r/running vs r/AdvancedRunning

Side-by-side using public descriptions, members, growth and rule titles from SubMouse. Missing fields show as n/a. Adult communities are excluded.

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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).

Collected 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 (collected titles).
r/AdvancedRunning: advanced training mindset; training posts need background; no coaching ads (collected titles).
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/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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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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Supported differences

Aspect	r/running	r/AdvancedRunning
Public focus (from each community’s public description)	All runners welcome.	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…
Size r/running is larger in our directory (about 9.6×).	4.3M members	447.7K members
Posting activity (our sample)	48.7/day	11.1/day
Common post types in our sample	text posts 100%	text posts 100%
Selected 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	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

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 rule titles and activity samples collected for both. 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-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.