Emirati Runner 340km Away From Reaching Makkah

Approaching the end of his Abu Dhabi–Makkah Run, Dr. Khaled Jamal Al Suwaidi, Executive Director of the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research, ECSSR, entered Makkah Region on Sunday

MAKKAH, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 25th Feb, 2019) Approaching the end of his Abu Dhabi–Makkah Run, Dr. Khaled Jamal Al Suwaidi, Executive Director of the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research, ECSSR, entered Makkah Region on Sunday.

Twenty-four days after starting his run from Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, he has just 340km left to reach the Great Mosque of Makkah, where he will end the challenge that he started on 1st February.

Dr. Al Suwaidi said that as he gets closer and closer to the Great Mosque of Makkah, his spirits and capabilities increase and he feels that he is able to complete this unprecedented challenge despite all the difficulties he is facing. He added that he is trying with all his strength to increase his daily average run to reach the Great Mosque as per the planned date or even before.

He has shown that nothing is impossible in life and that his run – which was once considered impossible for some – is becoming a reality. He added that it is possible for anyone to overcome the "impossible" if he or she has the will, determination, and preparation to face it.

Dr. Al Suwaidi added that his unshakeable determination to complete the challenge comes from his father – Jamal Sanad Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the ECSSR – who defeated cancer after a fierce battle with the disease.

In a feat never-before attempted, Dr. Al Suwaidi will travel 2,070 km of continuous running and walking to Makkah.