Marathon milestone shattered as Sawe breaks 2-hour barrier by 30 seconds
Summary
Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon with a time of 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds, breaking the two-hour barrier for the first time in an official race. The top three runners all finished faster than the previous world record, setting new standards for marathon running.Key Facts
- Sabastian Sawe finished the London Marathon in 1:59:30, breaking the two-hour mark by 30 seconds.
- The previous men's marathon world record was beaten by 65 seconds.
- Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha finished second with a time of 1:59:41 in his first marathon.
- Jacob Kiplimo from Uganda came third, finishing in 2:00:28.
- All three top finishers broke the previous record held by Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum.
- The marathon distance is historically linked to a run from Marathon to Athens in ancient Greece.
- Sawe ran a faster second half than the first, completing it in 59 minutes and 1 second.
- In 2019, Eliud Kipchoge broke two hours unofficially in a special event that did not count as a record.
- Advances in training and shoe technology have helped improve marathon times over the years.
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