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All I want for Christmas is a 22-mile trail run

Can you believe some people wouldn't want to run 22 miles as a festive treat?

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Adharanand Finn
Dec 01, 2025
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Not a bad place to run. Photograph: Bundle McLaren

When I told a neighbour I’d run 22 miles on Sunday, he asked me, incredulous: “Did you do that for fun?”

Not only did I do it for fun, it was a Christmas treat. My local band of running buddies get together every now and then for a long run, and this was our Christmas special.

And it was a treat, too, even…

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