An Egyptian volunteer holds water bottles for passing runners participating in Cairo's annual Half Marathon in the Heliopolis district in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 17, 2015. The streets are jammed at nearly all hours with smoke-belching microbuses, manic taxis, speeding motorbikes and the occasional donkey cart. The crumbling sidewalks are often worse – and yet despite all the obstacles, young Egyptians have launched several increasingly popular running clubs over the past two years. (Photo by Amr Nabil/AP Photo)
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