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, i did it! ☑️ 26.2 miles , 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
Training Plan
: "Audiobooks have been a game changer for long runs"
70 posts
#2
Could I do it?
: "How do people even have time for this."
27 posts
#3
Injury
: "What is the one thing you packed in your race-day belt that you completely regretted bringing?"
23 posts
#4
I DID IT! ☑️ 26.2 MILES
: "The wall is real 💀"
15 posts
#5
Gear
: "best smartwatch for running, what are marathon runners using these days?"
13 posts
#6
Fuel/Hydration
: "First time had to poop during a run"
11 posts
#7
Pacing
: "Marathon in 7 weeks (Oct 11, Budapest) — is 3:55-4:05 still the right target after today's 24K long run?"
8 posts
#8
It's Mental
: "Anyone else not doing an official race for their first marathon?"
7 posts
#9
Got Sick
: "Feeling sick after long runs"
4 posts
#10
It's Go Time
: "Should I gift my partner a massage/treatment before her big race?"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/firstmarathon
Yearly
+18k members(7.1%)
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Last updated: September 2, 2026