{"id":18252,"date":"2025-04-30T02:56:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T02:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=18252"},"modified":"2025-04-30T02:56:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T02:56:06","slug":"pakistani-runners-impress-during-london-marathon-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=18252","title":{"rendered":"Pakistani runners impress during London Marathon 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Furqan Masood from Islamabad becomes fastest Pakistani marathon runner with a time of 3:10:07.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pakistan’s runners made their mark at the London Marathon 2025, with Furqan Masood of Islamabad leading a spirited group of more than 40 Pakistani athletes and diaspora members who took on one of the world\u2019s most iconic races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Masood completed the marathon in an impressive 3 hours, 10 minutes, and 7 seconds, showcasing resilience and strong pacing in a race that drew over 56,000 participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting with a fast 20:44 for the first 5K and hitting the 10K mark at 42:09, he battled rising temperatures and fatigue in the latter half but dug deep to cross the finish line, earning 4,460th place overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Crossing the finish line at the London Marathon was a deeply humbling experience,” Masood said after the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We\u2019re not professional athletes; we want to inspire people in Pakistan to embrace running as a passion and a healthier lifestyle.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Close behind Masood was USA-based Salman Ilyas, finishing in 3:18:33, with Norway\u2019s Muhammad Fasih Saleh (3:21:54) and Hamza Saleem (3:23:10) also delivering strong performances. Shah Syed was just two seconds behind Saleem, clocking 3:23:12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the women, Norway-based Amy Mir stood out by finishing her first-ever marathon in 3:52:00, despite limited training. “I hadn\u2019t trained beyond 17K, but the energy of the crowd carried me through,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veteran runner Hamid Butt from Lahore made history by becoming the first Pakistani to complete the Abbott World Marathon Majors twice, earning his second Six Star Medal with a time of 3:41:45.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, at the Manchester Marathon, UAE-based Azmat Khan led the Pakistani contingent with a 3:15:48 finish, while Karachi\u2019s Danish Raza and his son Abrar Ahmed completed the race together in 4:55. British Pakistani doctor Ahmed Zubair also finished Manchester\u2019s course in 6:37:52.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the elite London races, Kenya\u2019s Sabastian Sawe won the men’s division in a rapid 2:02:27, while Ethiopia\u2019s Tigst Assefa dominated the women\u2019s race with a winning time of 2:15:50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The growing presence of Pakistani runners on global marathon stages signals a rising passion for endurance sports within the community \u2014 blending personal achievement with national pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reference Link:- https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2542749\/pakistani-runners-impress-during-london-marathon-2025<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Furqan Masood from Islamabad becomes fastest Pakistani marathon runner with a time of 3:10:07. Pakistan’s runners made their mark at the London Marathon 2025, with Furqan Masood of Islamabad leading a spirited group of more than 40 Pakistani athletes and diaspora members who took on one of the world\u2019s most iconic races. Masood completed the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[17164,17160,132,105,17162,7260,36,17163,17165,1579,17161],"class_list":["post-18252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sample-category","tag-furqan-masood","tag-athletes","tag-economy","tag-geopolitics-2","tag-london-marathon-2025","tag-marathon","tag-pakistan","tag-pakistani-runner","tag-pakistani-runners-impress-during-london-marathon-2025","tag-sports","tag-london-marathon"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18252"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18254,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18252\/revisions\/18254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}