If you want to explore more of the functionalities within the rStrava package, I recommend referring to the comprehensive rStrava documentation and this handy blog by one of the creators.

This project uses functions within the rStrava package and gganimate/ggplot2 to animate rides sequentially, and incorporates some design features using ggtext and ggimage.

There are a couple of set up steps, which take ~30-60 minutes:

1. Strava account and API application - this allows you to generate an authentication token and pull your data from Strava.

• If you do not have an account already, set up a Strava account and record some activities
• Navigate to profile settings ➡ 'My API Application' ➡ 'Create an application'
• Note your application name, client id, and client secret as you will need these when running the script
• You will also need to know your athlete id, located at the end of your Strava URL.

2. Google API key in Maps Elevation API - this allows you to generate longitude and latitude data, download maps for ggmap, and calculate elevation data if needed.

• To create a project, click on the following link ➡ 'Credentials' ➡ 'Create project'
• After the project is created, click on 'Create Credentials' ➡ 'API key'
• Note your API key as you will need this when running the script
• Next, navigate to 'Library' in the left hand tab, and search for 'Maps Elevation API' in the API Library.
• Click 'Enable'.