A couple of weeks ago I ran my first 10k and accomplished one of my dreams by running downtown Cairo, I went through Tahrir Square passing through Talaat Harb Street then the 26 of July Street turning right into Mohamed Farid and out through Mohamed Mahmoud Street.
Last week I made my first 12k and instead of getting back through Mohamed Farid, I extended to Opera Square and back through El Sheikh Rihan Street. Actually, I was planning 11k but while I am preparing to go down and run my wife told me didn’t you say you should do 12k today? I said, well I didn’t say this but will see and I did finish the 12k.
Downtown Cairo early morning is one of the most beautiful places to run in Egypt, as it’s one of the fewest neighborhoods in Cairo that actually has pavements for pedestrians. Listening to Bob Marley, Nirvana and all your nostalgic songs gives the run a great mood and a very different perspective on the old streets’ names background, which are full of historic events and stories.
Tomorrow is another big day for me inshallah, I need to make 14 or 15k, as I am training for my first half marathon in El Gouna on the 10th of February.
I will need to make a 9k spin downtown and 3k back and forth in and out of Tahrir.