3) Hit the pavement, and Strava will track your efforts. Too easy.

WHY JOIN STRAVA?

Your friends are using it

Chances are many of your friends are already using Strava. Connect with old friends and create healthy competition.

It’s free

The app is available to download on most smartphones. You don’t need any special dedicated hardware, simply download the app, press start and off you go; it uses the GPS data from your phone to track your ride.

It’s a friendly community

You can follow others and offer encouragement and comments which adds a social element to your training. By joining a club like RSL Active you will be a part of a wider cycling/running/walking community.

It'll motivate you

Strava challenges, held every month, are a unique feature and provide the motivation that helps you get outside (on your bike or in to your sneakers) when the weather or motivation might be against you.

Measure your progress and improvements

Strava provides a wealth of tools for tracking your improvements, with features including a training calendar as well as heart rate and power data analysis if you want to go into a lot more detail. You can plan cycling routes using the Route Builder and take advantage of local cycling knowledge by highlighting popular roads and segments.

King of the Mountains

Yes, the reason many people become addicted to Strava is the challenge of being at the top of a leader board on a segment with a KOM (King of the Mountains) or QOM (Queen of the Mountains). A segment is user defined and can be a local hill or a stretch of road between two traffic lights, and a leader board compares your time with that of everyone who has ridden it. Intoxicatingly addictive for many, a turn-off for others.

Become a Local Legend

The Local Legend title goes to the rider who has completed a segment the most times in the last 90 days, so even if you've no chance of actually taking a KOM title you can get some recognition for trying the most! Or being dedicated to your favourite local routes if you want to put a less snarky angle on it