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Silent Running

Today I couldn’t find my earphones while gathering my things up to rush for my run. I was already late for work, but I had to squeeze my weekly short run. As the summer passed by, I stopped my weekly running routine. Now the weather is perfect for a regular outdoor run. I promised myself […]

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Night Running

Only three weeks have passed since my last run, and I felt like I never ran before. Although it’s almost two years now since I started to run regularly, I still get the feeling of newbies when I stop running for a week or two. And the more I take a break from running the […]

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It’s Not Just About Running: Reflections on Life and Change in Egypt

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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Celebration Run

As I went to bed late, I didn’t have any clue how am I supposed to wake up the next day to run early. I did set the alarm to 6 am and thought if I had a strong will to run I would wake up. 5:59 am I woke up without the alarm, didn’t […]

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Embrace Contrast & Break the Barrier

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 […]