Strava Sync
Basecamp runs on your Strava activities. This page covers when they sync, what comes across, and what to do when something is missing.
Connect your account under Basecamp → Settings → Connections. See Basecamp Settings for the full sequence.
When Basecamp syncs
Activity changes reach Basecamp 3 ways:
- On the dashboard — opening Basecamp checks for new activities when the last sync is more than 15 minutes old.
- By webhook — Strava notifies Minou of new activities, edits, and deletions shortly after they happen.
- On demand — Sync Now in Basecamp Settings starts an incremental sync, retrieving new and updated records rather than rebuilding your history.
The connection card shows the connected athlete and the last successful sync.
What gets imported
- Activity type, name, date, distance, duration, and elevation
- Average and maximum heart rate
- GPS summary routes and detailed streams
- Lap data, cadence, power, grade, and calories where the source provides them
- Heart-rate zone distributions and running best efforts where available
Basecamp computes its own aerobic and anaerobic Training Effect scores from the best heart-rate data each activity carries. Fields Strava does not supply stay empty rather than being estimated into existence. See Training Effect for the fallback order.
Activity categories
| Category | Includes |
|---|---|
| Run | Run, Trail Run, Treadmill, Virtual Run |
| Cycle | Ride, Mountain Bike, Gravel Ride, E-Bike, Virtual Ride |
| Swim | Pool and open-water swimming |
| Hike | Hike and walk |
| Gym | Strength, workout, yoga, Pilates, CrossFit, elliptical |
| Winter | Nordic ski, backcountry ski, alpine ski, snowboard, snowshoe |
| Water | Kayak, canoe, row, stand-up paddle, surf |
| Team | Soccer, racquet sports, golf, and similar |
Distance-based categories carry goals and best efforts when the source data includes them.
Sync Audit
Run Sync Audit when activities or route lines look to be missing. The audit compares Strava against Minou and reports:
- Total activities available from Strava
- Activities stored in this workspace
- Missing records
- Metadata quality issues
Sync Missing then retrieves the missing activities in batches. Running the audit also backfills missing summary routes used by the route heatmap. See Basecamp Settings — Sync Audit.
Review what synced
The activity list shows key metrics and supports filtering and sorting. Open a record for synchronized route charts, splits, zone analysis, and Training Effect detail. The route heatmap combines every GPS activity and can color routes by frequency, pace, or heart rate.
See Activities & Maps.
Disconnecting Strava
Disconnecting stops future syncs. It does not delete activities already stored in Minou. To remove those, use Basecamp Settings — Delete Synced Activities, which is a separate and permanent action.
Units
Strava data is stored in metric units and converted for display. Change distance, elevation, pace, and weight under Profile — Training and Activity Units.