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ultrarunning:sometimes a marathon isn't far enough

131k subscribers451 posts / mo in Sep 2026401 authors / mosince 2012

r/ultrarunning has 131k members. It gets about 451 posts a month from 401 people. Top topics: Ultra Training, 100 Mile Races and Ultra Runs.

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How r/ultrarunning has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+9.0%since May 2026 · +4.9% in 3 months · +0.9% in 1 month
Oct 2026131k
Growing131k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Feb 2012)
Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+41%vs Sep 2025 · +4.5% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026451
BusierPeaked at 529 in Aug 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/ultrarunning

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Ultra Training11%
  2. 100 Mile Races8.0%
  3. Ultra Runs5.8%
  4. Ultra Running2.0%
  5. Marathon Records1.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Substack
  2. UltraSignup
  3. Apple
  4. Spotify
  5. Strava

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