His name is Moshen, and we like to call him the Mayor of Maadi. He is 100% Egyptian, but also considers himself Brazilian and I think secretly, a bit American. He is a very unique character and I am so thankful I met this guy.
Moshen is responsible for the creation of the Maadi Runners. For years, Expats and Egyptians have gathered together to train for various marathons around the world. This year, they have chosen Barcelona, Spain on March 6th as their destination. The most interesting thing about this group is it's cult-like mentality of "once a Maadi Runner, always a Maadi Runner". As the local group gathers around 20-25 runner's each week, the international group will bring over 60 members together at the annual marathon.
Last week, Moshen organize the group run of 13.1 miles, from Maadi to the Sphinx! We departed from Maadi around 6:30am and jogged our way down the Cornish, over the Nile, along the Ring Road and finally finishing at the Giza Pyramids next to the infamous Sphinx. As tradition, after each run we meet for a brunch at someones home. However, this special occasion deserved a special Egyptian breakfast. We celebrated our first half marathon of the season with foul, tamea, boiled eggs, pita and turkish coffee.
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| Maadi Runner's at Giza |
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| Group Run in the Wadi |
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| Katy at Wadi Degla |
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| hill workout :) |
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| Running the Island of Zamelek |
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