‘The AR community is incredibly supportive and often a gentle nudge is all people need to get their trainers on and get out the door.’ ‘With everything people have going on in their lives sometimes getting out and being active is hard - especially when the days are short and the weather miserable,’ say organisers James and Claudi. To reward runners for their efforts and to keep them motivated, AdventRunning will be giving away a daily prize for the best photo, video or blog. All participants need to do is challenge themselves to be active for 30 minutes a day between 1st December and Christmas Day.
Running challenge 2021 free#
Similar to Marcothon, AdventRunning is a free fitness based challenge for the month of December. Visit the Marcothon Facebook page or for details. It’s better to have a rest day today and run tomorrow than run today and have a week injured.’ ‘If you are unfortunate enough to pick up an injury then please stop straight away. 'I have found that the first two weeks are the hardest but once you get past that you start to feel so much better and I suppose the end is in sight too,’ says Marco. If you are new to running you can run/walk but the aim is to be able to run by the end of the month. The daily distance is a minimum of three miles or 25 minutes of non-stop running, whichever comes first. Participants have to commit to run every day in December, including Christmas Day. ‘Setting aside 25 minutes of me-time is fantastic for de-stressing and doing a physical activity can help burn those extra calories that you will be having during the festive period.’ ‘December can be a very stressful time for people,’ says Marco.
Seven years later, this simple month-long challenge annually attracts thousands of Marcothon devotees from around the world. They enjoyed it so much they created a Facebook group, and suddenly a fitness boom was born.
Inspired by his success his wife Debbie decided to have a go too. In 2009 Marco Consani, an Inov-8 Ambassador and Senior Support Analyst from Glasgow, set himself a challenge to run at least three miles a day every day for a month. But what if you used the days so often laden with stodgy dinners and boozy excess to set yourself a fitness challenge? There are lots of great ways to get involved and utilise the 25 days of advent as an excellent motivational fitness tool. From chocolate advent calendars to family get-togethers and successive nights on the town, the countdown to Christmas has always been exciting.
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