THE ATHLETE IN ME

I love sport. Not just one version of it, either — futsal on weekends, freestyle football whenever I’ve got a ball and five free minutes, and running, which has slowly become the most consistent thread of all of it.

This site is just for that side of me. I split what used to be one site into four spaces because a single label was never going to hold everything I care about, and sport deserved a home of its own.

Running is where the discipline lives right now. I used to run consistently, and I’m rebuilding that base — the near-term goal is simple: get back to racing marathons, any marathon, like I used to. The long-term goal is bigger: three cross-country runs I keep coming back to — Cairo to Alexandria, Cairo to Aswan, and Aswan to Alexandria.

Lately there’s a new target too: Hyrox and CrossFit. I’m nowhere close yet — not going to pretend otherwise — but I’m giving it everything I’ve got, the same way I’m giving the marathon everything. Different sport, same stubbornness.

If you’re chasing something similar — a marathon, a Hyrox floor, your first proper freestyle trick — follow along. I’ll be tracking the miles and the mindset, out loud, the whole way.