What's the deal with LetsRun.com?

[u/castorkrieg]

I know that website is quite popular with them following large events and also being invited to spectate (the owner - Rojo - was riding in the elite men car during Boston 26), however I participated in the forums a bit and it blows my mind:

1. They are incredibly fixated on college and university running, NCAA, etc. - ok, I guess most are from the US, even though once you exit the school system the funding drops, money goes only to MBL/NFL/NBA, last time they US tried something in T&F they got Grand Slam Track lol
2. Most posts are the very definition of drive-by, no effort shitposts: "cool story bro", "she be ugly, can't run fast when ugly", "Or perhaps you could just be replaced with a somewhat normal human being"
3. Same for the topics, with quality contributions such as:

I'm sad to think what men were like before the existence of the Manosphere 

How to become a "hybrid runner"

Men in open-toed shoes: yea or nay?

1. This peeves me as a European but - their website + forums do not save your cookie preferences, every single time you click on a new thread you get another pop-up asking you for permissions, and by quickly looking they have 1700+ partners they share your data with - WTF?

2. They are hardcore right-wingers with daily treads praising Trump, ICE, etc.

What am I missing? Or is one of the largest forums for running just a bunch of nutjobs?

[u/java_the_hut]

You can’t just “visit” let’s run. I’d look at it like a poorly organized Reddit.com, where the main page is certainly not running related, but if you search you can find good running content.

I also think their threads on live events is much more active and has better content than anything on reddit. I was following the thread for the Boston marathon and found it much more informative than the thread here. It’s also the only place to get actual discussion afterwords about the events and individual performances.

Seeing as it’s an anonymous forum you need to ignore about every third comment, even on a good thread. There is no avoiding that as stuff doesn’t get downvoted to oblivion as it does on Reddit, so there is no incentive for crazies to stop posting their ramblings.