Danish Hussain Yar
Biography
Danish Hussain Yar is an Afghan runner and Cornell student based in Ithaca, New York. She took on the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon with Free to Run, supporting women's participation in sport and gender equity. Her involvement brings an international perspective to Team Inspire and celebrates the opportunities running can create for women and girls.
Danish Hussain Yar completed the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon on 1 November 2026 in 4:21:27 net time.
The recorded nationality is Afghanistan.
Danish Hussain Yar's published record includes performances from 2025 to 2026 in 5K, Marathon, Half marathon, 5.5 miles prediction run. Selected recorded events include Women’s Distance Festival 5K (2025; source checked); New York City Marathon (2026; source checked); Gorges Ithaca Half Marathon (2025; source checked).
Source-checked results include 3rd in the F20-29 category over 5K at Lansing Lighthouse 5K (2025-08-23).
Achievements & next milestones
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Achieved
7 finishes completed
Based on 7 distinct completed events in your linked record.
VerifiedFirst recorded marathon
Based on 1 distinct completed events in your linked record.
Verified4 5K finishes completed
Based on 4 distinct completed 5K finishes in your linked record.
VerifiedFirst recorded half marathon
Based on 1 distinct completed half marathon in your linked record.
VerifiedFirst marathon major
Different qualifying major marathons. Repeated finishes of one major count once here.
VerifiedRaced in 2 calendar years
At least one recorded finish in each year; this does not imply an uninterrupted streak.
Verified- 2025
- 2026
Each year counts once. A tick means at least one result from that year is verified.
Next milestones
10 finishes
3 more finishes needed
7 of 10 recorded
5 5K finishes
1 more 5K finish needed
4 of 5 recorded
5 half marathons
4 more half marathons needed
1 of 5 recorded
5 marathons
4 more marathons needed
1 of 5 recorded
2 different countries
1 more different country needed
1 of 2 recorded
2 different sports
1 more different sport needed
1 of 2 recorded
3 calendar years with a finish
1 more calendar year with a finish needed
2 of 3 recorded
PBs & best performances
Running · Marathon · Road
4:21:27PB
VerifiedNew York City Marathon · 2026-11-01
Career highlights
Danish Hussain Yar's published record includes performances from 2025 to 2026 in 5K, Marathon, Half marathon, 5.5 miles prediction run.
Selected events from this athlete’s recorded career. Verification is shown for each record.
Women’s Distance Festival 5K
2025 · 5K
Performance: 0:30:00
Source checked2026 · Marathon
Performance: 4:21:27
Source checkedGorges Ithaca Half Marathon
2025 · Half marathon
Performance: 2:10:16
Source checkedFLRC Turkey Trot — 5.5-mile prediction run
2025 · 5.5 miles prediction run
Performance: 0:59:06
Source checkedLansing Lighthouse 5K
2025 · 5K
Performance: 0:28:07
Source checkedIthaca 5&10 — 5K
2025 · 5K
Performance: 0:25:55
Source checked
Latest results
Showing 1–5 of 7 recorded performances.
| Race date | Race name | Sport | Distance / discipline | Location | Performance | Place | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 1 Nov 2026 | Completed event · Major marathon · Finisher · New York City MarathonMajor marathon · final | Running | MarathonRoad | New York | 4:21:27VerifiedChip time · Gun 4:25:38 | 27407 | W20-24 |
| Sun, 18 Jan 2026 | Completed event · Finisher · Winter Chill 5K #3 | Running | 5KSurface not recorded | Cass Park, Ithaca, New York— | 0:26:51VerifiedTiming unknown | 38 | — |
| Thu, 27 Nov 2025 | Completed event · Finisher · FLRC Turkey Trot — 5.5-mile prediction run | Running | 5.5 miles prediction runSurface not recorded | Ithaca High School, Ithaca, New York— | 0:59:06VerifiedTiming unknown | — | — |
| Sun, 7 Sept 2025 | Completed event · Finisher · Ithaca 5&10 — 5K | Running | 5KSurface not recorded | Ithaca High School, Ithaca, New York— | 0:25:55VerifiedTiming unknown | 98Gender: 32Category: 27 | — |
| Sat, 23 Aug 2025 | Completed event · Finisher · Lansing Lighthouse 5K | Running | 5KSurface not recorded | Lansing, New York— | 0:28:07VerifiedTiming unknown | 140Completed event · Bronze · 3rd · F20-29 age/category · F20-29 · 3rdGender: 37Category: 3 | F20-29Bib 127 |
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