This September, Emma Smith is running a marathon every day for 30 days, inspired by her mother, sister and brother, who have all experienced a cancer diagnosis, and in memory of her close friend, Todd, who died from cancer in 2022.
Seeing what Todd's family went through, all while her own sister was undergoing treatment, sparked the idea for the Month of Marathons.
"You just feel so helpless because all you can do is be there for them," Emma told the Mudgee Guardian.
"I needed to do something and I thought maybe a big run… then it evolved into Month of Marathons".
The Mudgee local has set an ambitious goal where she will cover a distance of 1,266 kilometres in 30 days, all to raise money for Cancer Council's life-saving cancer research, prevention and support programs.
