Be careful in your escape Hill – this is what you are likely to tell if you ask an experienced international marathon, especially an American. This is what happened to me when I told Donald Bloom, the former US ambassador to Pakistan, that I will run Boston Marathon in 2023.
Is it really about Herbreak Hill? Well, it is largely, because it can break many contestants.
When you finish the marathon race, do not see a big banner of the victory that fluctuates you. But when you finish your heinous ascension from Herbrek Hill, you see a big banner saying, “Congratulations on summarizing Herbrek Hill.” It is the last of Newton’s four hills between the 32-34 km brand for Boston.
Marathon is so difficult that he tested the world record capabilities Illiod Kepeshog in 2023, when he finished sixth – running only two of his 17 professional marathi before the 128th Boston Marathon. Since 1970 for men and 1972 for women, Boston was the only qualified marathon in the world.
The qualifiers, which was six minutes and 51 seconds (6:51), or faster than the qualifying time for their age and sex in the Boston 129 Marathon.
A total of 24,069 qualified applicants has been accepted, which determines the fact that it is a qualified race in the first place, as more than 80 % of the posts are intended for contestants with time rehabilitation, referred to in the world of running as “BQ”. It is a great honor in athletics to qualify for Boston.
Boston Marathon is famous for countless reasons – for its history, its hills, and for Clarence Demar, whom doctors told him to stop running because of the health of his heart. Not only continued to run, but also won the Great Boston Marathon seven times between 1910 and 1930.
He is famous for Catherine Sowitzer, the first woman to run this marathon in 1967. Suwtzer was assaulted by a race official who tried to seize the marillate number and remove it from the official competition. He was pushed on the ground by the Sowitzer partner, Thomas Miller, who was running with her, and completed the race.
As a result of her running, the Sports Federation of Amateurs prevented women from competing in races against men. In 1972, Boston’s marathon established a ladies race. Catherine Sowitzer later won in New York in 1974 with a time of 3:07:29. Boston Marathon managed for the last time in 2017 at the age of 70.
Where does the Pakistanis stand in the great marathon race?
Where is the Pakistanis stand in this harsh marathon, where the course record has not been broken for men – 2:03:02 by Jeffrey Motai from Kenya – since 2011, and for women – 2:19:59 by Bozonish Deepa from Ethiopia – since 2014?
Even a few years ago, the Pakistanis were not anywhere in the Boston Marathon. But now, Pakistani contestants make their mark in this prestigious event, with increasing numbers every year.
The Pakistanis abroad took over the initiative, because it is a local race for them – 3 out of 7 specialties in the world in the United States. This year, the number is the largest so far: 18 Pakistanis participate, including 14 timeline, and 11 of them were accepted in Boston 129 Marathon under the difficult time.
The Pakistani squad this year includes Patriot, Monday, April 21, 2025, some new talents. Amin Mukati, the youngest Pakistani qualified, with the Berlin Marathon (2023) from 2:46:43. Chicago also ran in October 2024 at 2:44.
Abdul Rahman from Karachi also qualified with Berlin’s time 2:50:10. Among them is four women from the contestants, including Sarah Ludhi, based in the United Arab Emirates, which qualified with her time in Berlin (2023) from 3:17:41.
Hera Diwan, a British Pakistanian, eligible with 3:30:10. Hera is also among the six Pakistanis who will become one of the most prominent six stars in Boston, along with the Niani, Jamal Khan, Dannan Gandhi, Youssra Bukhari, and Danish Eli – only three of them registered with Pakistani.
Currently, there are eight of a six -star Pakistani in the Apot Camel Hall, and 10 of the five -star category waiting for their sixth world to be operated. Ironman 70.3 Dubai and Mokat, who was running his first scientist in Chicago (2000) with a time of 3:21:13, is qualified for Marathon Boston with his best in Tokyo: 3:13:42.
At least three of the contestants who ran the time of the Boston Sports Association qualifiers at the race due to the suspended times.
The Danish is scheduled to run from Kratchi, who was the fastest among the group of Pakistani contestants in the New York Marathon 2024, to run Boston Marathon in Shalawar Camiz for Guinness’s global record, alongside Faisal Shafi, who is already with six stars (2024). Like Faisal Pakistan in Abbott Age Gust starring in the Chicago Marathon (2023).
The US -based Pakistani kidney scientist (Ironman 140.6 Mexico 2021), which runs Boston for the fifth time, is among the two of the six stars in this squad. Dr. Salman, the first Pakistani, announced six stars when he crossed the finish line in Tokyo (2023) at 3:11:01.
In this race, Hamid Pot, 64, from Lahore, has also become a six -star, and he is now scheduled to win a six -star medal in London next week. Aisha Qamar, who is a runner -up of Pakistani origin, also won a six -star medal in Tokyo (2023) with a time of 3:03:37. Prim Kumar, a US -born Pakistani runner in Quetta, won a six -star medal in the London 2023 Marathon.
Saad Shah, who was the fastest Pakistani hostility in the London Marathon (2023), was on a series of world marathon majors at no hour. Boston qualified for the second time with the Berlin Marathon time 2:52:16. His first Boston ran last year at 2:57:05.
Al -Niani, 42, who is a Pakistani runner in Texas, led the Pakistani groups in Chicago (2023) and in Tokyo (2024), where he finished at 2:54. Iz Abdullah from Karachi, a long jump athlete in his school days, is qualified for Boston in the first world marathon in Berlin (2023).
Salman Elias, a Pakistani mechanical engineer, is 2:57, then managed the California International Marathon (2024) at 2:55.
Aamar Butt, 59, is the New Jersey -based UET TAXILA graduate, Boston for the fourth time, after qualifying this time with the Reville Mountain Marathon (2024) at 3:27. Aamar Butt summarized Broad Peak – the world’s highest peak in the world at 8,051 meters – in August 2024.
Jamal Khan, a Pakistani banker in the United States in New Jersey, originally from Islamabad, ended the fifth world marathon in Tokyo last month, and is now for his sixth star in Boston.
Rafa Bouchari works with her sister Yusra Bukhari, who will get a six -star medal. Qamar Zia, committed to a marathon transformational weight loss trip, aims to three marathon in 2025, starting with the Boston Marathon.
In 1989, Boston Marathon’s charitable program was presented. More than 5,000 contestants enter the Boston Marathon through prestigious charitable programs.
In 2024, the official charitable program for Bank of America marathon reached a new record of $ 45.7 million. The total charitable impact of the race last year amounted to $ 71.9 million. Since the beginning of the official charitable program in 1989, more than $ 550 million has been raised around the Boston Marathon.
In 2023, the Hopkinton Circle in South Asia, based in the city where the marathon begins, became the most unpredictable body to enter Boston Marathon. Jang Group, Geo TV and Pakistani community in Massachusetts played a major role in this, especially the former US President, Shahid Ahmed Khan.
In the elite squad in the twelfth marathon marathon square in Boston, Helen Opery will return from Kenya to Boston Marathon in April and try to win for the third time in a row. In the history of the race, only four other women – Bobby Jeep, Sarah May Berman, Wita Bibij, and Vatuma Ruba – three times in a row.
In the men’s field, Cisay Lima, from Ethiopia, the hero of defending men, returns to Boston. He is the fourth founder of a man in history. He won with 2:06:17 last year. Its competitors in the 2025 race will include Ivans Cheybit from Kenya, who won the race twice (2022 and 2023), and John Corrier from Kenya, who won the Catharan Chicago 2024 at fasting 2:02:44 and also returns to the race in Boston.
Boston’s marathon, one of the world’s oldest and most prominent marathon in the world, attracts contestants from all corners of the world. It is a celebration of sports, victory, gender equality, diversity and luxury. Its difficult path and strong support for viewers are known to line up outside their homes and along the streets of Boston. Participation in this iconic event is a testimony of design and sporting brilliance of the hostility.
The global marathon season begins with the Tokyo Marathon in March. For Pakistanis, he started with the Karachi Marathon in January this year, which was broadcast live on Geo Super for the second year in a row.
The Karachi Marathon, as the internationally accredited marathon, presented a platform for Pakistani hostility in their homeland to operate a qualified time for global races.
In April, the Pakistanis also competed in the Antalya, Marathon Vienna and Paris Marathon last Sunday. The number of the marathon in London is expected to be 2025, scheduled for Sunday, April 27, the world’s largest marathon by the participants. More than 30 Pakistanis participate in the London 2025 Marathon.
The increased representation of Pakistanis on international occasions can have a long -term impact on the positive image of Pakistan and helps to create new opportunities for Pakistani athletes by building confidence in the uniformous sporting talents in the country.