/r/Marathon_Training/

r/Marathon_Training

170k members
r/Marathon_Training is a subreddit with 170k members. The community frequently discusses marathon, training, struggling, injury, and advice, and they frequently recommend/review running headphones, tights, and running app, and the most common flair used is race time prediction, training plans, other, medical , and shoes.
This subreddit is for discussions about road and trail marathons. All levels of experience are welcome. Our rules are simple: be kind and no spam, content should be centered around training for marathons. To reduce spam and trolls, all contributors must have a minimum karma of 10 to participate.

Popular Topics in r/Marathon_Training

#1

Marathon

191 posts
#2

Training

148 posts
#3

Struggling

47 posts
#4

Injury

33 posts
#5

Advice

28 posts
#6

Time

26 posts
#7

Pace

19 posts
#8

First

18 posts
#9

Long Runs

16 posts
#10

Race

16 posts

Products Discussed in r/Marathon_Training

#1
Shokz
4.2★ from 17 reviews
#2
Jabra
4.3★ from 7 reviews
#3
Beats
5.0★ from 5 reviews

Tights

33 reviews
#1
Janji
4.9★ from 14 reviews
#2
Nike
4.4★ from 5 reviews
#3
Bandit
4.8★ from 4 reviews

Running App

26 reviews
#1
Runna
4.6★ from 9 reviews
#2
Nike Run Club
4.8★ from 4 reviews
#3
Strava
3.5★ from 2 reviews

Flair Used in r/Marathon_Training

#1
Race time prediction
: "Marathon rehearsal 3 weeks out"
25 posts
#2
Training plans
: "Mild Groin/Abductor Strain. 3.5 weeks out"
15 posts
#3
Other
: "California International Marathon - missed the window for the deferral access code"
8 posts
#4
Medical
: "Cold 10 days before the race"
6 posts
#5
Shoes
: "Marathon Shoes??"
5 posts
#6
Newbie
: "Under 3 Chicago possible?"
5 posts
#7
Nutrition
: "Your going out for a 1.5 to 2 hour long run at relatively easy pace earlyish in the morning. What's your prerun and during run nutrition looking like these days?"
4 posts
#8
Success!
: "Happy Rejection Day!"
2 posts
#9
Results
: "Feeling defeated about my season goals at PDR Half Marathon (1:36:21 chip time), is 3:25 in November out of reach?"
2 posts
#10
Tech
: "Coros 4 vs Garmin 265"
1 post

Member Growth in r/Marathon_Training

Yearly
+49k members(41.1%)

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Last updated: September 21, 2026