On January 1st, 2023, I started running every day. Not because I was a runner — I wasn't. The longest I'd ever run before was 27km in a single day. I started because I needed to do something with my body that matched what I felt in my heart about the world.
"The act of running is a small manifestation of my solidarity with every child whose life is overshadowed by conflict. While my suffering ends when I stop running, theirs continues day after day."
What began as a daily commitment to show up became something I couldn't stop. By May 2023, I locked in 11.1km per day — the number 11 echoing November 11th, Armistice Day, the day the world agreed to stop fighting. Every day was a refusal to look away.
I ran in forests and deserts, on beaches and mountain roads, through race courses and empty streets at midnight. I ran in London, Manila, Bali, Sri Lanka, the Middle East, the Philippines highlands. I ran sick, tired, injured and in the dark. 1,111 days without missing a single one.
The streak ended January 15th, 2026 — at exactly 1,111 days. The running hasn't stopped. Follow the ongoing journey at @xx_runone.
