I think the one thing that’s been keeping me sane lately is running early every morning. I’ve finally gotten back into the habit after a long interruption, and let me tell you, it feels awesome.
The forest track at Sports City is a wonderful place to run. It’s one of few places in Amman that represent a true public space… you find people of different styles and backgrounds there as early as 6:00 am; young men with long beards, professional athletes in tights, veiled women in long black Abayas with adidas shoes underneath, old retired men taking a stroll and talking about inflation and corruption and your typical Jordanian rant. You see couples. You see kids (well only on Friday), you see people cycling, or playing football, or doing some Yoga, or simply running…
It feels a lot more natural than being in a gym, and well, I should add, a lot less pretentious than most gyms.
So, with the weather warming up, this is a perfect place to train for the upcoming Dead Sea Ultra Marathon which will take place on the 11th of April. You have one month, so if all else fails, you can participate in the 10K fun run. You can do it at your own pace, it just feels great to be part of the event. Every year the number of people participating increases, and I admire the Society for Care of Neurological Patients for the wonderful job they do at planning it, promoting it, and taking it to new levels.
Registration is now open, so give them a call at (+962 6 5677660), check out their website, or pay them a visit (Shmeisani, go to Culture Street (Share3 el Thaqafeh), then take a right exactly before Fun Directory).
For more options of places to run outdoors, you might want to try the Hussein Park next to the King Hussein Medical Center, or Ghamadan Park at the beginning of Airport Road. Anyone know other runner-friendly venues?
Related:
Run On, Jordan (2006)
Fun Run at the Dead Sea Marathon (2007)
The forest track at Sports City is a wonderful place to run. It’s one of few places in Amman that represent a true public space… you find people of different styles and backgrounds there as early as 6:00 am; young men with long beards, professional athletes in tights, veiled women in long black Abayas with adidas shoes underneath, old retired men taking a stroll and talking about inflation and corruption and your typical Jordanian rant. You see couples. You see kids (well only on Friday), you see people cycling, or playing football, or doing some Yoga, or simply running…
It feels a lot more natural than being in a gym, and well, I should add, a lot less pretentious than most gyms.
So, with the weather warming up, this is a perfect place to train for the upcoming Dead Sea Ultra Marathon which will take place on the 11th of April. You have one month, so if all else fails, you can participate in the 10K fun run. You can do it at your own pace, it just feels great to be part of the event. Every year the number of people participating increases, and I admire the Society for Care of Neurological Patients for the wonderful job they do at planning it, promoting it, and taking it to new levels.
Registration is now open, so give them a call at (+962 6 5677660), check out their website, or pay them a visit (Shmeisani, go to Culture Street (Share3 el Thaqafeh), then take a right exactly before Fun Directory).
For more options of places to run outdoors, you might want to try the Hussein Park next to the King Hussein Medical Center, or Ghamadan Park at the beginning of Airport Road. Anyone know other runner-friendly venues?
Related:
Run On, Jordan (2006)
Fun Run at the Dead Sea Marathon (2007)
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