I happy to announce that my new book is out, titled “It’s Not Just About Running: Reflections on Life and Change in Egypt”. About the book: Author A. I. Shoukry describes his running moments like a window with a sunrise view for a prisoner kept in solitary confinement. After witnessing a revolution in Egypt, running […]
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Since the Aswan Half Marathon, held last February, I didn’t exceed the 10k per run. Last two weeks I had a bad seasonal allergy, and I felt like I had never run before and got a sense of doubt whenever the thought of running came to my mind. It was a strange feeling as I […]
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Pyramiden Lauf 2017
March 2016 was my comeback to the Pyramiden Lauf after my last appearance in the early nineties. I wished to participate a couple of years before that but missed it because of my ankle problems. In 2016 I finished in 48 minutes, walked part of the route, and felt like I had run a marathon […]
حين تقرر أن تدخل اختبارا وتحديا صعبا باختيارك وليس فرضا عليك فعادة ما يكون تحديا للنفس قبل أن يكون منافسة لأحد، وحين يصبح ذلك الاختبار تحديا للجسد و النفس و العقل فذلك ما يكون الأصعب. وحينما تكون في ذروة الاختبار تدرك معاني كثيرة قد تنساها في خضم الاحداث اليومية. يوما بعد يوم تفكر ما هي […]
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Aswan42 The Event Review
A big thank you to TheTriFactory for their organization and congratulations on the successful event. Registration for the race was an easy step-through EventtUs. The race start was organized and different zones were prepared for different paces, however, there were no pacers. The race route was so beautiful, that you can easily forget yourself while […]