Yeah, I had no problem entering my runs manually too in the past. Never worried about others who were using it as a competition. I used it as motivation.
What Strava did actually will not impact me. But, I do understand how it will really change things for those people who have for instance a coach that looks at their workouts.
If it was going to be a Strava challenge you’d also be alienating those of us who don’t use it - I’ll never join Strava, so manual entry or sync to Garmin Connect would be essential to my participation.
That said, nothing seemed to materialize from the promises of fame, fortune, and prizes last year, so I’m also just fine to plug away over the winter for my own fitness and a probable 100 mile rematch with a local course in 2025 ¯_(ツ)_/¯