Connecting Strava to Your AI Coach: A Complete Guide
Learn how to connect Strava to athletedata.health and start getting personalized coaching based on your actual training data.
Strava is where most endurance athletes live. It's the default training log for runners, cyclists, swimmers, and triathletes worldwide. But on its own, Strava is a record keeper - not a coach.
When you connect Strava to your AI coach, every activity you log becomes a data point that feeds into your personalized training guidance.
What data does the AI coach pull from Strava?
Once connected, your AI coach can access:
- Activities - runs, rides, swims, hikes, and more, with full details like distance, duration, pace/speed, elevation, and heart rate
- Splits - per-kilometer or per-mile breakdowns for pacing analysis
- Heart rate zones - time spent in each zone during a workout
- Training load trends - weekly volume and intensity patterns
- Personal records - PRs across distances and segments
This happens automatically. Every time you finish a workout and it syncs to Strava, your AI coach sees it.
How to connect
Setting up the connection takes about 30 seconds:
- Sign in to your athletedata.health dashboard
- Navigate to Integrations
- Click Connect next to Strava
- Authorize the connection on Strava's OAuth page
- That's it - your AI coach can now see your training data
The connection uses Strava's official OAuth flow, so your credentials are never shared with us. You can revoke access at any time from either your athletedata.health dashboard or Strava's settings.
What happens after you connect
Within seconds, your AI coach can start pulling your recent activities. When you chat with it via Telegram, it might say something like:
"I can see you ran 8km this morning at 5:35/km with an average heart rate of 152. That's a solid easy run - your heart rate was well within Zone 2 for most of it."
It's not just reading numbers off a screen. It's interpreting them in the context of your goals, your training plan, and how recovered you are.
Combining Strava with other integrations
Strava tells your AI coach what you did. But pairing it with other data sources fills in the rest of the picture:
| Data source | What it adds |
|---|---|
| Oura | Sleep quality, readiness, HRV trends |
| WHOOP | Recovery scores, strain, sleep performance |
| Hevy | Strength training - exercises, sets, reps, PRs |
| Withings | Body weight, body composition trends |
When all of these are connected, your AI coach can make calls like: "Your WHOOP recovery is at 42% today and you ran hard yesterday. I'd suggest swapping today's interval session for an easy 30-minute jog."
Privacy and data handling
Your Strava data stays between you and your AI coach. We don't store workout data long-term - it's fetched on demand when your AI coach needs it. The OAuth token is encrypted in our database, and you can disconnect at any time.
Want to see what your AI coach thinks about your latest workout? Connect Strava and start chatting.