Marathon forum, but not as you know it!

[linda9389]

After much deliberation and investigation, I believe we are finally on the verge of changing our forum name to better reflect our ethos!

Exact timings will be down to the HU tech team so we can't say exactly when it will change ... only that we believe it will 😍

The aim is to keep all URLs the same (the web addresses that determine where we end up), in the hope/belief that that will maintain continuity where we have saved links to pages, or where there are links to posts within posts.

Our new name will be 'Fun beyond 10K, plus race support'.

Hopefully it will better reflect who we are (to the same end, we will be changing our bio a little too) but everything else about us as a forum will remain the same.

Fingers crossed there will be no issues, but please do let us know if you have trouble with anything and we will be right on it.

The marathon team

(oh ... maybe we need to change that too .... 🤔🥰)

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

That sounds great linda9389 ! So now you become the Fun Team. But then again you always have been.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

Haha. I just messaged Cmoi and IP to suggest that option 😍

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Fun Girl Three 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

😍

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

😁👍

[Hedgehogs123 Metric Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

used to love them (well, fun boy that is!😂)

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

That sounds very welcoming to all of us especially us who will be unlikely to run a marathon distance.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

We do hope so. We have such a variety of runners and all are absolutely welcome, as our new 'about' blurb says:

This community connects and supports road, track and trail runners exploring beyond 10K (10 miles, half, full and ultra marathon, triathlon) and those taking part in racing events at all distances. We share stories, knowledge and experiences about training, nutrition, coping with injury, and more. Join us for helpful tips, weekly chats, race support (our famous pompoms), virtual events and fun challenges - everyone is welcome, whatever your level or ability!

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles in reply to linda9389]

Perfect 😃

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to linda9389]

I really like the blurb, it says it all 😍 May take me a little while to get used to the name but I will because I know how hard you’ve all worked for it 🤗

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

😍😍😍

[nowster Metric Marathon]

Can't the admins here do a permanent redirect from heathunlocked.com/marathon-running/whatever to healthunlocked.com/fun-beyond-10k/whatever to keep the old links working?

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to nowster]

Quite possibly, but it was their suggestion to leave things unchanged so we agreed ...

[nowster Metric Marathon in reply to linda9389]

OK. I can understand it's extra overhead that might get lost at some future point.

eg. an extra config line in the main webserver config to do the "301" redirect.

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to nowster]

Suspect you already realise this nowster , but I felt I should clarify to anyone else reading: those of us with admin badges don't really have any control over forum infrastructure.

So while we can do stuff like editing, pinning, locking and deleting posts, and awarding badges, we can't actually get at the nitty-gritty of redirects or coding. Instead we have to flag stuff up and make requests to those who work for Health Unlocked. 😀

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon]

I think it’s great new name and captures the sentiment of this forum well. I especially like that I can still post my ridiculously short race events. 😂

Good luck and well done to all you wonderful admins. x

[misswobble Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

it’s something for everyone which is why it’s so lovely 🙂

[RunWillie Metric Marathon]

I love this forum & I’m very thankful for all you admins who work so hard to make it super fun. You are the fun team.

I’m just back from a wet & windy 12k which was not so fun 🤣

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to RunWillie]

Oh. Well done! Now it's time to treat yourself 🥰

[misswobble Marathon in reply to RunWillie]

😁

I don’t mind wet runs at all 😀 I ran one yesterday in fact 🏃‍♀️💦🌫 However, cold wet runs are another matter entirely 😫🥶

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

It made me smile! Thanks for all your hard work in organising this. ❤️

[Folkylass]

That’s a great name linda9389. A good blurb too. It includes everyone.👏👏🏃‍♀️😂

[Comfortnotspeed Marathon]

I think an inclusive and inviting forum name 😊

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Awesome!!! 😊😊😊

[misswobble Marathon in reply to roseabi]

ey up! 😀👋👍

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

Hi! How are you? 🌞

[Dexy5 10 Miles in reply to roseabi]

👋🏻

[misswobble Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Fine ta 👍. I hope you are too 😀

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

Yeah not too bad xxx

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to roseabi]

You've no idea how happy that comment makes me roseabi ! Hope things are good with you (I'm not on Strava much at the moment so apologies if I've missed something crucial.)

[nowster Metric Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Great so see you here! Was wondering how you were doing when I drove along Brighton seafront (doing touristy things) a couple of weeks ago.

[Mummycav]

love it! Great name…you could be the racy fun tenners! 😁

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Mummycav]

😍😍😍

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Mummycav]

“ Racy” might attract a different kind of member altogether!!! 😂

[Mummycav in reply to Irishprincess]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

😍😍😍

[Irish-John Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Where? Where? Lol

[Hedgehogs123 Metric Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

nearly fell off my stool then!!😂😂😂

[Mummycav in reply to Hedgehogs123]

😂😂

[Oldfloss Administrator]

Yes!!! Fun....a great word... it epitomizes enjoyment and happy running! A welcome for all moving forward !!!

[Week7 Half Marathon]

Perfect!

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Love this name change idea! 👍🙂

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Brilliant; well done everyone 👏👏👏👏👏🙂

[Birdlady64]

Sounds great, welcoming and inclusive - not that it wasn't before, but I like the emphasis on fun. Which is what it's all about after all.

[Irish-John Marathon]

Nice and inclusive Linda 🙂👍🏻 Marathons are scary for most of us - either doing them or thinking of them 🙂The change really does, imho, reflect what the Forum is about 🙂👍🏻

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Irish-John]

Scary for sure 😬. Don’t half focus the mind though 😳

Eek! 😁🏃‍♀️

[Irish-John Marathon in reply to misswobble]

For me, it was more the case I thought I was losing my mind lol. I was so lucky that it was "perfect" timing and conditions when I trained for mine. I would never have managed it otherwise So glad I did one, it really gives me a mental boost when I find myself struggling at far less distances - I remind myself that I am capable of more than the Gremlins insist I'm not

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Irish-John]

Having done one, and scratched the itch, one has to do a second to prove it wasn’t just a fluke 😎

I’m just about to start training for my 7th as I’m still not convinced 🙂

[Irish-John Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Unfortunately my absolute primary motivation disappeared when my Marathon-running MC buddies were posted elsewhere. I really wanted to do "just one more" but it wouldn't have been anything like as meaningful, and the sheer amount of time and effort just didn't seem worth it.

My hat is certainly off to you for as many as you have done and are aiming for - that's hard core grit! 🥂🙂

[Cowladyrunning Marathon]

Sounds great!

[Instructor57]

This sounds so good 🙂👍

[Hedgehogs123 Metric Marathon]

I like that, does exactly what it says on the tin!😀🙏👏

[Jools2020 Half Marathon]

I can remember being in awe of posting anything on a forum that had the word ‘Marathon’ in it! Possibly it was when I ran my only Half Marathon. It felt like an elite club and I was at the back, by the doors, just tentatively offering a half wave to all the ‘real’ runners 😊

The new name will change that, I think 😊

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Jools2020]

Oh no! That's exactly what we want to avoid because it's not true - no one is 'at the back', everyone is sumply running and moving forward 😊

A lot of forum members haven't run a half and don't intend to, and that's absolutely fine too 😊

[Jools2020 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

that’s why the new name will work so well!

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon]

I’m a bit late to the party but, yea, the original name was intimidating (he says, having joined within a week or so of completing C25K).

The new name is much more welcoming. Great job!