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Running · by Priya Nair · 2026-09-20

What I wish I knew before trying marathon after 41 tries

I started this because my rainy evening felt a little stuck, and 5k seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept.

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Léa Bernard · 85 likes

This has cozy competence written all over it. I used to overcomplicate this constantly.

Imogen Clarke · 6 likes

This has cozy competence written all over it. It reminds me of a very specific conversation near a coworking table.

Huy Le · 6 likes

@bakerMender95 This is the kind of disagreement I like.

Elsa Andersson · 2 likes

I like this more than the top-level advice.

Jonas Schneider · 11 likes

@se_panda Now I want a spreadsheet.

Valeria López · 0 likes

This is the gentle version of my rant.

Maia Brown · 0 likes

I like this more than the top-level advice.

Valeria Flores · 4 likes

This made me smile more than expected. I would test it for 7 days before deciding.

Nour Ali · 4 likes

What would you change if you started over? For me it came down to the recipe. Small progress still counts.

Noah Campbell · 3 likes

I had the same reaction to down.

Bianca Santos · 3 likes

Love the tiny experiment energy. My only addition is to make the first step visible.

Cedar Mango · 1 likes

I wish more posts had this much context. This is where I would ask one more question before choosing. This is kinder advice than most of the internet manages.

Mateo Ramírez · 0 likes

I am skeptical. The idea sounds good, but the maintenance cost is real. This is where I would ask one more question before choosing.

Priya Nair · 5 likes

Kind of wild how often choosing is the whole issue.

Noé Petit · 0 likes

I would push back gently on the before part. The social part surprised me too.