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Danish Hussain Yar

Athlete IDATH-1000701
AfghanistanSport:Running

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).

Achievements & next milestones

Achievements update from recorded results. A tick means the supporting results are verified.

Achieved

  • 7 finishes completed

    Based on 7 distinct completed events in your linked record.

    Verified
  • First recorded marathon

    Based on 1 distinct completed events in your linked record.

    Verified
  • 4 5K finishes completed

    Based on 4 distinct completed 5K finishes in your linked record.

    Verified
  • First recorded half marathon

    Based on 1 distinct completed half marathon in your linked record.

    Verified
  • First marathon major

    Different qualifying major marathons. Repeated finishes of one major count once here.

    Verified
  • Raced in 2 calendar years

    At least one recorded finish in each year; this does not imply an uninterrupted streak.

    • 2025
    • 2026

    Each year counts once. A tick means at least one result from that year is verified.

    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

4:21:27

PB

Verified

New 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 checked
  • New York City Marathon

    2026 · Marathon

    Performance: 4:21:27

    Source checked
  • Gorges Ithaca Half Marathon

    2025 · Half marathon

    Performance: 2:10:16

    Source checked
  • FLRC Turkey Trot — 5.5-mile prediction run

    2025 · 5.5 miles prediction run

    Performance: 0:59:06

    Source checked
  • Lansing Lighthouse 5K

    2025 · 5K

    Performance: 0:28:07

    Source checked
  • Ithaca 5&10 — 5K

    2025 · 5K

    Performance: 0:25:55

    Source checked

Earlier results

Showing 6–7 of 7 recorded performances.

Athlete results history
Race dateRace nameSportDistance / disciplineLocationPerformancePlaceCategory
Sun, 8 Jun 2025Completed event · Finisher · Gorges Ithaca Half MarathonRunningHalf marathonSurface not recordedIthaca, New York2:10:16VerifiedTiming unknown424Gender: 205Category: 63F20-29
Sun, 11 May 2025Completed event · Finisher · Women’s Distance Festival 5KRunning5KSurface not recordedDryden Lake Park, Dryden, New York—0:30:00VerifiedTiming unknown41—

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