Ultrarunner, Sufiya Khan, who is "running for hope" from Kashmir to Kanyakumari reached Thane on Monday where Thane Municipal Corporation mayor felicitated her. The mission behind her running through the country is to spread the message of peace, hope, humanity, equality, and oneness. The ultra runner from Rajasthan wishes to spread peace across the country by her run and attempted to run for 100 days at an average of 50 km per day, before this. The 33-year-old began her run from 21 April 2019 from Srinagar, Kashmir. As she reached Thane, an event was organised at Korum mall wherein she was facilitated by Meenakshi Shinde, Mayor, Thane Municipal Corporation.

Sufiya will also be setting a record as she is planning to cover 4000 km in 100 days, after she already covered a distance of 2300 km 55 days before reaching Korum Mall in Thane.

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#kashmir to #kanyakumari covers the length of diverse, rugged, and incredibly beautiful nation of ours. Very few can dare to think of driving or riding this distance and that's why it's a popular bucket list item. But how about running this distance? How many people can think as big as that??? #Sunchaser @sufiyakhn50 Khan is doing it and as we speak she has covered 305k in 6 days. Its huge, and if she finishes it (and God willing she will), she will be the first woman to achieve this feat, and the second sucnhaser to do it after legendary #ArunBhardwaj who did it when no one thought it was possible. We urge your to support this endeavour in anyway you can - donate a marathon race fee worth of money or just send in your love and wishes. https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/sufiyas-kashmir-to-kanyakumari-run-for-humanity?fbclid=IwAR3nk0_uD3_DDrZfNLEXCErvJt7Ot7Y2jar3rrjWQoTV72S3QtRCyR70ChY Best wishes, Sufia! #TheSunchasers #K2K #SufiaKhan #Kashmir2Kanyakumari #Ultrarunning #Endurance #Womenofsubstance #womanpower #UltrarunningGirl

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Cycling and running enthusiasts met her at the Korum mall from all across Navi Mumbai and Mumbai. Sufiya Khan was quoted saying, "Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Teresa are amongst the greatest apostles of peace in the world. Their work has inspired and shaped ideologies of millions in India. Taking inspiration from their journey, I ventured on this conquest to earn peace miles by running the length of our great nation. The trigger behind this initiative stemmed from how we as human beings need to rediscover our values, culture, humanity, brotherhood and most importantly respect for each other. With the objective to spread the message of peace and humanity, I initiated this run to connect with my brothers and sisters across the country and help bring positivity."

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