Press Kit

The story in one line

SufiyaSufi runner — five-time Guinness World Record holder and one of India's most accomplished ultra-distance runners — is running 5,000 km from Kanyakumari to Karakoram over 88 days as a national tribute to the Indian Armed Forces. The run is presented by College Mentor and supported by the Indian Army.

Key facts

• Distance: 5,000 km · 88 days · sea level to 18,000 feet
• Route: Kanyakumari → Madurai → Puducherry → Chennai → Vijayawada → Hyderabad → Nagpur → Indore → Udaipur → Ajmer → Jaipur → Delhi → Ambala → Chandigarh → Jalandhar → Pathankot → Jammu → Srinagar → Kargil → Leh → Karakoram
• Start: May 12, 2026 · Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
• Finish: August 7, 2026 · Karakoram Pass, Ladakh
• Symbolic milestone: Kargil War Memorial at Drass on Kargil Vijay Diwas (July 25, 2026)
• First-ever human attempt at a continuous run between these two extremes

About the athlete

SufiyaSufi runner is an Indian ultra-distance running athlete born and raised in Ajmer, Rajasthan. She spent nearly a decade in the aviation industry before transitioning into ultra-distance running in 2017, and now holds five Guinness World Records across some of the world's toughest endurance routes.

• 2019 — Fastest Female · Trans India · Kashmir → Kanyakumari · 4,000 km in 87 days
• 2021 — Fastest Female · Indian Golden Quadrilateral · 6,000 km in 110 days
• 2022 — First Female · Siachen Base Camp → Kargil (high-altitude challenge)
• 2023 — Fastest Overall (Men & Women) · Manali → Leh · 430 km in 98 hours
• 2023 — First Female · Entire length of Qatar
• 2024 — First Female · Galwan Valley → Kargil
• 2025 — Winner · Ladakh Silk Route Ultra Marathon (122 km)

Live coverage

Sufiya's GPS position is broadcast live throughout the run on the Live Track page of this site. Daily dispatches and photographs are published to the News & Gallery page as the run progresses.

Brand assets

Logo, route map poster, and athlete photographs are available for editorial use. Please credit “Run for Dreams · Presented by College Mentor” when using these in coverage. Click any tile below to download.

• Run for Dreams logoPNG · transparentDownload
• Official route map posterJPG · Kanyakumari → KarakoramDownload
• Athlete photograph — LadakhJPG · landscapeDownload
• Athlete photograph — summitJPG · portraitDownload
• Athlete portraitJPG · portraitDownload
• Soldier tribute imagePNG · campaign heroDownload

For high-resolution versions, broadcast-grade clips, or additional assets, contact the program lead below.

Media contact

• Program & sponsorship: Yasaswini Machavaram — yasaswini.machavaram@dreamsanddegrees.com · +91 87906 17227
• Athlete coordination: Vikas Saroha — +91 87003 68246
• Athlete: SufiyaSufi runner — sufiyakhn50@gmail.com · Instagram @sufiyasufirunner