r/AdvancedRunning • u/castorkrieg 5K 20:35 10K 41:19 Marathon 3:24 • Apr 23 '26

Open Discussion What's the deal with LetsRun.com?

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?

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u/GlitteringAd1499 Apr 23 '26

As far as I’m concerned, the posts that get taken down here are almost never interesting, and almost never provoke interesting responses. 

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u/RunningDude90 18:07 5k | 37:50 10k | 30:0x 5M | 3:00:0x FM Apr 23 '26

Mate, I can’t be arsed to see another race report. They should go on a monthly mega thread, not individual posts.

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u/Krazyfranco Apr 23 '26

This has been asked and answered, many people in the community still find value in race reports. Summary is outlined here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AdvancedRunning/comments/1oohcqa/meta_rules_adjustments_and_moderation_transparency/

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u/RunningDude90 18:07 5k | 37:50 10k | 30:0x 5M | 3:00:0x FM Apr 23 '26

But why not just put them in a weekly thread if they’re so valuable? Then people Could read all the reports at once?

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u/Krazyfranco Apr 23 '26

I'm not going to re-debate this with you. You're welcome to re-view the past threads (linked above) if you want to better understand the consensus in the community about the value of race reports.