r/firstmarathon is a subreddit with 274k 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 i did it! ☑️ 26.2 miles , could i do it?, training plan, injury, and gear.
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
I DID IT! ☑️ 26.2 MILES
: "First marathon completed. Lessons learned, good and bad"
28 posts
#2
Could I do it?
: "Your longest long run vs Race Day"
19 posts
#3
Training Plan
: "Picking a Marathon"
14 posts
#4
Injury
: "Physical Feeling Post First Marathon"
11 posts
#5
Gear
: "First marathon (NYC): new 1080v15 or Megablast?"
9 posts
#6
It's Mental
: "Running my first marathon (Melbourne marathon) on my 42nd birthday. Who’s with me?"
6 posts
#7
Pacing
: "No clue how fast to run my half marathon in a week."
3 posts
#8
Fuel/Hydration
: "Where did you actually put 6 gels on marathon day"
2 posts
#9
It's Go Time
: "First marathon in 2 days (work fucked up my training)"
1 post
#10
Got Sick
: "“Feeling” sick one day before first marathon…"
1 post
Member Growth in r/firstmarathon
Yearly
+18k members(7.0%)
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Last updated: October 13, 2026