r/firstmarathon is a subreddit with 272k members. The community frequently discusses marathon, training, first, injury, and run, and they frequently recommend/review running watch, watch, and running headphones, and the most common flair used is training plan, could i do it?, injury, fuel/hydration, and i did it! ☑️ 26.2 miles .
A place to help each other, learn, freak out, laugh, and make our first journey to the full marathon a little less scary or hard.
Popular Topics in r/firstmarathon
#1
Marathon
205 posts
#2
Training
196 posts
#3
First
94 posts
#4
Injury
43 posts
#5
Run
37 posts
#6
Pace
20 posts
#7
Advice
19 posts
#8
Long Run
15 posts
#9
Time
15 posts
#10
Struggling
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/firstmarathon
Running Watch
14 reviews
#1
Garmin
4.4★ from 10 reviews
#2
COROS
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Apple
3.0★ from 1 review
Watch
12 reviews
#1
Garmin
4.4★ from 9 reviews
#2
Apple
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Polar
5.0★ from 1 review
Running Headphones
9 reviews
#1
Shokz
4.8★ from 8 reviews
#2
SoundPEATS
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/firstmarathon
#1
Training Plan
: "How the heck do you "run with your glutes""
56 posts
#2
Could I do it?
: "How do people even have time for this."
36 posts
#3
Injury
: "What is the one thing you packed in your race-day belt that you completely regretted bringing?"
28 posts
#4
Fuel/Hydration
: "First time had to poop during a run"
20 posts
#5
I DID IT! ☑️ 26.2 MILES
: "The wall is real 💀"
12 posts
#6
It's Mental
: "How screwed am I?"
11 posts
#7
Gear
: "Best ever marathon shorts"
11 posts
#8
It's Go Time
: "Survived my longest training run (32km: 3h:34m) on Saturday, bring on the taper! (41M)"
9 posts
#9
Pacing
: "Long Run vs Marathon pace"
8 posts
#10
Got Sick
: "Sick and last big workout scheduled for tomorrow"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/firstmarathon
Yearly
+18k members(7.1%)
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Last updated: September 17, 2026