Subreddit rules check
r/xxrunning
Can you promote here?
The written rules take no clear position, which is NOT permission: unclear communities enforce norms through removals instead of rulebooks. Sort by top, study which builder posts survived and how they were framed, and when in doubt ask the mods.
From the rules · Medical-advice/diagnosis-seeking posts have been removed for 'seeking medical advice' — be cautious posting medical claims or asking for diagnoses.
Links
The rules clearly allow links. A plain-text mention still often outperforms a URL from a young account.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: story, showcase, discussion
Write in first person with a concise, upbeat headline (e.g., “Finished my first marathon!”, “New lifetime 10K PR”). Posts are short–medium, candid race reports or PR/sharing posts that include times, training details, and a supportive tone. Questions or evidence-based advice threads do well; avoid asking for medical diagnosis or giving medical prescriptions.
Arriving in the local format matters: cross-posting the same text everywhere reads as tourist instantly. The wider method is in the Reddit playbook.
Classified mechanically from the community's published rules and recent top posts, last checked October 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/xxrunning's rules page before posting anything that matters.
Thread Otter checks this before every send
These profiles power the product: promo-banned communities never receive a promotional draft, drafts arrive in the local format, and a fact-check gate plus human pacing protect the account doing the talking.