The quick answer
- What is it? Strava’s yearly recap of your runs, rides and other activities — Strava’s version of a “Wrapped”.
- Is it free? No. Since the 2025 edition it is for subscribers only.
- When is the 2026 one out? No official date yet. Expect late November to mid December 2026.
- Free options? The Apple Fitness app, a free Strava data export, or an app that shows your progress all year.
What changed: Year in Sport went behind the paywall
For almost ten years, Year in Sport was free for everyone. In December 2025 that changed. Strava made the 2025 recap available only to subscribers, along with monthly stat cards. Strava’s reasoning, as reported by road.cc on 23 December 2025, was that with the relaunch of its subscription it wanted to make the paid benefits clearer, while keeping uploading, kudos, sharing and community free.
Many free users were not happy, and some said the recap mostly repeats numbers that are already in your profile. Others felt a paid tier is fair.
Garmin did the same thing. On 3 December 2025 Garmin made its own yearly recap, the Garmin Connect Rundown, available only to Garmin Connect+ subscribers. So if you were hoping to switch apps for a free recap, the two biggest names now both charge for it.
When will Strava Year in Sport 2026 come out?
Strava has not given a date (as of October 2026). Here is what last year tells us:
| Date | What happened |
|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2025 | Strava published its 12th annual Year in Sport trend report. Garmin paywalled its Connect Rundown the same day. |
| Week of 7 Dec 2025 | US Google searches for “strava year in sport” hit their yearly peak (Google Trends). |
| 20–23 Dec 2025 | News sites reported that the personal recap was now subscriber-only. |
| Late Nov–mid Dec 2026 | Our estimate for the 2026 recap, based on the dates above. Not confirmed by Strava. |
Sources: Strava press release (PR Newswire, 3 Dec 2025), road.cc, TechRadar and Google Trends, checked October 2026.
What it costs to see it
As of October 2026, a Strava subscription costs:
- US: $11.99 a month or $79.99 a year
- UK: £8.99 a month or £54.99 a year
- Australia: A$14.99 a month or A$99.99 a year
For comparison, Garmin Connect+ (needed for the Garmin Rundown) is $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year in the US, £6.99 or £69.99 in the UK, and AU$12 or AU$120 in Australia. Not sure a subscription is worth it beyond the recap? Our is Strava premium worth it guide does the maths.
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Your options, from paid to free
$79.99 / £54.99 / A$99.99 a year
Strava subscription (or free trial)
The only way to get the real Year in Sport. If you only want the recap, time a free trial so it is active when Year in Sport comes out, and set a reminder to cancel before you are charged if you do not want to keep it.
Official site or listing →Free on iPhone
Apple Fitness app
Already on your iPhone. The Fitness app shows your Activity details, Trends and Awards, and data from each workout like pace and route map. It is not a shareable year video, but it shows how your year went.
Official site or listing →Free (takes 20 minutes)
Strava data export + spreadsheet
On Strava.com, go to Settings → My Account → Download your account → Request download. Strava emails you a link, which can take a few hours. Open your activities file in a spreadsheet and build your own recap with the steps below.
Official site or listing →Free app; Rundown needs Connect+
Garmin Connect
If you run with a Garmin, your runs are already in Garmin Connect. The yearly Rundown is behind Connect+ now, but your activity history is still there to look back on.
Official site or listing →Free on iPhone
Run&Grow
A running app where every run grows a plant in your garden. You do not have to wait for December to see your year: the garden fills up run by run. It reads runs from Apple Health, so Apple Watch runs and runs from other apps count. Skip a week? Your garden waits.
Official site or listing →Make your own free “Year in Sport” in 20 minutes
You can rebuild the main numbers yourself from the free Strava data export. Do it in the first week of January so the whole year is in.
- On Strava.com, open Settings → My Account → Download your account and press Request download.
- Wait for the email (it can take a few hours) and download the file.
- Open the activities file in Google Sheets, Excel or Numbers.
- Filter to this year’s dates and to runs only.
- Fill in the table below, then make it pretty with a free design app if you want to share it.
| Stat | How to get it |
|---|---|
| Total runs | Count the rows where the activity type is Run |
| Total distance | Add up the distance column (km, or divide by 1.609 for miles) |
| Longest run | Sort distance from largest to smallest |
| Best month | Group by month and add up distance |
| Favourite day | Count runs by day of the week |
| Total time | Add up moving time and turn seconds into hours |
Want to see how your times stack up? Compare your best 5K with our average 5K time by age data, or check your pace with the pace calculator.
Local notes: US, UK and Australia
- US: A Thanksgiving turkey trot (Thursday 26 November 2026) is a nice last big run to finish your year on.
- UK: Christmas Day and New Year’s Day parkruns are a favourite way to round off the running year — check your local event page for special dates. See our parkrun beginner’s guide.
- Australia: December is early summer. If you are chasing a year-end distance goal, run early in the morning to beat the heat.
Why a year-end recap is not enough
A recap is fun once a year. But the thing that makes a good running year is showing up week after week, and a December summary does not help much in March. If you like seeing your progress, pick a setup that shows it all year: rings in the Fitness app, a monthly check of your data, or a gamified running app that turns each run into something you can see. More ideas in our how to stay consistent guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
- When does Strava Year in Sport 2026 come out?
- Strava has not announced a date yet (as of October 2026). Last year’s pattern points to early December: Strava published its 2025 Year in Sport trend report on 3 December 2025, and US Google searches for “strava year in sport” peaked in the week of 7 December 2025. So expect late November to mid December 2026.
- Is Strava Year in Sport free?
- Not any more. For the 2025 edition, Strava made the personal Year in Sport recap available only to subscribers. Strava said Year in Sport and monthly stat cards are now unlocked via subscription. Uploading, kudos and sharing stayed free.
- How much does Strava cost to see Year in Sport?
- As of October 2026, a Strava subscription costs $11.99 a month or $79.99 a year in the US, £8.99 or £54.99 in the UK, and A$14.99 or A$99.99 in Australia. Strava also offers a free trial for new subscribers, so check the terms on its subscribe page.
- Is the Garmin year in review free?
- No. In December 2025 Garmin made its yearly Garmin Connect Rundown available only to Garmin Connect+ subscribers. Connect+ costs $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year in the US, £6.99 or £69.99 in the UK, and AU$12 or AU$120 in Australia.
- How can I see my running year for free?
- Three easy ways: look at Trends and Awards in the free Apple Fitness app on iPhone, request a free data export from Strava and add up your year in a spreadsheet, or use an app that shows your progress all year long. In Run&Grow, for example, every run grows a plant, so your garden is a picture of your year.
Your year, as a garden
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