In the long run
Run Route 66,
one everyday run at a time.
Your Strava runs move you along the route, automatically.
Free for 90 days, no credit card needed. Then $25 a year.
Week 1, at 30 km a week
Progress: 0/3,788 km
0% complete
1. Select a route
Pick one of our 'virtual routes'. Famous paths around the world, ranging from a few hundred kilometers to continent spanning thousands of kilometers.
See all of our routes →2. Keep running
Every day we automatically fetch your Strava daily distance and update the mileage on your virtual route.
Which activities count? →3. Check your progress
Log in to see where you are and how you are doing. Which country are you in? Which landmarks have you passed? When will you finish? Get all the answers in the dashboard
See the landmarks along the way →4. In the long run...
Miss a couple of days due to injury or illness? Having a bad season? Don't worry! Life is a marathon, not a sprint. Use your long term progress on the route to motivate you.
5. Share your progress
Share stats and maps of your progress with friends, family and running buddies.
How sharing works →6. Run together
Take on a route with friends, family or your running club. Race each other to the finish, or team up as a relay and add your distances together.
How groups work →7. Keep going
Done? Pick another route. Keep going. Run around the world!
What happens when you finish? →Ready to pick your route?
Free for 90 days, no credit card needed. Then $25 a year.
What you get
See how far you have come
Your runs drawn along the route, with how far you have run, how far is left, and when you will finish at your current pace.
Discover what you run past
Landmarks, lakes, mountains and towns along the real route unlock one by one as your runs carry you past them.
Run it together
Team up with friends, family or your running club. In a relay everyone's distance adds up, and each runner's stretch of the route is drawn in their own colour.
Watch the years add up
Compare this year with the ones before, month by month, with a projection of where the year is heading.
Your first route is waiting
Free for 90 days, no credit card needed. Then $25 a year.
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