Racing yourself (aka Virtual partner) outside

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I think Garmin has the feature im looking for (i.e. virtual partner??) but for those of us that don’t use Garmin, is there a way to race/pace against yourself (i.e. previous strava or gpx ride). I think it would be fun to do.

Specifically, I want to load in a previous ride and race/pace against that. OUTSIDE.

cheers,
Greg

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You could do it for Strava segments, but I’m not sure about entire rides. Just create long segments?

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Strava premium has the feature with a compatible head unit. Or, you could look at all of your attempts on a certain segment.

I never paid for Strava and used to attack KOMs with an average lap speed field on my Garmin. Knowing the KOM’s average speed, I’d push the lap button at the start and then attempt to keep my average below for the duration. (That obviously may not work if you have a lot of elevation changes.)

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thanks.. ill have a look.