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Strava Kudos Stats by Gear: Top Shoes & Most‑Liked Runs
Kudos are Strava’s quick “nice work” signal. When you pull your history into Google Sheets with StrideSync, you can go beyond totals and see which shoes attract the most love — and which workouts people can’t help but applaud.
Quick Answer
In this all‑time snapshot, the HOKA Mach 5 leads total kudos (949), while the Saucony Endorphin Pro 4 earns the highest kudos per activity (19.8). The most‑liked runs are race‑day efforts like Drammen halv (32 kudos) andKøben maraton (30 kudos).
What This Post Covers
Kudos by gear: which shoes get the most love?
Here’s an all‑time breakdown of your running shoes from the StrideSync dashboard. Total kudos show which gear has been on your feet most often; kudos per activity show which pair tends to appear on your most “clap‑worthy” days.
Top total kudos
- HOKA Mach 5: 949 kudos over 81 runs (7.7 km/run).
- ASICS Novablast 5: 915 kudos over 70 runs (7.34 km/run).
- New Balance Supercomp Trainer: 634 kudos over 59 runs.
Highest kudos per run
- Saucony Endorphin Pro 4: 19.8 kudos/run, used for long, fast efforts.
- Saucony Endorphin Speed 4: 13.5 kudos/run.
- Saucony Endorphin Trainer: 13.4 kudos/run.
The pattern is simple: high‑volume daily trainers dominate total kudos, while race shoes spike kudos per activity because they show up on your biggest days.
Top kudos activities
Across 4,235 total kudos, your top three most‑liked runs are all race efforts: people love a start line and a finish photo.
- Drammen halv — 32 kudos (Sep 6, 2025).
- Køben maraton — 30 kudos (May 5, 2024).
- Oslo Maraton — 28 kudos (Sep 16, 2023).
If you want more kudos, you don’t need to chase them — but posting a clear title, a sharp route map, and a short reflection tends to help your biggest efforts get seen.
How to track kudos by gear in Google Sheets
This view comes straight from the StrideSync Strava‑to‑Sheets template. Once your activities sync, the dashboard automatically aggregates:
- Total kudos by gear ID and gear name.
- Runs and distance per shoe to spot your workhorses.
- Average kudos per activity to highlight race‑day “boosters”.
Try it yourself
- Connect Strava in StrideSync and enable historical sync.
- Open your synced Google Sheet and go to the Gear or Kudos dashboard tab.
- Filter by period (all‑time, year, race block) to compare seasons.
- Use the insights to plan shoe rotations and highlight your best efforts.
Turn kudos into coaching insights
Kudos aren’t a performance metric — but they’re a great signal of which workouts resonate. With your full Strava history in Sheets, you can spot the shoes, sessions, and races that define your season.
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