r/firstmarathon is a subreddit with 269k 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, i did it! ☑️ 26.2 miles , and fuel/hydration.
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
: "First 20 mile run completed"
32 posts
#2
Could I do it?
: "Doubts 6 weeks out"
23 posts
#3
Injury
: "First marathon as a slow runner - how did you pick a realistic goal?"
12 posts
#4
I DID IT! ☑️ 26.2 MILES
: "Just completed my first marathon going from half marathon to full in 5 weeks."
7 posts
#5
Fuel/Hydration
: "I’ve run 12 marathons. Here’s the nutrition advice I wish I had before my first."
5 posts
#6
Pacing
: "Lessons from 12 marathons (and missing sub-4 by 20 seconds). Here is how race day actually breaks down."
3 posts
#7
It's Mental
: "Is this normal? Serious doubts about going ahead with first marathon"
3 posts
#8
Got Sick
: "How long to recover from mild flu before resuming training?"
1 post
#9
It's Go Time
: "First time marathon advice (please)"
1 post
#10
Gear
: "LabRat Training"
1 post
Member Growth in r/firstmarathon
Yearly
+17k members(6.8%)
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Last updated: July 2, 2026