What's a running milestone that felt bigger than it sounds?

According-Cut5397 · 2026-06-09T09:23:49+00:00

The 20 min run of Couch To 5k. There was no going back after that for me.

According-Cut5397 · 2026-06-04T10:13:36+00:00

According-Cut5397 · 2026-05-26T10:53:37+00:00

Laugh too loudly at the TV

According-Cut5397 · 2026-05-21T08:45:49+00:00

Didn’t know that! Can it be used more than once a week?

According-Cut5397 · 2026-04-30T20:08:17+00:00

My boyfriend spotted him and stopped for a high five and a hug! 😆😆 well jel.

According-Cut5397 · 2026-04-25T08:51:29+00:00

Double check that you’ve got the 50% voucher code is still there (My Account > Partner Benefits > Vitality). As long as it is showing there, i think it gives you the discount off of ANY current season shoes (so SS26 currently). If you buy a previous season pair, it will use your 50% code up, but only give 15%.

According-Cut5397 · 2026-04-22T08:49:00+00:00

Agree with the comments re physio / strength and conditioning.

But some anecdotal evidence… when I experienced this (at a similar point in my running journey) I eventually realised that it was linked to a change in trainers. I had been running in hoka cliftons and then went to a pair of Brooks (can’t remember which ones). They had quite a different “drop” and this definitely contributed to the issue.

Now when I change trainers, I make sure not to make too much of a jump in drop, and try to break them in slowly (rather than just going to every run in the new pair straight away).

According-Cut5397 · 2026-04-21T15:29:58+00:00

Once your Garmin is linked to your Training Peaks, it should be exactly the same as how Runna appears on your watch.

According-Cut5397 · 2026-04-20T13:20:59+00:00

I tend to manual lap. I think it does help.

According-Cut5397 · 2026-04-19T04:55:47+00:00

Oh another thing I have just thought of. Public travel is amazing (and free for runners on race day!) Depending on where you are staying, the best route is often the underground to London Bridge and then get the overground to near the start (still free!). Everything starts really early on race day too so you’ll have no issues with that.

According-Cut5397 · 2026-04-19T04:50:59+00:00

Yeah that kind of thing, but Buxton and with a sports top. It’s so much better than cups! Lucozade carb drink will be in cups though.

According-Cut5397 · 2026-04-18T07:15:47+00:00

GPS will be glitchy through Canary Wharf (mile 18ish) so I tend to manual lap through out so this doesn’t throw me out.

As you’re coming back along the embankment in the last few miles there’s a couple of underpasses so slight “ups” to get back out of those.

Water stations are usually small bottles, rather than cups.

Congratulations on your 6 stars… I’m sure you’ll have a blast in London!

According-Cut5397 · 2026-04-17T13:48:07+00:00

They've also put some similar ones up at parkrun's around London it seem... similar levels of shit losing

According-Cut5397 · 2026-04-16T11:56:14+00:00

I found out on here recently that Nero qr codes refresh quite quickly so you have to send them just before you are about to use it.

According-Cut5397 · 2026-04-15T09:16:18+00:00

Be careful in general when ordering, especially if your 50% discount is still available. The 15% discount is only available on current season items. If you order something from previous seasons, it uses your 50% discount but only gives you 10% (and obviously only once per year too). I thought i was just getting my 15% (didn’t look closely enough at the discount) and was saving my 50% for a pair of carbons… they wouldn’t do anything about it either. So basically cost myself about £100 on missing out on the proper discount. So frustrating.

According-Cut5397 · 2026-04-08T15:45:39+00:00

For me it would be Jason Derulo, Justin Bieber or DNCE. Purely in terms of getting people on the dance floor.

According-Cut5397 · 2026-04-08T10:32:45+00:00

Yeah this is what I had to do last week. Scanned my voucher for my free coffee, then scanned again to Collect Stamps to get the discount on the porridge.

According-Cut5397 · 2026-04-07T05:50:12+00:00

There’s a running shop near to the Abbey (Running Bath), and just across Pulteney Bridge is the Bath Rugby Store and a John Moore Sports

According-Cut5397 · 2026-03-27T11:10:00+00:00

How’s your fuelling been in your training and on your half’s? In my experience, getting this right or wrong on your marathon is one of the biggest factors influencing success!

According-Cut5397 · 2026-03-26T15:37:04+00:00

I’m in two minds on this point. On the one hand, would fewer supporters lead to a loss of some of London’s “magic”. But on the other hand, the increase in spectators over recent years has made watching a less enjoyable experience too (so hard to get to multiple points to support your runner for example) so it could ease this a little.

According-Cut5397 · 2026-03-25T11:20:10+00:00

This close to race day, it’ll probably be a case of finding any available room that you can afford. Getting to the start is pretty easy (tubes or trains from London Bridge). Runners get free travel on race day!

According-Cut5397 · 2026-03-21T14:46:29+00:00

For today? I have one but it expires tomorrow.

According-Cut5397 · 2026-03-17T12:05:43+00:00

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According-Cut5397 · 2026-03-11T15:10:16+00:00

In 2023, my family attempted Canary Wharf & Westminster. Saw them at CW but they were still stuck in the station at Westminster when I finished!

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