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Official Q&A for Tuesday, June 09, 2026

2026-06-09T05:02:09+00:00

With over 4,200,000 subscribers, there are a lot of posts that come in everyday that are often repeats of questions previously asked or covered in the FAQ.

With that in mind, this post can be a place for any questions (especially those that may not deserve their own thread). Hopefully this is successful and helps to lower clutter and repeating posts here.

If you are new to the sub or to running, this Intro post is a good resource.

As always don't forget to check the FAQ.

And please take advantage of the search bar or Google's subreddit limited search.

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How can it be that time of year already?!? - Annual Summer, Heat, and Humidity Megathread

2026-05-19T13:32:36+00:00

As the seasonal change really heats up, it's time to have our megathread on summer running. Follow this link to the weather section of the wiki to view past Summer posts.

[NOTE: If you happen to be in the Southern Hemisphere and entering the season of the cold, snow, and/or ice, the Weather section of the wiki also has links to past Winter posts.

It's a good time to get reacquainted with heat training, tips, tricks and adjustments you use to get through next couple months of misery, whether it's just for the next 2 months or 5 months. However, the most important think is to recognize the signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke and not to try to be tough. If you're running alone and you push into heat exhaustion, you have to stop immediately before you hit heat stroke.

Signs of heat exhaustion:

Confusion
Dizziness (good indictor no matter what, but more so when it's summer)
Fatigue (more so than usual)
Headache
Muscle/abdominal cramps
Nausea/vomiting
Pale skin
Profuse sweating
Rapid heartbeat

Heat stroke is what heat exhaustion will turn into if you don't recognize it and stop immediately. Signs of heat stroke are fairly similar but one notable difference is that you have stopped sweating. Heat stroke is a serious medical condition and requires emergency treatment. Call 911!

Symptoms of heat stroke include:

Confusion, altered mental status, slurred speech
Loss of consciousness (coma)
Hot, dry skin or profuse sweating
Seizures
Very high body temperature
Fatal if treatment delayed

Remember that SLOW DOWN is never the wrong answer in the heat. You're going to go slower - it's just a fact. Embrace it and the fitness will still be there when the weather cools off.

Some quick high level tips:

Run slower (duh)
Don't run during the heat of the day
Run in shaded areas. Running in direct sunlight in the summer can add 20+ degrees to your skin temp, and that's what counts, not the air temp.
Avoid highly urbanized areas if at all possible during hot days. The concrete jungle retains and radiates heat back at you, it is almost essentially an oven effect.
Focus on humidity as much as the temperature. Understand how the mechanism of sweat works. If the humidity is extremely high, sweat will just drip off you and not evaporate. Evaporation of sweat is the mechanism of how the body cools itself - the phase change from liquid to vapor extracts heat from your skin.

Another good tip from a helpful Runnitor:

Dew point is actually a better measure of humidity than humidity percentage points are. That's because air at 100% humidity and 50F holds less water than air at 50% humidity and 90F.

You can use a dew point calculator to figure out the dew point. Over 65F dew point is sticky, but over 70F is very humid. Make sure to hydrate often and to pay attention to your body to see if it's overheating.

Here's a good dew point calculator:

http://dpcalc.org/

Finally, one good table for pace adjustment is here

As a way to keep things a bit more organized and easier to find info later, I'm going to make several top level comments. Please respond to those instead of the main post. I'll include a stickied comment with direct links to each of the topic headings.

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What Are You Wearing Wednesday - Weekly Gear Thread

2026-06-10T05:01:07+00:00

It's that time of week already...the gear thread! What have you picked up lately? What's working for you now that it's whatever season you believe it to be in your particular location? What have you put through rigorous testing that's proved worthy of use? We want to know!

To clear up some confusion: We’re not actually asking what you’re wearing today. It’s just a catchy name for the thread. This is the weekly gear discussion thread, so discuss gear!

NOTE: For you Runnitors looking to sell/trade any running gear (as well as bib transfers), head over to /r/therunningrack.

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Lurkers' Wednesday

2026-06-10T05:01:06+00:00

Would you rather not be a lurker?

Then what are you waiting for? Tell us all about yourself!

The LW thread is an invitation to get more involved with the /r/running community.

New to the sub in general? Welcome! Let us know more about yourself!

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Super Moronic Monday - Your Weekly Tuesday Stupid Questions Thread

2026-06-09T14:13:07+00:00

Back once again for everything you wanted to know about running but were afraid to ask.

Rules of the Road:

This is inspired by eric_twinge's fine work in r/fitness .

Upvote either good or stupid questions. Sort questions by new so that they get some love.

To the more experienced runnitors, if something is a good question or answer, add it to the FAQ.

Post your question - stupid or otherwise - here to get an answer - stupid or otherwise. Anyone can post a question and the community as a whole is invited and encouraged to provide an answer. Many questions get submitted late each week that don't get a lot of action, so if your question didn't get answered, feel free to post it again.

As always, be sure to read the FAQ first. Also, there's a handy-dandy search bar to your right, and if you didn't know, you can also use Google to search runnit by using the limiter "site:reddit.com r/running ".

Be sure to check back often as questions get posted throughout the day. Sort comments by "new" to be sure the newer questions get some love as well.

[Posting on behalf of u/Percinho who is currently busy trying to vacuum the pollen out of the air]

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Opinions on necessity of gels?

2026-06-08T22:46:45+00:00

I 25f run half marathons and soon I’m signing up for the Honolulu marathon which is in December. The longest distance I ran so far was only a half marathon and I do it at around 9min/mile pace. I run about 30ish miles a week and every weekend I do 10-12 miles as a long run.

I really enjoy it and I definitely no longer feel like I’m dying after my long runs. My body is efficient and I can run a half marathon and still feel fresh after it and live my regular (and active) life after my workout.

I do take a gel for my 10+ mile runs but am wondering if I really need it, especially now that I’m so used to such distance. They’re getting expensive and I’m just sick of sugar, I hate taking them. I know some sources say 60g of carbs per hour is optimal but that just seems absolutely crazy. That’s like 3 gels. What do you think?

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Achievements for Tuesday, June 09, 2026

2026-06-09T05:02:09+00:00

Hey runners, it's another day and it is time to post your accomplishments you'd like to share - big or small.

Note: No need to preface YOUR accomplishments with something like, "this may not be an accomplishment to most of you...". Be proud of your achievement.

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Tuesday Shoesday

2026-06-09T05:01:12+00:00

Shoes are a big topic in this sub, so in an effort to condense and collect some of these posts, we're introducing Shoesday Tuesday! Similar to Wednesday's gear thread, but focusing on shoes.

What’ve you been wearing on your feet? Anything fun added to the rotation? Got a review of a new release? Questions about a pair that’s caught your eye? Here's the place to discuss.

NOTE: For you Runnitors looking to sell/trade any running gear (as well as bib transfers), head over to /r/therunningrack.

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What to invest in?

2026-06-08T11:25:46+00:00

I have a bit of spare cash I am wishing to invest into my running. For context, I am a 24 year old male from Aus. 🇦🇺

My PB’s are:
5km: 18:55
10km: 39:39
Half: 1:28:41

I have been running consistently for the past year, but had some sort of base fitness from junior sport etc. I am running the GC half and Melb full mara this year.

If you had $500 to $1,000 to invest purely into improving your running, where would you spend it?

Cheers!

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Run Nutrition Tuesday

2026-06-09T05:01:13+00:00

Rules of the Road

1) Anyone is welcome to participate and share your ideas, plans, diet, and nutrition plans.

2) Promote good discussion. Simply downvoting because you disagree with someone's ideas is BAD. Instead, let them know why you disagree with them.

3) Provide sources if possible. However, anecdotes and "broscience" can lead to good discussion, and are welcome here as long as they are labeled as such.

4) Feel free to talk about anything diet or nutrition related.

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Miscellaneous Monday Chit Chat

2026-06-08T14:08:06+00:00

Happy Mondayayayayayay!

How was the weekend? What's on this week? Let's get after it folks!

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Achievements for Monday, June 08, 2026

2026-06-08T05:02:09+00:00

Hey runners, it's another day and it is time to post your accomplishments you'd like to share - big or small.

Note: No need to preface YOUR accomplishments with something like, "this may not be an accomplishment to most of you...". Be proud of your achievement.

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Official Q&A for Monday, June 08, 2026

2026-06-08T05:02:08+00:00

With over 4,200,000 subscribers, there are a lot of posts that come in everyday that are often repeats of questions previously asked or covered in the FAQ.

If you are new to the sub or to running, this Intro post is a good resource.

As always don't forget to check the FAQ.

And please take advantage of the search bar or Google's subreddit limited search.

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Li'l Race Report Thread

2026-06-08T05:01:14+00:00

The Li’l Race Report Thread is for writing a short report on a recent race or a run in a new place. If your race doesn’t really need its own thread but you still want to talk about it, then post it here! Both your good and bad races are welcome.

Didn't run a race, but had an interesting run to talk about. Post it here as well!

So get to it, Runnit! In a paragraph or two, where’d you run and how’d it go?

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What are your best tips for racing a 10k?

2026-06-07T13:23:23+00:00

I’ve done 5ks, marathons, and even an ultra. But I’ve never raced a 10k. I’ve got my first 10k race next weekend. What are your best tips for racing this distance?

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Runners who've bonked or hit the wall, what was your nutrition like leading up to it?

2026-06-07T07:46:07+00:00

Training for my first marathon and trying to learn from other people's mistakes as well as my own. If you've ever hit the wall, bonked, or just felt way worse than expected on a long run or race, what do you think went wrong with your fueling? Did you know at the time that nutrition was the issue, or did you figure it out after? I would love to hear specific stories.

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The Weekly Training Thread

2026-06-07T05:01:11+00:00

Post your training for this past week. Provide any context you find helpful like what you're training for and what your previous weeks have been like. Feel free to comment on other people's training.

(This is not the Achievement thread).

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Achievements for Sunday, June 07, 2026

2026-06-07T05:02:17+00:00

Hey runners, it's another day and it is time to post your accomplishments you'd like to share - big or small.

Note: No need to preface YOUR accomplishments with something like, "this may not be an accomplishment to most of you...". Be proud of your achievement.

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Official Q&A for Sunday, June 07, 2026

2026-06-07T05:02:16+00:00

With over 4,200,000 subscribers, there are a lot of posts that come in everyday that are often repeats of questions previously asked or covered in the FAQ.

If you are new to the sub or to running, this Intro post is a good resource.

As always don't forget to check the FAQ.

And please take advantage of the search bar or Google's subreddit limited search.

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Achievements for Saturday, June 06, 2026

2026-06-06T05:02:05+00:00

Hey runners, it's another day and it is time to post your accomplishments you'd like to share - big or small.

Note: No need to preface YOUR accomplishments with something like, "this may not be an accomplishment to most of you...". Be proud of your achievement.

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Official Q&A for Saturday, June 06, 2026

2026-06-06T05:02:05+00:00

With over 4,200,000 subscribers, there are a lot of posts that come in everyday that are often repeats of questions previously asked or covered in the FAQ.

If you are new to the sub or to running, this Intro post is a good resource.

As always don't forget to check the FAQ.

And please take advantage of the search bar or Google's subreddit limited search.

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Social Saturday

2026-06-06T05:01:10+00:00

Enforcing Rule 3 (no self-promotion, social media links) is a must with a large sub such as this, but we do realize that it filters out some truly useful content that is relative to the sub. In an effort to allow that content in, we thought we'd have a weekly post to give a spot for the useful content. So...

Here's you chance!

Got a project you've been working on (video, programming, etc.), share it here!

Want to promote a business or service, share it here!

Trying to get more Instagram followers, share it here!

Found any great running content online, share it here!

The one caveat I have is that whatever is shared should be fitness related, please.

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Achievements for Friday, June 05, 2026

2026-06-05T05:02:08+00:00

Hey runners, it's another day and it is time to post your accomplishments you'd like to share - big or small.

Note: No need to preface YOUR accomplishments with something like, "this may not be an accomplishment to most of you...". Be proud of your achievement.

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Official Q&A for Friday, June 05, 2026

2026-06-05T05:02:08+00:00

With over 4,200,000 subscribers, there are a lot of posts that come in everyday that are often repeats of questions previously asked or covered in the FAQ.

If you are new to the sub or to running, this Intro post is a good resource.

As always don't forget to check the FAQ.

And please take advantage of the search bar or Google's subreddit limited search.

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Race Roll Call

2026-06-05T04:00:24+00:00

Good morning, Runnit! Another weekend of races is approaching, so let's take a minute to see if any other Runnitors will be laying down those miles with us!

If you're racing this weekend, put a top-level comment below with the race details to help find other members of the community. See a race mentioned that looks interesting? Ask questions! Running your favorite race of the year? Tell us what makes it so awesome!

This thread is just an easy way to help Runnitors find each other in some sort of organized manner and help cheer each other on!

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