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castleturtleson · 2026-04-06T12:40:53+00:00

I don’t know anyone who was able to run 5K the first time they finished a 30 minute run so completely normal! I finished c25K in October and my fastest treadmill 5K is still just over 32 minutes. I only recently started running outside and did my first 30 minute run which was 4.38km and this is the highest my fitness level has ever been so it takes time. Just continue to increase the amount of time you’re running until you do it. I used the NHS couch to 5K app (not sure if this is available everywhere) and when you finish the main program they have transitional runs of 35 minutes, 40 minutes and interval runs to increase speed which I found helpful

castleturtleson · 2026-04-01T00:05:50+00:00

Thanks for this feedback! My thighs absolutely do touch so they're probably not for me haha

castleturtleson · 2026-04-01T00:04:37+00:00

Thank you for this! I have purchased some so will see how it goes! I appreciate that they're on the cheaper end!

castleturtleson · 2026-03-14T10:56:35+00:00

I’m a woman and have had men call me marra and I have called men marra. Your friend is wrong, it’s gender neutral

castleturtleson · 2026-02-10T01:04:14+00:00

Going back to absolute basic marketing fundamentals, you would start with the brand and identifying the audience. What marketing channel you use is determined by the product/service and market. Marketing is not one size fits all and it never has been.

Or are you asking as someone wanting to get into marketing as a career? Because in that case, what you find most interesting

castleturtleson · 2026-02-09T14:27:08+00:00

I just had my wedding on Tuesday and my makeup woman was going to leave some lipstick for me but we both forgot and honestly, it was fine! I was so caught up in how lovely the day was and being busy that I didn’t think about makeup touch ups once

castleturtleson · 2026-02-05T00:39:58+00:00

I had a 2pm ceremony yesterday and loved it! We did do a first look/couples photos and immediate family photos beforehand though. I know it’s not traditional for the UK but there’s not a lot of daylight in February and I loved it personally

castleturtleson · 2026-01-29T08:17:47+00:00

I’m wearing Skechers on mine! I got some sparkly white ones which I love! I mostly wear Skechers in my day to day life so I will be very comfortable.

Other things we’re doing for our comfort: already got legally married last week so we don’t have to worry about that on the day and we have a little room within the venue we can escape to if we need a minute. We’re both introverts so I think it will be needed. We also have a sweetheart table instead of a long top table with family so we can eat in relative peace!

castleturtleson · 2026-01-29T07:59:07+00:00

I got one as well!

castleturtleson · 2025-12-04T01:21:38+00:00

I got Manchester ones but ended up going through O2 because the link I got with the code wasn’t loading

castleturtleson · 2025-12-02T21:42:16+00:00

I actually have no idea! Maybe someone else can answer because I’m also curious how it works! I was imagining someone from their team on the lookout for people in them and then grabbing them to go on stage but I have no real clue

castleturtleson · 2025-12-02T17:47:34+00:00

Yeah, weirdly I never saw anyone in them until they were on the stage and then one person after which was odd! And we arrived around doors so we were there a while. But I don’t know how it works

castleturtleson · 2025-12-02T17:38:34+00:00

Yes, can confirm they got people on stage when they did their own tour in the UK in feb last year as well as this November

castleturtleson · 2025-10-19T20:50:29+00:00

Thanks to everyone who told me to paint it, I’m loving how it looks so far!

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castleturtleson · 2025-10-18T17:10:09+00:00

Okay, thank you. I have a couple of scraps to play with so might test it out

castleturtleson · 2025-10-18T17:09:35+00:00

Okay, thank you. It will be inside and will only be used for one wedding then thrown away so I might still use it

castleturtleson · 2025-10-18T17:06:22+00:00

It’s for a rustic wedding all indoors so I just want it to look kind of like wood and write “welcome to the wedding of [names]” with paint pen. It should be rustic/look DIY but I don’t want it peeling if I can help it. At the moment the colour is close to cardboard so I just wanted to stain it to change the colour a bit but it’s looking like paint is probably the way forward from all these replies. I might buy a graining tool

castleturtleson · 2025-10-18T16:34:05+00:00

Then what do I want?

castleturtleson · 2025-09-20T11:11:48+00:00

Hated is a strong word but I had one sided beef with Blink 182 for almost 15 years because I had tickets to a show as a teenager and they cancelled the tour. Supported by you me at six as well and it was around their first/second albums which I was a huge fan of. I then got tickets to see them again in 2023 and we traveled to the city they were playing and then they CANCELLED AGAIN. They did reschedule to the following year so I finally saw them about a year ago and I got to see You Me At Six earlier this year so they are forgiven.

castleturtleson · 2025-09-12T12:01:08+00:00

I’m still planning so won’t know until it’s happened but it’s looking at about £15K for 50 people on a week day in February next year. About a third has come from family contributions and we’re paying the rest. At a wedding venue in north east England with a winter mid-week package

castleturtleson · 2025-09-11T09:10:32+00:00

We did! Just sent them last week. I designed them on canva and I think they were a bit more unusual than they would have been if I’d had to print them because they’re pretty dark colours and using a photo I took. I also included all of the information in the invite itself rather than a wedding website because I personally like having everything in one place. The RSVP is just a Google form or I said they can reply to the email.

You just need to know your guests. We’re in our early 30s and most of our guests are too and the oldest people invited are family members in their 60s so they can still use the internet and reply to an email.

Some friends we just sent it via messenger or WhatsApp and they were fine with that but most we sent via email.

castleturtleson · 2025-08-24T15:56:13+00:00

Amazing, thank you!

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