Who We Are
Our Profile
Margalla Trail Runners (MTR) is a trail running club & the first of its kind in Pakistan. MTR is a community-based trail-running club founded & run voluntarily by a few trail-running enthusiasts. MTR club members are genuinely passionate about hill/trail/mountain running & having a positive impact on the environment, which is why we have been working hard to create unique events, & first, it’s kind of in the history of Pakistan.
Our Mission
eMBRANCE THE MOUNTAINS
The basic objective of Margalla Trail Runners (MTR) is to promote running and trail running in Pakistan. Margalla Trail Runners motivates & encourages you to join our trail running events without any gender discrimination or age category of athletes. MTR is for runners who love to run on mountains faster, faster, longer, and safer over easy to difficult terrains.
Our Vision
MTR vision is to promote and encourage running on hills, trails, and mountains of Pakistan. Trail running is growing rapidly around the world. Running in nature and its wilderness holds a deep connection for runners. MTR will work towards sharing this connection with as many individuals as possible around the world.
Javed Ali
Founder & Head
Nicholas Berry
Co-Founder
Waqar Khattak
Core Lead
Waqas Sheikh
Advisor & Analyst
Umar Nasir
Admin
Sultan Khattak
Core Lead
Dr GM Nasir
Mentor & Medical Advisor
Shahum Malik
Designer
Dr Haseeb Ur Rehman
Physio
2025 annual Events Schedule
MTR organizes the Margalla Trail Running Festival on different trails of Margalla Hills in February every year. Inter-Club Margalla Hill Half Marathon in April every year. In July every year, MTR organizes the Galiyat Mountain Trail 60k and 20k by UTMB Index Races in Galiyat mountains Pakistan. MTR organizes Margalla Backyard Ultra in December every year.