Training notes, partner spotlights, racing dispatches, and the rhythm of a community that meets at dawn. Written by twekes coaches, partner venues, and the runners themselves.
A 16-week build from Sunday-run beginner to corniche-to-Martyrs'-Square finisher. The plan Coach Rana El-Hage uses with twekes runners every year — mileage targets, key sessions, and what to do the week of.
Lebanon's running culture exists in Instagram DMs, WhatsApp groups, and the heads of a few connectors. We built twekes because that's beautiful — and impossible to scale. Here's the case for a coordination layer.
The 6 AM crowd has to land somewhere. We talked to the partner cafés that keep the espresso machine running at 5:30 — Kalei, Sip, Wild Run Café — and what they're brewing for runners this season.
From the Faqra single-track to the Cedars-to-Tannourine 25K, trail running has gone from "what's that?" to its own community. Coach Tony Nasr on why the mountains are pulling road runners off the corniche.
Three options that don't sit heavy, two that look fine on Instagram but wreck a tempo, and the one habit Lara Boutros wants every twekes runner to copy before race week.
380 runners, two captains, one mountain. We spent a Saturday morning with the Cedar Trail Club to figure out how a group this big stays this tight — and why their post-run hummus has its own following.
The Old Town loop is shorter than the marathon, slower than a 5K, and harder than both. Notes from race-day on what worked, what hurt, and the top-10 women's splits in case you're planning 2027.
You ran a hard long run on Sunday. Tuesday's session is waiting. Here's the cheap, equipment-free routine Coach Lara Boutros runs at Athletic Club Beirut after every group long — 10 minutes, no excuses.
Public roadmap. Real-time partner notifications, club chat threads, race kit drops, a coach AI you can argue with. Vote on what we ship first — DMs on Instagram are open.