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r/AdvancedRunning vs r/running

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Open running room vs advanced training discussion

r/running welcomes all runners and asks posts to inform a broad audience. r/AdvancedRunning frames “advanced” as a training mindset—not a time gate—and focuses on training, racing, tactics and elite-adjacent discussion.

Both have SubMouse pages (running about 4.3M, rank #218; AdvancedRunning about 0.45M). Activity samples are text-only; running is busier in our window (roughly 49 vs 11 posts per day).

Short rule titles mark the lanes. running bans elite results in titles, self-promotion and medical advice, and requires descriptive, informative posts. AdvancedRunning pushes simple questions elsewhere, requires background on training posts, formats race reports, bans results spoilers in titles within 48 hours, and bans coaching ads. Start general questions in running; bring structured training/racing discussion to AdvancedRunning after reading its titles.

  • r/running: all runners; broad, informative posts; no elite results in titles.
  • r/AdvancedRunning: advanced training mindset; training posts need background; no coaching ads.
  • Mindset split, not a finish-time gate. Both have full SubMouse community pages.

Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-06.

r/AdvancedRunning

Advanced Running: It's a mindset

Discussion about advanced training, racing, tactics, elite running, support, advice, and more. "Advanced" Running is NOT based on your level or race times. It's for individuals with the mindset of improving their runnin…

Members
447.7K
7-day growth
n/a
Posts/day
11.1
Directory rank
n/a
Created
Oct 31, 2011
Submissions
Text posts

Sample mix: text posts 100%

Topics: Running

Rule titles (short names we collected)

  • Follow proper Reddiquette
  • Keep simple posts to appropriate subreddits
  • Do not ask for or offer medical advice.
  • Training Posts must contain enough background info for the community to help
  • Race Reports should follow a loose format
  • No results spoilers in post titles within 48 hours
  • Do not offer coaching services or other advertisements/self-promotion
  • Links to other media sites must be text posts with information in the body of the post
  • No Memes as posts
  • When submitting a thread, please flair it
  • More suitable in the Q&A/General Discussion thread
  • Not a suitable topic for /r/AdvancedRunning

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r/running

Running

All runners welcome.

Members
4.3M
7-day growth
+2.5K
Posts/day
48.7
Directory rank
#218
Created
Aug 26, 2008
Submissions
Text posts

Sample mix: text posts 100%

Topics: Running

Rule titles (short names we collected)

  • 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.

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About this community: r/running (#218, about 4.3 million) welcomes runners with a text-first culture (samples are essentially all self posts, 48.7 ppd). Rules demand informative posts for a broad audience, descriptive titles, no elite results in titles, no medical advice, and discussion starters when linking articles/videos.

Supported differences

Aspectr/AdvancedRunningr/running
Public focus (from each community’s public description) Discussion about advanced training, racing, tactics, elite running, support, advice, and more. "Advanced" Running is NOT based on your level or race times. It's for individuals with the mindset of improving their runnin… All runners welcome.
Size
r/running is larger in our directory (about 9.6×).
 447.7K members 4.3M members
Posting activity (our sample) 11.1/day 48.7/day
Common post types in our sample text posts 100% text posts 100%
Selected rule titles (short names we collected) Follow proper Reddiquette; Keep simple posts to appropriate subreddits; Do not ask for or offer medical advice.; Training Posts must contain enough background info for the community to help; Race Reports should follow a loose format 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

What they share

  • Shared SubMouse topics: Running

Rules and tone we can verify

running: Not Following Reddiquette/Posting Proc.; posts must be informative for a broad audience; no self-promotion/spam/surveys; No Elite Results in Titles; descriptive titles; no medical advice. AdvancedRunning: Keep simple posts to appropriate subreddits; no medical advice; Training Posts must contain enough background; Race Reports should follow a loose format; No results spoilers in titles within 48 hours; no coaching services/ads.

Where this comparison comes from

Public descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Short titles only.

Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post types are shown where recent activity is available. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order.

Comparisons we prepared

Hand-written explanations for pairs where the public descriptions and rules support a real distinction: