Gretchen Reynolds

@GretchenReynold · Southwest · joined 02 Feb 2012

Fitness columnist for the Washington Post, author of the NY Times bestseller The First 20 Minutes, wife, mother and slow but avid runner and cyclist

47 610Followers

3 753Following

5 049Posts total

11.8KViews on collected posts

Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

51926 Oct

1.7K13 Nov

1.3K15 Jul

60727 Jan

5.1K21 May

29322 May

2.2K

1227 May

Last 8 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.58%26 Oct

1.26%13 Nov

1.35%15 Jul

0.49%27 Jan

0.62%21 May

1.37%22 May

0.14%

8.33%27 May

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views.

What the audience does

Likes66.3%65 in total

Reposts6.1%6 in total

Replies12.2%12 in total

Quotes2.0%2 in total

Bookmarks13.3%13 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

@GretchenReynold Has anyone looked into the ultra-processed gels & other 'nutritional' products used by pro cyclists, marathon runners, and others who're "fueling" during races & training? 12 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 27 May 2026 @GretchenReynold Thanks, Gretchen 2.2K views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 22 May 2026 @GretchenReynold Interesting signal from a small study, but let’s not overreact. Extreme endurance training might stress the gut, yet regular exercise still cuts overall colon cancer risk by 20-30%. More research needed before scaring marathoners. Keep moving smartly! 🏃‍♂️ 293 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 22 May 2026 Marathons and ultramarathons may be linked to colon cancer. Here’s why. https://t.co/zBb4YLLASk 5.1K views · 21 likes · 4 reposts · 6 replies 21 May 2026 +1! #SavethePost 607 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 27 Jan 2026 This study is really fascinating https://t.co/zRZxinPN1g 1.3K views · 12 likes · 2 reposts · 2 replies 15 Jul 2025 Will no longer be posting here, though I'm not disabling my account. I will still check my feed from time to time. If you're at the Blue place, follow me there and I'll follow back. Looking forward to civility. gretchenxreynolds there 1.7K views · 20 likes · 0 reposts · 2 replies 13 Nov 2024 What she says ... "It has fallen to me, the humor columnist, to endorse Harris for president" https://t.co/bBNdm0dumL 519 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 26 Oct 2024

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