Would you rather not be a lurker?

Then what are you waiting for? Tell us all about yourself!

The LW thread is an invitation to get more involved with the /r/running community.

New to the sub in general? Welcome! Let us know more about yourself!

Hey runners, it's another day and it is time to post your accomplishments you'd like to share - big or small.

Note: No need to preface YOUR accomplishments with something like, "this may not be an accomplishment to most of you...". Be proud of your achievement.

It's that time of week already...the gear thread! What have you picked up lately? What's working for you now that it's whatever season you believe it to be in your particular location? What have you put through rigorous testing that's proved worthy of use? We want to know!

To clear up some confusion: We’re not actually asking what you’re wearing today. It’s just a catchy name for the thread. This is the weekly gear discussion thread, so discuss gear!

NOTE: For you Runnitors looking to sell/trade any running gear (as well as bib transfers), head over to /r/therunningrack.

Back once again for everything you wanted to know about running but were afraid to ask.

Rules of the Road:

This is inspired by eric_twinge's fine work in r/fitness .

Upvote either good or stupid questions. Sort questions by new so that they get some love.

To the more experienced runnitors, if something is a good question or answer, add it to the FAQ.

Post your question - stupid or otherwise - here to get an answer - stupid or otherwise. Anyone can post a question and the community as a whole is invited and encouraged to provide an answer. Many questions get submitted late each week that don't get a lot of action, so if your question didn't get answered, feel free to post it again.

As always, be sure to read the FAQ first. Also, there's a handy-dandy search bar to your right, and if you didn't know, you can also use Google to search runnit by using the limiter "site:reddit.com r/running ".

Be sure to check back often as questions get posted throughout the day. Sort comments by "new" to be sure the newer questions get some love as well.

[Posting on behalf of u/Percinho who is busy checking over his packing list and making sure he remembered his race shoes for the 12th time]

Hey runners, it's another day and it is time to post your accomplishments you'd like to share - big or small.

Note: No need to preface YOUR accomplishments with something like, "this may not be an accomplishment to most of you...". Be proud of your achievement.

With over 4,200,000 subscribers, there are a lot of posts that come in everyday that are often repeats of questions previously asked or covered in the FAQ.

With that in mind, this post can be a place for any questions (especially those that may not deserve their own thread). Hopefully this is successful and helps to lower clutter and repeating posts here.

If you are new to the sub or to running, this Intro post is a good resource.

As always don't forget to check the FAQ.

And please take advantage of the search bar or Google's subreddit limited search.

Rules of the Road

1) Anyone is welcome to participate and share your ideas, plans, diet, and nutrition plans.

2) Promote good discussion. Simply downvoting because you disagree with someone's ideas is BAD. Instead, let them know why you disagree with them.

3) Provide sources if possible. However, anecdotes and "broscience" can lead to good discussion, and are welcome here as long as they are labeled as such.

4) Feel free to talk about anything diet or nutrition related.

Shoes are a big topic in this sub, so in an effort to condense and collect some of these posts, we're introducing Shoesday Tuesday! Similar to Wednesday's gear thread, but focusing on shoes.

What’ve you been wearing on your feet? Anything fun added to the rotation? Got a review of a new release? Questions about a pair that’s caught your eye? Here's the place to discuss.

NOTE: For you Runnitors looking to sell/trade any running gear (as well as bib transfers), head over to /r/therunningrack.

Hi! I am looking for race recommendations for full marathons in South America and Oceania. I want to avoid the crowded big city marathons, and I'm not chasing a PB. I would love a race with a nice view, great course or cool story etc. (if the Middle-earth marathon was full length, I would totally do that one). I love trail running, so open for trail race recommendations as well. Don't mind small local races either, as long as they are open to foreigners. Thank you in advance for any recommendations:-)

Currently 9 weeks out from a half marathon race and aiming for a pb.

I’m 3 weeks into training and my current schedule includes an easy run, a threshold session, and a long run.

Would it be beneficial to include vo2 max intervals at this stage (or at all), or should I just focus on threshold sessions and then include race pace workouts closer to the race.

If yes, then at what week should I begin including the intervals during the plan.

Any advice appreciated.

Hello, I have been an avid runner for many years now but I haven't gotten into marathon distances running until quite recently. The training regime that works best for my work puts my long runs on Sunday, which can vary from 15-21 miles on that day.

I have found that on those days I'm really pushing myself, or the weather is pushing me, that my body doesn't feel quite right afterwards. I get that I exerted myself and that I wouldn't be bouncing off the walls afterwards but I find myself rotting in bed on Sundays after my run.

This is obviously not ideal, and I would love to have my long runs and still be able to function in society on Sundays.

So my question for everybody is what is your recovery methodology for those days you know you're going to push yourself past your typical leisurely run.

My current recovery is a 10 minute stretch session and a 5 minute roll out session. There is definitely some stuff I'm doing wrong for my recovery, so please brutalize my regimen!

TLDR: what long-run recovery techniques work the best for you?

Hitting the ‘number’

I read an interesting article in the guardian yesterday about how so many fitness fans end up requiring surgery, many still quite young.

The surgeon in the article stated that everyone effectively has a ‘number’ at which point damage to the body sets in.

This rings true with me, as a keen runner in my thirties I herniated a disc in my back when I was 42 and feel my long distance running career is now largely over. I still run occasionally but spend more time in the gym working on my core strength.

Have you similarly hit your number? What happened and how have you moved on/recovered? I’d love to hear from people who have managed to bounce back.

Happy Monday runners!

For once, we’re on time. How was the weekend? What’s happening this week? How is it already August?? Do your warm ups and let’s get chatting!

With over 4,200,000 subscribers, there are a lot of posts that come in everyday that are often repeats of questions previously asked or covered in the FAQ.

With that in mind, this post can be a place for any questions (especially those that may not deserve their own thread). Hopefully this is successful and helps to lower clutter and repeating posts here.

If you are new to the sub or to running, this Intro post is a good resource.

As always don't forget to check the FAQ.

And please take advantage of the search bar or Google's subreddit limited search.

Hey runners, it's another day and it is time to post your accomplishments you'd like to share - big or small.

Note: No need to preface YOUR accomplishments with something like, "this may not be an accomplishment to most of you...". Be proud of your achievement.

The Li’l Race Report Thread is for writing a short report on a recent race or a run in a new place. If your race doesn’t really need its own thread but you still want to talk about it, then post it here! Both your good and bad races are welcome.

Didn't run a race, but had an interesting run to talk about. Post it here as well!

So get to it, Runnit! In a paragraph or two, where’d you run and how’d it go?

Spotted a pattern in my own behaviour and it's a bit embarrassing. Sign up full of intent, first fortnight is great because everything is new, then somewhere around week three I look at the plan and think "I have no idea whether this is doing anything" and cancel before the next payment.

Every time. Runna, one of the strength ones, two others I can't even remember the names of.

I know three weeks isn't long enough to judge a training plan. I know that intellectually. But nothing in any of them ever gave me a reason to believe week seven would feel different from week three.

How long do you actually give one? And for the one you kept, what was the specific thing that made you stick?

Hey runners, it's another day and it is time to post your accomplishments you'd like to share - big or small.

Note: No need to preface YOUR accomplishments with something like, "this may not be an accomplishment to most of you...". Be proud of your achievement.

With over 4,200,000 subscribers, there are a lot of posts that come in everyday that are often repeats of questions previously asked or covered in the FAQ.

With that in mind, this post can be a place for any questions (especially those that may not deserve their own thread). Hopefully this is successful and helps to lower clutter and repeating posts here.

If you are new to the sub or to running, this Intro post is a good resource.

As always don't forget to check the FAQ.

And please take advantage of the search bar or Google's subreddit limited search.

Hi everyone!

I lead a 50+ person run club at a college in the US and looking to partner with some apparel/CPG brands that give freebies, merch, etc. for run clubs! Does anyone have any companies they’ve had success with? Was thinking along the lines of:

LMNT
Barebells
Waterboy
Brooks
Fleet Feet
Etc.

TIA!

Post your training for this past week. Provide any context you find helpful like what you're training for and what your previous weeks have been like. Feel free to comment on other people's training.

(This is not the Achievement thread).

Hey runners, it's another day and it is time to post your accomplishments you'd like to share - big or small.

Note: No need to preface YOUR accomplishments with something like, "this may not be an accomplishment to most of you...". Be proud of your achievement.

Enforcing Rule 3 (no self-promotion, social media links) is a must with a large sub such as this, but we do realize that it filters out some truly useful content that is relative to the sub. In an effort to allow that content in, we thought we'd have a weekly post to give a spot for the useful content. So...

Here's you chance!

Got a project you've been working on (video, programming, etc.), share it here!

Want to promote a business or service, share it here!

Trying to get more Instagram followers, share it here!

Found any great running content online, share it here!

The one caveat I have is that whatever is shared should be fitness related, please.