Once I finished my first marathon, I said: What did I do to myself? The next night I was signing for my second half marathon in Aswan. After 48 hours of rest, I did some cross-training on the Elliptical bike followed by stretches. For the following 3 days, I ran 6, 10, and 14 kilometers […]
I always preferred listening to music while running to listen to the sound of my breaths, and I do believe that some songs do add extra power and pace to your body in times you are desperate for any extra help. When I started this blog I thought of not writing only on running but […]
You choose your route, you like the track, streets parks, or the desert. You choose your distance, long-distance, or short but it doesn’t mean you will reach your destination. You choose your running partner, sometimes he chooses you or you might meet by chance or you might choose to just run by yourself. You choose […]
Whenever someone asked me, why did you tone down my political activities? I answered: I am now happy and running. I really felt running as a therapy one day, but I never saw the direct relation between running and freedom. One friend noticed the direct relation in my case, between feeling trapped with limited abilities to […]
1- Don’t exceed your usual pace especially at the start of the race. 2- When you adjust to your comfortable running pace keep going and you may increase your pace as times go by and as you approach the final kilometers. 3- Don’t look behind you, keep focusing, you are racing against yourself only. 4- Don’t […]