What's new in gear? Shoes, nutrition, or gadgets you've bought or would like to try? Maybe something that caught your eye? Let us know in the comments. I'll share my finds below! ⬇️

Race info: Race name + location: Bonn Marathon, Bonn Date: April 19th, 2026 Distance: 10k Finish time: 1h17min Weather conditions: sunny, then light rain, then windy, then sunny, then heavy rain, then sunny again – welcome to germany xD Goals: What were you going in with? I just wanted to cross the finish line. The "good" time I had in mind: 1h15min. My "it's okay, but please not longer than this"-time I had in mind" 1h30min. Training background: Started running in October. Then ran my first 5k run in the first week of december. Then I was sick for three months and wasn't able to run. Afterwards, I really struggled with my mind while running. I had two different sportive goals until this weekend, but my gym-goal was actually my priority, so five times per week in the gym, one of them a treadmill-session, saturday a rest-day and sunday my run-walk of 12-15km. I never ran more than five kilometers without walking except one single time: two sundays before the race. At race day, I had a 20sec walk, just to drink my water. Race day: Pre-race: Well, I was very, very unmotivated to run that day xD I felt like just going back home and sleeping in. And everyone around me was so energetic and excited. I arrived two hours before start, we (boyfriend and I) collected my startnumber and then we walked through the city to watch the halfmarathon-ers. Standing at the starting zone, I was still pretty unmotivated. Like, why do I even do this? And then it started, and I just focused on chewing my gum 🤣 After 600m I looked onto my watch for the first time, and thought: "Oh bother, still 9,4km left...". After 5km I felt pretty proud as I ran them all the way through!? Then I looked on my watch and saw that it's been around 40min. Then I thought "Well, then let's run for 60min, and then I can allow myself a little walk". Funny enough, after 1hr I tried to walk, and god, did these five steps hurt. Walking did hurt more than running, so obviously I had to continue running. At the finish line, I actually out of a sudden felt a lot of pain. My take: Go to the toilet BEFORE you start the run, and don't think "Nah, that can wait". One day later: Ahhh, my legs are SORE. And yep, booked the halfmarathon-race on august 30th.

Your challenge this month: complete as many squares on the bingo card as you can in April. No pressure to get a full house. Just play, run, and have fun with it. 👉 Open your bingo card here: https://runletters.com/bingo/ ✅ Rules ⬇️ (Full explainer in pinned comment!) 1️⃣ Screenshot the bingo card and save it. 2️⃣ Every time you complete a square, post in this thread and tell us about it. ONE accomplishment per comment! 3️⃣ Everyone who completes at least 4 squares will be entered into the monthly spot prize draw. ⭐ Share a screenshot of your bingo card on Instagram and tag @runletters for a bonus extra entry! This really helps the club, so I'd REALLY appreciate it! 🎁 Prize: To be announced! 🤕 Injured, sick, or dealing with a niggle? Change "run" to "walk"! For the YouTube video, this is the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@runletters/videos 👉 Drop a 🎱 below if you're in, and let's make April a fun one 💙

Ooohhh it's Tuesday again... Any shoes you've been eyeing? A friend who wore something new that looked great? Headphones, nutrition, anything you'd like to try out? Share your finds down below! ⬇️

I plan on adding a page in the Classroom where I list them all, so people can meet up + decide to do a race with others! Please share them like this if you can 👇 👉 Country | Name of Race | Distance | Date