The LetsRun.com on-line running community was started in 2000 by twin brothers Robert and Weldon Johnson. The LetsRun.com tag-line is, "Where your dreams become reality."

The website was originally started by the brothers, as a hobby, to occupy their free time between their running workouts, as they were training for the 2000 Olympic Trials. LetsRun.com is primarily focused on the elite level of the sport of long distance running, although sprint races and track and field events do receive some coverage on the site.

LetsRun.com Message Boards

LetsRun.com also maintains a very active message board. The message boards are becoming the go-to on-line site for current running information, news and advice. Tito Morales wrote the article "The LetsRun Phenomenon; The virtual place where running coalesces", for the March/April 2009 issue of Marathon & Beyond.

In the article, Tito mentions the appeal of the message boards to the running community: "The real allure for LetsRun visitors, and perhaps the principal reason why the site attracts so many repeat guests, is the message board. True to their original intent, the Johnsons, with their message board, have created an Internet community where those interested in running - from novices to elites - can interact with one another on a variety of subjects."*

 *Morales, Tito. "The LetsRun Phenomenon; The virtual place where ruining coalesces." Marathon & Beyond March/April 2009: 92-108.