Runners are shaving minutes off their marathon time with smart watch - now £30 off

The London Marathon is fast approaching, and Brits have discovered a genius way to improve their pace.

In collaboration with legendary runner Eliud Kipchoge, the new Huawei Watch GT Runner 2 is designed to help wearers achieve their next PB.

With an Intelligent Marathon Mode, the gadget provides smart training plans, pre-race and in-race guidance, and even handy refuel reminders.

As though that isn't enough to keep you motivated, Huawei also worked closely with the dsm-firmenich running team to refine the running power metric, which enables amateur runners to keep track of their exercise intensity.

There is also a wheelchair mode, which will identify specific pushing motions, distance, push count, and frequency.

It's the lightest titanium running watch in the industry, too with a 14-day battery life and impressive 32 hours of continuous GPS tracking.

From price and top features to how it works, find out more below.

Where to buy the Huawei Watch GT Runner 2 now

The new Huawei Watch GT Runner 2 is now available on the official website here for £349.99.

There are three colours available: dawn orange, midnight black, and dusk blue.

For a limited time only, you can receive £30 off when you apply the voucher code on site. Offer expires April 19, 2026.

How to use the watch to improve your marathon pace

Built with expert insight from Eliud Kipchoge, who has a sub-two hour marathon record, the Huawei Watch GT Runner 2 is designed to help seasoned and amateur runners.

It will provide personalised training plans based on the race you're working towards with pacing guidance and post-race achievement sharing on offer.

For those of you not quite ready to get behind the starting line, the watch also boasts smart training programs, which can be tailored depending on your level of experience.

For instance, these include interval runs, long, slow distance, and tempo runs.

The watch can be worn for other sports, too. There are over 100 sports modes available, from golf and skiing to trail runs.

Top features:

• Intelligent Marathon Mode with smart training plans, pre-race and in-race guidance, and handy refuel reminders
• Pacing guidance and post-race achievement sharing
• Smart training programs tailored to experience
• 14-day battery life
• 32 hours of continuous GPS tracking

Visit the website here to find out more.