r/Marathon_Training rules, stats, and what to post

This is a community for discussions about road and trail marathons, and all levels of experience are welcome. The people here are runners preparing for the full distance, so the talk centers on training plans, race prep, and the long grind toward the finish line. The moderators keep the focus tight: content should be centered around training for marathons. Posts about shorter race distances are allowed, but only if they form part of a longer term training block for a marathon. If you show up here, show up as a runner who cares about the distance, not as a marketer with something to push.

The “No spam.” rule is the one that decides whether anything marketing adjacent survives here, and it is blunt: advertising apps and personal coaching is not allowed. The “Relevant content” rule matters just as much, because posts must be relevant to completing or training for a full marathon, and shorter race posts only count if they form part of a longer term training block for a marathon. The “Baseline of 10 karma to post and comment on sub” rule gates your very first post, so you need karma earned elsewhere before you can participate at all. The “Designated weekly threads to talk 3, 4, 5, 6 hour marathons. Wednesday (3), Thursday (4), Friday-(5)” rule funnels posts about specific hour targets into weekly threads, and individualized posts on those days may be removed. Finally, the “Be Kind” rule sets the tone, since constructive feedback is welcome but uncivil behaviour is not.

A good post here is about the training itself. Share a training block you ran, a lesson you learned preparing for a full marathon, or a question about your own marathon prep. If you build something for runners, you can still take part, but do it as a runner first. Answer questions, share your own experience, and let people find out what you do if they ask. Keep posts relevant to completing or training for a full marathon, and remember shorter race posts are allowed when they form part of a longer term training block for a marathon.

Do not advertise apps or personal coaching, because the “No spam.” rule forbids it and that covers the exact thing most founders want to do here. Do not post about shorter race distances unless they form part of a longer term training block for a marathon, because the “Relevant content” rule will catch it. Never post about selling, transferring, or asking about marathon bibs, because the “No sales/transfers/inquiries of Marathon Bibs” rule removes those. Do not post individualized questions about specific hour targets on the wrong day, because the “Designated weekly threads to talk 3, 4, 5, 6 hour marathons. Wednesday (3), Thursday (4), Friday-(5)” rule sends those to weekly threads and individual posts may be removed. Do not post or comment before you have the minimum karma, because the “Baseline of 10 karma to post and comment on sub” rule will stop you. And always be civil, because the “Be Kind” rule removes uncivil behaviour.

What strikes me most is how direct the moderator is about bib sales, saying that anyone here for marathon training should have the effort to sign up during the allotted registration time. That tells you the room values people who put in the work, and that attitude shapes everything else. The weekly threads for specific hour targets are an unusual touch, and honestly a smart way to keep the main feed useful for everyone. If you respect that structure, you will fit in fine.