{"id":1258,"date":"2021-06-17T19:26:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T18:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/?p=1258"},"modified":"2021-06-17T20:54:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T19:54:51","slug":"top-5-reasons-athletes-view-a-strava-segment-on-mywindsock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/discussion\/top-5-reasons-athletes-view-a-strava-segment-on-mywindsock\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 reasons athletes view a Strava Segment on myWindsock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Top reasons to load a Strava Segment into myWIndsock.com.<\/p>\n<h2>1. To view the current weather conditions<\/h2>\n<p>Athletes who are prepared better mentally will perform better. Weather Impact and other key metrics reveal the true effect of the weather on the course,<a href=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/help\/navigating-and-understanding-the-information\/metrics-explained\/wwatts\/\"> learn more about wImpact%<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-16-224029.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1239\" src=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-16-224029-300x273.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2021-06-16 224029\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-16-224029-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-16-224029.png 664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>2. Leaderboard Weather Conditions<\/h2>\n<p>Knowing what the conditions of the top 10 were can put into context an athletes performance. The Windrose at the top of the Leaderboard shows the most frequent wind direction of the top 10. Key metrics such as wImpact% quantify the affect of the weather for each effort.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-16-215506-e1623880698124.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1238\" src=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-16-215506-213x300.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2021-06-16 215506\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>3. Experimenting with Pacing<\/h2>\n<p>Discovering where to push the biggest Watts for an effort can be key. The combination of ascents, descents, headwinds and tailwinds make each course a unique challenge to be experimented with.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/rolling.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-249\" src=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/rolling-300x76.jpg\" alt=\"rolling\" width=\"300\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/rolling-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/rolling-768x196.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/rolling-1024x261.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/rolling-1200x306.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/rolling.jpg 1589w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/delta-graph.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1265\" src=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/delta-graph-300x202.png\" alt=\"delta-graph\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/delta-graph-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/delta-graph.png 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>4. Segment Windsocks<\/h2>\n<p>Knowing when to attack a Strava Segment is key to getting the best result for an athletes efforts. Waiting for that perfect moment is key to glory. Segment Windsocks monitor Strava Segments for the optimum conditions. Find out more about <a href=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/help\/premium-features-explained\/segment-windsocks\/\">Segment Windsocks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191027_112725979_iOS-e1575397311380.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-554\" src=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191027_112725979_iOS-e1575397311380-300x260.jpg\" alt=\"20191027_112725979_iOS\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191027_112725979_iOS-e1575397311380-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191027_112725979_iOS-e1575397311380-768x667.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191027_112725979_iOS-e1575397311380-1024x889.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191027_112725979_iOS-e1575397311380-1200x1042.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191027_112725979_iOS-e1575397311380.jpg 1419w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>5. Predicting their time<\/h2>\n<p>Timing a big effort is crucial to an athlete getting everything they have out on the road. Knowing if it&#8217;s 2 minutes to go, or 2.5 minutes, ensures every Watt is released in time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-17-202533.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1263\" src=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-17-202533-300x142.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2021-06-17 202533\" width=\"300\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-17-202533-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-17-202533.png 419w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find out <a href=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/help\/strava\/loading-strava-segment-weather\/\">how to load a Strava Segment into myWindsock<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top reasons to load a Strava Segment into myWIndsock.com. 1. To view the current weather conditions Athletes who are prepared better mentally will perform better. Weather Impact and other key metrics reveal the true effect of the weather on the course, learn more about wImpact%. 2. Leaderboard Weather Conditions Knowing what the conditions of the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/discussion\/top-5-reasons-athletes-view-a-strava-segment-on-mywindsock\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Top 5 reasons athletes view a Strava Segment on myWindsock&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1258"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1268,"href":"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258\/revisions\/1268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}