⏰ When
- 🌌First light ~05:55.
- 🌅Sunrise ~06:22. Each day card has the exact time.
- 🌡️About 16° at dawn. Shirt and shorts. Breakfast after.
Coraya Bay out and back
- ⬆️North through the gardens to Alaya beach. Turn.
- ⬇️South on the path behind the bay beach. Stop at the far end.
- 🌅Sun comes up over the bay. Jog back.
- 🔁Longer: 2 laps 4.8 km, 3 laps 7.2 km.
- 👟Leave 05:50 for sunrise at the far end.
Port Ghalib marina loop
- 🚕Book the hotel taxi the night before. Leave 05:30.
- ⚓Start on the marina promenade. Flat and paved.
- 🔄Round the ring road. Quiet at dawn.
- ☕Coffee by the boats. Taxi back.
Port Ghalib marina and coast
- ⚓Marina loop first (5.2 km).
- 🌊Then south on the coast path. Sea on your left. Sunrise ahead.
- ↩️Turn before the next resort. Same way back.
- 🪨Path rough or empty? Turn early. Do the marina twice.
🛟 Running alone
Longer is fine. Stay where people are: resort paths, the marina, roads with guards. Not open desert, not the main road.
- Tell someone. Dad or reception: which route, back by when.
- Share live location with Dad in WhatsApp or Find My.
- Phone charged. Hotel card and some cash in a pocket.
- One earbud only, or none.
- Dogs: slow to a walk. Don't stare. Keep going.
- Water. Dry air, even at 16°.
- Stay off the main road: no pavement, fast trucks.
- Desert tracks across the road: only with a guide.
Windy or tired? Ask about the hotel gym.
🐪 Cairo?
Ask your friend for a quiet loop nearby. Go early, before the traffic.