Have you ever imagined yourself making Pakistan proud, representing the country on a world stage? If you are a sportsman, that thought must have crossed your mind at some point. With the same dream in his heart, Faisal Shafi, a 43-year-old fitness trainer and entrepreneur, began his journey in 2019.

The start was not easy. Before running, Shafi was deeply into fitness and strength training until a severe knee injury threatened to end it all. A meniscus tear and an ACL tear left him facing the doctor’s grim words that his days of running and jumping were over. However, instead of accepting defeat, Shafi turned to rehabilitation, strengthening his quads and hamstrings through treatments and physiotherapy. Slowly, he began testing himself in obstacle course races of 10 to 15 kilometres. The

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