WORLD RECORD FOR THE NYC MARATHON 🗽
The 2025 New York City Marathon has surpassed the 2025 London Marathon for the largest number of finishers in a marathon with 59,226 finishers. Back in April, London had 56,640 finishers. 🏁
Last year's New York City Marathon had 55,643 finishers.
This year featured 31,927 men; 27,156 women; 143 non-binary finishers.
⏱️The average finish time:
Men: 4:18:55
Women: 4:48:11
Non-Binary: 4:43:59
Overall: 4:32:25
(h/t @d9monti)
Pratik Joshi had been living in London for six years. A software professional, he’d long dreamed of building a life abroad for his wife and three young children, who stayed back in India.
After years of waiting for due clearances the dream was finally coming true. Just two days ago, his wife, Dr. Komi Vyas, a renowned doctor in Udaipur, resigned from her job. The bags were packed, goodbyes said, the future within reach.
This morning, the family of five, filled with hope and excitement, boarded Air India flight 171 to London. They clicked a selfie. Sent it to relatives. A one-way journey to a new life. But they never made it. The plane crashed. No one survived.
In a matter of moments, a lifetime of dreams turned to ash. A brutal reminder, life is terrifyingly fragile. Everything you build, everything you hope for, everything you love, it all hangs by a thread. So while you can, live, love, and don’t wait for happiness to start tomorrow.
Oh look at me I’m Joe Burrow. I make a quarter billion dollars. I’m a top 2 quarterback in the NFL. I’m attractive to every woman on Earth. I own a fucking Batmobile. I have a lesbian swimsuit model as my housesitter. Fuck you man.