Goal setting is one of the simplest ways to stay accountable with fitness. Just look at how quickly the "10,000 steps" trend took off. Everyone I know seems to have said ‘I’m just getting my steps in’ at some point, while checking the best fitness tracker on their wrist. For runners and cyclists, Strava does something similar by letting you set a weekly mileage goal to stay consistent with your activity.

The problem is, I often forget to check where I’m at during the week when I’m scrolling through the Strava app. Sometimes I avoid looking altogether on the weeks I barely run. The goal is there, I just don’t always hold myself accountable to it.

That changed when I started using Strava’s iPhone widget. It puts my weekly mileage front and center on my home screen, so every time I glance a

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