RIYADH: M.I.L.E. Run Club is a homegrown community where Saudi youth chase personal bests and collective belonging on Jeddah’s corniche.
Founded by 23-year-old Ammaar Malak and 22-year-old Tariq Jamal, M.I.L.E. (Make It Look Easy) is forging a generation that wears perseverance like a medal.
The club was designed to leave no one behind. Its Walking Circle, which has Malak’s mother as a member and is tailored for retirees and rehab patients, exemplifies this ethos.
Malak’s origin story is full of cinematic grit. Weeks before an MMA fight in London he tore a ligament and needed surgery.
“Alone in that sterile hospital room, I truly believed my life was over,” he told Arab News. “Competitive fighting was my identity. Without it, I was lost.”
