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r/Ultramarathon↗

Any idiot can run a marathon. It takes a special kind of idiot to run an ultramarathon.

Reddit hub for trailrunning, ultrarunning and ultramarathons.

173k subscribers222 posts / mo in Sep 2026194 authors / mosince 2010

r/Ultramarathon has 173k members (+12% over the last 12 months). It gets about 222 posts a month from 194 people. Top topics: Ultra Training, 100 Mile Races and Ultra Runs.

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Size and growth

How r/Ultramarathon has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+12%in 12 months · +2.4% in 3 months · +0.5% in 1 month
Oct 2026173k
Growing173k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Ultramarathon

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−49%vs Sep 2025 · −19% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026222
QuieterPeaked at 454 in Sep 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Ultramarathon

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Ultra Training12%
  2. 100 Mile Races9.9%
  3. Ultra Runs8.0%
  4. Ultra Running2.1%
  5. Marathon Records1.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. UltraSignup
  2. Apple
  3. Substack
  4. Science of Ultra
  5. Strava

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Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.

Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research