In the long run

Run Route 66,
one everyday run at a time.

or browse our 20 routes first →

Your Strava runs move you along the route, automatically.

Free for 90 days, no credit card needed. Then $25 a year.

Scroll down to learn how it works

Selected route: Route 66
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 milage 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

A route from Cape Town to Magadan drawn on a satellite globe, with the runner's progress in orange across Africa and Asia.

See how far you have come

Your progress drawn on the map, or on a satellite globe, with how far you have run, how far is left, and when you will finish at your current pace.

A route map showing points of interest markers along the Ring Road in Iceland, with a popup describing the Surtshellir lava cave.

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.

Your first route is waiting

Free for 90 days, no credit card needed. Then $25 a year.

Want to learn more? Read our help page