London Marathon Weekend — Covent Garden
Oner Your Recovery
Oner Active x TCI: A Standout London Marathon Brand Activation
The London Marathon is one of the world’s most iconic sporting events—but beyond the finish line, brands have a powerful opportunity to connect with audiences in meaningful ways.
This year, TCI partnered with Oner Active to deliver a high-impact experiential marketing activation in Covent Garden, using our signature Transparent Showcase Truck to create a premium recovery space dedicated to female runners.
The result? A visually striking, purpose-driven activation that combined brand storytelling, community engagement and real value.
A Mobile Retail Experience Designed for Visibility
At the centre of the activation was our chrome-finished Transparent Showcase Truck—a fully mobile, glass-structured retail and experiential unit designed to maximise visibility and footfall.
Positioned in the heart of Covent Garden, the truck naturally attracted marathon crowds, tourists and supporters. Its transparent design allowed visitors to immediately see inside, creating instant curiosity and engagement without the need for heavy signage or hard selling.
This is where mobile experiential marketing excels—bringing the brand directly to the audience in high-footfall environments.
The “Oner Your Recovery” Concept
Oner Active’s vision was clear: create a dedicated space where female marathon runners could recover, reset and feel celebrated after completing 26.2 miles.
The interior of the truck was transformed into a clean, premium environment featuring:
- Branded product displays
- A welcoming recovery-focused layout
- A calm, considered space within a high-energy event
More than just a visual installation, the activation delivered real value:
- 600+ visitors engaged with the space
- 100 female marathon finishers received exclusive recovery toolkits
- A strong sense of community, empowerment and belonging was created
Reset, refuel, celebrate
Alongside the Transparent Showcase Truck, the Oner Cheer Squad brought infectious energy to the piazza — amplifying the sense of belonging that made the day so special. The queues that formed spoke for themselves: people drawn in equally by the spectacle of the truck and the warmth of the Oner community forming around it.
“Seeing over 600 people come through teh space across teh day was incredibly rewarding. The energy, the conversations and the sense of belonging that formed around the van reminded me why experiential work like this matters so much.” – Gabrijela Zaper — Event Manager, Oner Active
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100 female finishers unlocked the Oner Toolboxes — a curated recovery kit gifted exclusively to women who had just conquered the 26.2 miles. Seeing their reactions, as Gabrijela put it, made every part of the build worth it.
A true team effort
The Transparent Showcase Truck is one of the TCI’s most versatile and striking assets. Its full-length open panel turns the interior into a live display window – products, people and brand stories made visible to an entire piazza. Combined with the mirror-chrome exterior, it creates an organic magnet for attention that no static stand can replicate.
This is what experiential looks like
Events like this remind us why we do what we do. The London Marathon is one of the world’s great sporting occasions, and to have our Transparent Showcase Truck at the heart of it — shining in chrome at Covent Garden, welcoming 600+ visitors and putting 100 female finishers at the centre of the story — is exactly the kind of work The Clear Idea was built to deliver.
A massive thank you to the whole team at Oner Active, to Good Culture for the creative vision, Nobody’s Café for the exceptional execution and to every member of the Oner Cheer Squad who made the day electric. And above all — to every woman who ran, recovered and came through the Transparent Showcase Truck. You are the reason this exists.
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