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StravaFitness your assistant can cite
Forward Strava's monthly recap (or automate per-activity mail) so Instinct can talk about your training in plain language.
Outcome
Instinct can reference recent runs, rides, and load when you ask about energy, scheduling, or "what did I train this week?" You get citeable activity titles, distances, duration, and pace/speed: not a full GPS dump: which is usually enough for coaching-style questions.
What gets sent
- Monthly Stat Recap stats (when using Strava's own newsletter email)
- Or via automation: activity name, sport type, distance, moving time, elevation
- Optional: links back to the Strava activity page
How to send
Goal: one email lands in your bot today.
Copy your bot address from Instinct → Settings.
On Strava web: Settings → Email Notifications.
Enable Email newsletter (required for the monthly stats email titled roughly "Your Monthly Stat Recap has arrived").
In your personal inbox, create a filter/rule: when subject contains Monthly Stat Recap (or from Strava newsletter), forward to your bot address.
Optionally forward the latest recap once manually so Instinct has a baseline.
Other ways · Per-activity via IFTTT (~10 min)
Strava does not natively email every activity to a custom address. Use IFTTT (or Zapier) when you want "cite my last workout."
Create an IFTTT applet: trigger Strava → New activity by you.
Action: Email / Gmail send: recipient = your bot address.
Subject example: Strava: {{Distance}} {{ActivityType}}: {{Name}}
Body: name, sport, distance, moving time, elevation, activity URL.
Upload a test activity (or wait for the next one) and confirm Instinct received it.
Tips & gotchas
- Bulk "Download your account" archives are for backup, not a live feed: don't rely on them for day-to-day Instinct context.
- Prefer summaries over FIT/GPX attachments unless you specifically want file-level detail.
- If monthly emails never arrive, toggle Email newsletter off/on and search your inbox for the recap subject.