About r/running
In its own words:
All runners welcome.
The community was created on Aug 26, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 3,266 subscribers (+0.08%). Among the 17 communities on our running list it is the largest.
What sets r/running apart
r/running is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 100% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 17% across the Top 100. For its size it is unusually busy: about 11.7 new posts a day per million members, more than 83% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (14:00 UTC) sees about 5.8× as many posts as the quietest (05:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/running climbed from 4,264,773 to 4,274,252 subscribers (+9.5K, +0.22%). That is about 237 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/running talks about
We read the titles of 311 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “marathon”, “half”, “run”, “training” and “race”. Other frequent themes are october, advice, help, runners, app and sub. Recurring phrases include “half marathon”, “marathon training”, “race report” and “banditing needs”. By format, 100% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: Discussion (112), Training (108), Gear (25), Race Report (19), Daily Thread (14), Weekly Thread (12).
Activity and best time to post
r/running gets about 50 new posts a day. The public archive holds 429,065 posts and 5,196,059 comments in total, about 12.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (59 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (33). Posting peaks around 14:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.
Rules of r/running
The moderators of r/running list 10 rules. In short:
- Rule #1 - Not Following Reddiquette/Posting Proc.
- Rule #2 - Posts must be informative for a broad audience.
- Rule #3 - No self-promotion, advertising, spam, or surveys.
- Rule #4 - No Elite Results in Titles
- Rule #5 - Please make your title descriptive
- Rule #6 - No sharing of other’s personal information.
- Rule #7 - Do not solicit medical advice
- Rule #8 - Submissions must be running-related.
- Rule #9 - No individual posts highlighting bodily functions.
- Rule #10 - Links to articles/videos must include a discussion starting statement.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/running and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/running?
r/running has 4,274,252 subscribers, which makes it the #218 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 9,479 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
How old is r/running?
r/running was created on Aug 26, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
How active is r/running?
Very active: r/running gets about 50 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 429,065 posts and 5,196,059 comments. In a sample of 311 recent posts we counted 255 different authors.
When is r/running most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 14:00 UTC, with the fewest around 05:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/running about?
The community describes itself as: “All runners welcome.” Recent post titles often mention marathon, half, run, training and race. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/running safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/running as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/running?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/running accepts text posts only. It has 10 posted rules, starting with: “Rule #1 - Not Following Reddiquette/Posting Proc.”; “Rule #2 - Posts must be informative for a broad audience.”; “Rule #3 - No self-promotion, advertising, spam, or surveys.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/running?
Communities with similar topics include r/Fitness (12.6M), r/AskReddit (60M), r/movies (37.7M), r/travel (14.5M) and r/TwoXChromosomes (13.7M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/running.