r/Advanced
Know the rules before you post. So easy grandma can do it.
- To post
- No minimum in the rules
- To comment
- No minimum in the rules
- Self-promotion
- Banned
- Links
- Allowed with conditions
- Links to media sites must be text posts with a summary in the body and discussion prompts.
- Promo risk
- High
- From the rules, not from removal counts
- Community age
- 15 years
- Since Oct 2011
- Flair
- Required on every post
About r/AdvancedRunning
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/AdvancedRunning: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.Checked from the r/AdvancedRunning rules on Reddit.
r/AdvancedRunning rules
12 rules, in the community's own words.
- 1
Follow proper Reddiquette
Follow Reddiquette, be civil to each other, and remember the human. Keep in mind, disagreement is okay and not every abrasive/abrupt comment is a personal or targeted attack. Posters will be warned (via a comment removal notification) that the comment broke the rules. Repeated violations will result in a ban. Do not hijack someone's post to discuss modding. Please message the mod team first or discuss in the general Q&A thread.
- 2
Relevant, meaningful posts only
This subreddit is for runners dedicated to improvement. We expect users have a basic knowledge of run training approaches before posting. Simple questions around these topics are welcome in the pinned Q&A/General Discussion thread rather than in standalone posts. Chronic reposts will also be removed. No strawman arguments, provide sources to encourage meaningful discussion. See additional information here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AdvancedRunning/wiki/unsuitabletopics/
- 3
Do not ask for or offer medical advice (no injury posts)
No injury posts. If your question focuses on suspected injury, unknown/vague pains, physical or mental problems, or similar topics, then it is a question for medical professional (obtain a second opinion if needed). Reddit is not the place for medical advice and should not be treated as such. Wiki overview
- 4
Training Posts must contain enough background info for the community to help
In order for the community to better assist you, please include:
- Age
- Sex
- Current MPW + training paces
- Previous peak MPW
- Details of your training plan
- Workouts you traditionally or recently have completed
- Goals (including specific races)
- Previous PRs
- Other things you think might be helpful to include If you don't include information, your post will be removed and you will be asked to submit again with the necessary information.
- 5
Race reports must be beneficial for others
We ask for race reports to contain enough information about your training, race strategy, or the race itself so that others can get useful information out of it and/or generate discussion. If your post is only a few paragraphs about your race/run, or is focused on celebrating your race accomplishments, please include that in the Q&A/General Discussion Thread instead. Please post standalone race reports for goal races only. Tune up races/time trials are OK in Q&A thread.
- 6
No results spoilers in post titles within 48 hours
Please follow the format of: Event Name | Results or some iteration as that. Simply, just don't spoil time/place in the title. If you are submitting race results please do not post any spoilers in the title within 48 hours of the conclusion of the race. Failure to submit within the guidelines will result in a removed post and you'll be asked to resubmit within the format.
- 7
Do not offer coaching services or other advertisements/self-promotion
Do not offer coaching services or other advertisements/self-promotion. This includes advertising a personal site/application/service and bib sales/swaps. Users may add flair that they are a coach and can mention it in comments, but posts/comments soliciting for athletes are not allowed. Additionally, do not direct message or chat users to solicit business, offer coaching services, or advertise a personal site (app, website, platform). Doing so will result in a ban.
- 8
Links to other media sites must be text posts with information in the body of the post
Links to other sites (articles, blogs, Youtube, Instagram, etc.) must be text posts with a summary in the body of the post, and prompts to promote discussion. Include enough information that readers should not need to visit the link to understand the context of the discussion. Additionally, if you are posting a survey request, you must include who you are, what the survey/study is for, and where/how the results will be used. It should also be informative and valuable for the community.
- 9
No Memes as posts
In order to facilitate on topic discussion, low effort posts such as memes or image macros are not allowed. Memes in comments are allowed.
- 10
When submitting a thread, please flair it
Flairing your thread helps categorize content on the sub and allows for sorting of thread types.
- 11
Use the sticked Q&A thread for personal questions
Posts that focus primarily on your own situation (adjusting your training plan, your race pacing, your training efforts, your heart rate zones, or your shoe choice) belong in the stickied Q&A/Discussion thread. The Q&A thread is ideal for personalized training questions (target paces, efforts, workouts, etc.), “What would you do?” or “Has anyone else?”, poll-style posts that don’t require broad discussion.
- 12
Update post to facilitate meaningful discussion
Your post introduces a relevant topic, but lacks sufficient context or detail to ensure meaningful discussion. We'd like you to make some adjustments to improve your post. The goal of this rule is to help turn an interesting idea into a strong discussion thread that benefits the wider community. To facilitate that, discussion posts should include: Background/Context, What you've already learned, relevant example/context, specific discussion questions that invite conversation.
What to post in r/AdvancedRunning
What fits the room, and what gets removed.
Works well
- A text post sharing lessons from a full training block, with your background, what you learned, and specific questions that invite discussion
- A standalone race report for a goal race, packed with training details, race strategy, and takeaways other runners can use
- A text post linking to an article or video, with a full summary in the body and discussion prompts so nobody needs to click to follow along
- A discussion post on a training topic that includes context, what you already learned, a relevant example, and clear questions for the community
- Helpful, knowledgeable answers to short questions in the stickied Q&A thread, which builds reputation without any standalone posts
Avoid
- Posting a link to your blog, app, or YouTube video as a bare link post, because rule “Links to other media sites must be text posts with information in the body of the post” requires a text post with a summary and discussion prompts
- Offering coaching services, advertising your site or app, or messaging users to solicit business, because rule “Do not offer coaching services or other advertisements/self-promotion” says soliciting by direct message or chat results in a ban
- Asking for advice about an injury or a nagging pain, because rule “Do not ask for or offer medical advice (no injury posts)” removes those posts outright
- Submitting a training question without age, sex, current weekly mileage and paces, previous peak mileage, plan details, workouts, goals, and personal bests, because rule “Training Posts must contain enough background info for the community to help” gets those removed until resubmitted
- Posting a short celebratory race story or a tune up race report as a standalone post, because rule “Race reports must be beneficial for others” sends those to the Q&A thread
- Asking a personal question like what paces to run or which shoes to buy as a standalone post, because rule “Use the sticked Q&A thread for personal questions” moves those to the pinned thread, and the mod one-liner confirms this is a top removal reason
Best hours to post in r/AdvancedRunning
No pattern yet. r/AdvancedRunning does not have enough top posts from the last 90 days to name its best hours.
What r/AdvancedRunning Is For
This is a community for runners who want to improve their performance, and the description is clear that advanced does not mean fast, it means you have the mindset of getting better, whether you are a competitive athlete, an experienced runner, or an enthusiast pushing for the next level. The people here discuss advanced training, racing, tactics, elite running, support, and advice. The rules assume you already know the basics of run training before you post, so this is not a beginner questions forum. Short or personal questions belong in the stickied Q&A threads, and standalone posts are for topics that generate real discussion for the wider community. The moderators describe the community as actively moderated, so the rules get enforced.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that decides everything for a founder is “Do not offer coaching services or other advertisements/self-promotion”, which bans advertising a personal site, application, or service, and even bans direct messaging users to solicit business, with a ban as the stated penalty. “Links to other media sites must be text posts with information in the body of the post” means any link you share has to be a text post with a summary and discussion prompts, so readers get the context without clicking. “Relevant, meaningful posts only” sets the bar for standalone posts and pushes simple questions into the pinned Q&A thread. “Use the sticked Q&A thread for personal questions” does the same for anything about your own training, pacing, or shoe choice. “Training Posts must contain enough background info for the community to help” lists the exact stats a training post needs, and missing any of them gets the post removed. “Race reports must be beneficial for others” requires enough detail that others learn something, and reserves standalone race reports for goal races only. “When submitting a thread, please flair it” makes flair a requirement, and the moderator one-liner confirms posts are removed for missing flair. “Do not ask for or offer medical advice (no injury posts)” removes anything about injuries or pains, which matters if your product touches health claims. Finally, “Update post to facilitate meaningful discussion” shows the moderators will ask you to add background, what you learned, and specific discussion questions before a discussion post stands.
What To Post
For a founder doing respectful marketing, the honest play here is to contribute like a runner first and let any product association live in your profile, not your posts. A good standalone post is a discussion starter with real substance, for example a text post that shares what you learned from a training block or a race, includes background and context, and ends with specific questions that invite conversation, which is exactly what the update rule asks for. A race report can work if it was a goal race and you include your training, your race strategy, and enough detail that others take something useful away. If you want to reference an article, a blog, or a video, make it a text post with a summary in the body and discussion prompts, written so nobody needs to click the link to join the conversation. If you are a coach, you may add coach flair and mention it in comments, but you cannot solicit athletes. Short questions and personal training questions go in the stickied Q&A thread, where a helpful, knowledgeable answer builds reputation without breaking anything. Every post gets a flair before you submit.
What To Avoid
The fastest way out is self-promotion, because advertising a site, app, or coaching service, or direct messaging members to sell anything, gets you banned. Bare link posts get removed, so never drop a link without the required text post summary and discussion prompts. Injury and medical questions are removed, so keep health complaints out of your posts. Standalone posts about your own training plan, pacing, heart rate zones, or shoe choice get moved to the Q&A thread. Training posts without the full required background info get removed and you will be asked to resubmit. Short race stories or tune up race reports belong in the Q&A thread, not as standalone posts. Spoiling race results in a title within 48 hours gets your post removed. Memes as posts are not allowed, and every post needs a flair. Simple questions that fit the pinned threads get removed as standalone posts, and the moderator one-liner lists missing background info, self-promotion, medical advice, missing flair, and Q&A-bound posts as the main removal reasons.
A note from Anthony
What stands out to me is rule “Update post to facilitate meaningful discussion”, because it literally tells you how to fix a removed post with background, what you learned, and specific questions. That is a community asking for substance, not a community waiting to be marketed to. If your product idea cannot survive that bar, it is not ready for this room.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog. Every guide is built from the community's own public rules and data, then checked by Rankhog's grounding audit before it goes live.
Common questions about r/AdvancedRunning
What subreddits are similar to r/AdvancedRunning?
Subreddits like r/AdvancedRunning are r/nutrition, r/loseit, r/xxfitness, r/crossfit, r/bjj, r/1200isplenty, r/naturalbodybuilding and r/leangains.
Can I mention my running app or coaching service in my post?
No. Rule “Do not offer coaching services or other advertisements/self-promotion” bans advertising a personal site, application, or service, and says soliciting users by direct message or chat results in a ban.
Can I share a link to an article or video about training?
Only as a text post with a summary in the body and discussion prompts, per rule “Links to other media sites must be text posts with information in the body of the post”, and readers should not need to click the link to follow the discussion.
Can I post a race report about my own race?
Yes, if it is a goal race and you include enough detail about training, race strategy, and the race itself that others learn something, per rule “Race reports must be beneficial for others”. Tune up races and time trials go in the Q&A thread.
Can I ask about a sore knee or a possible injury?
No. Rule “Do not ask for or offer medical advice (no injury posts)” says those questions belong with a medical professional, not on Reddit.
Do I need to flair my post?
Yes. Rule “When submitting a thread, please flair it” is required, and the mod one-liner lists missing flair as a common removal reason.
Subreddits like r/AdvancedRunning
Other rooms for the same crowd.