The pair, who now stay and prepare within the UK, can be taking up the 26.2 mile course within the German capital
Seyfu Jamaal and Kader Seyed, two former refugees which have now discovered house within the UK, can be competing at this Sunday’s Berlin Marathon (September 29).
Jamaal and Seyed began their working journeys after they arrived within the nation, in 2018 and 2020 respectively, and have developed properly within the sport.
With respective private marathon bests of two:19:39 and a couple of:22:44, the duo have been awarded elite locations within the German capital.
Jamaal has a powerful background in cross-country and on the monitor, making his time of of two:19:39 – recorded on debut over 26.2 miles finally yr’s Berlin Marathon – much more spectacular.
This season he additionally gained the London Landmarks 10km in 29:41, completed second behind Jack Rowe on the current Vitality London 10,000, positioned fourth at The Huge Half and completed eighth at The Nice North Run.
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His different private bests are 13:58 for 5km, 29:12 for 10km and 63:34 for the half-marathon.
Seyed started his working journey in late 2022, rapidly turning into one of many UK’s prime performers within the U23 age group. Regardless of working for lower than two years, 2024 has been a breakout yr for the 21-year-old.
In addition to his 2:22:44 within the marathon, he’s additionally achieved a better of 15:32 for 5km, 31:51 within the 10km and 67:43 over 13.1 miles.
Notable 2024 races embrace a twenty fifth place end on the London Marathon, an 18th place on the Cambridge Half Marathon and a fourth place end on the Fred Hughes 10 Miler.
Their tales present hope to refugees throughout the nation and reinforce the ability of sport in bringing folks collectively and enhancing lives.
Seyfu Jamaal and Kader Seyed (The Refugee Run Membership)
The duo are each a part of The Refugee Run Membership, which exists to help refugees and asylum seekers by creating localised working communities throughout the nation.
Analysis reveals that one in 5 refugees expertise psychological well being points and the charity makes use of the ability of working to provide refugees a way of belonging, group and help in addition to a possibility to get out and train.
As former refugees residing within the UK, each Sefyu and Kader can relate to the runners being supported by the charity, having overcome huge challenges to compete on the highest degree. They now play an ambassadorial function, inspiring runners as function fashions throughout the membership.
The Refugee Run Membership was arrange by Dan Strang, who can be the founding father of a working/teaching app referred to as Coopah. The model will sponsor every of the runners and supply package and wider help forward of Berlin.
Seyfu Jamaal and Kader Seyed (The Refugee Run Membership)
“As an organisation, we need to higher the lives of refugees within the UK,” says Strang. “Typically we learn untruths about how refugees are unwilling to combine and need to reap the benefits of not with the ability to work. In our expertise it’s the reverse, the refugees we work with need to combine, they need to work they usually need to assist others however they’re usually not given the instruments to do it.
“We’ve constructed the Refugee Run Membership as a result of we have now seen the optimistic impression working can have on the refugees, giving them a ardour, a friendship and well being! Our aim is to develop the membership and group. We’ve the imaginative and prescient of getting a Refugee Run Membership in each parkrun within the nation, so we’re calling on extra golf equipment and volunteers to succeed in out and supply their help.
“The achievements of our ambassadors, Sefyu and Kader are an inspiration and we’ll be cheering them on in Berlin.”
Each Seyfu and Kader are additionally coached and represented by NxtStride Sports activities.
If the general public want to donate to Refugee Run Membership or supply to volunteer or help at one of many regional run golf equipment, please contact the organisation right here.
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