Running Reflections

I Ran Every Day for 69 Days: From Marcothon to the Winter Spine Challenge At the end of November 2025, I had no intention of starting a running streak. A few runs at the end of the month turned into a few more… and before I knew it, I rolled straight into Marcothon — the […]

Every December thousands of runners quietly take on one of the most deceptively simple challenges in the running calendar: Run every day in December. No medals.No entry fee.No finish line. Just you, your running shoes, and the commitment to get out the door 31 days in a row. This is the Marcothon running challenge. In

When the opportunity came up to go to Ottawa for two weeks in winter for business, I wasn’t about to turn that down. I almost regretted it the moment I stepped out of the airport at 8:30pm.The temperature was reading –23°C but felt like –31°C with the windchill. Being from the UK, I couldn’t help

At Sweat smart Running we have run lots of Ultra races. Some long, some very long, some hot some cold some wet some very wet Some windy some very windy Some snowy some very snowy. some hilly some flat. What we are trying to say is that regardless of the race conditions, you will be

Editor’s note:I wrote this race report after finishing the Grand Union Canal Race back in 2011. With the 2026 race coming up, I thought it was the perfect time to revisit it. I have kept the story intact, but added a few reflections on what I would do differently now, especially around hydration, fuelling and