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For decades, the idea of a sub-two-hour marathon occupied a near-mythical place in endurance sport. Like Roger Bannister’s four-minute mile, it represented a physiological and psychological frontier ...

The Kenyan runner became the first person in history to complete a marathon in under two hours in race conditions on Sunday when he did so in the 2026 London Marathon. Incredibly, he wasn't even the ...

Weighing 97 grams with a stiff carbon-fiber plate in the sole, Adidas’ new shoes helped Sabastian Sawe beat the two-hour mark in the London Marathon, a time barrier once considered insurmountable.

Sabastian Sawe ran the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds Natasha Dye is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE covering sports. Her work has also appeared in The New York Post and Popstar!

LONDON (AP) — A pair of African distance runners took down what was once among the most unthinkable records in sports on Sunday, shattering the long-unapproachable two-hour barrier in the 26.2-mile ...

Well, well. Kenyan marathon runner Sabastian Sawe has officially broken through the fabled “sub-2-hour” marathon barrier. On a reportedly perfect Sunday, 26 April 2026 in London, the 31-year-old Sawe ...

Sabastian Sawe made running history on Sunday at the 2026 London Marathon, crossing the finish line in 1:59:30 to become the first person to run a sanctioned marathon in under two hours. It’s one of ...

April 27 (UPI) --Sabastian Sawe had greater speed on his mind in the wake of the first official sub-2-hour marathon, saying a better result is "only a matter of time." Sawe, 31, became the first ...

Sabastian Sawe wasn’t the only winner Sunday when he became the first person to run a marathon in under two hours in a legal race, demolishing the world record at the London Marathon. The Kenyan was ...

It was a historic feat — on a pair of historic feet. Sabastian Sawe of Kenya became the first man in history to run an official marathon in under two hours, breaking the coveted mark in the London ...

Imagine breaking the world record in your event and not winning the race. In the men’s marathon, the bar has been set even higher after a pair of runners eclipsed the mystical 2-hour barrier at the ...