Sabastian Sawe’s record-breaking run at the London Marathon made him the first man with an official world record below 2 hours. This chart shows how the sport got there.

Sabastian Sawe became the first person to run a marathon in under 2 hours, smashing the world record by winning the London Marathon in 1:59:30.

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.

So the podium included three world-record beaters, and two sub-2-hour marathons: a truly special moment for track and field.

Sabastian Sawe and Yomif Kejelcha made marathon history yesterday decked out in Adidas.

Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe became the first person to ever crash the two-hour mark in a marathon on Sunday by winning the London Marathon in a record 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds. Sawe, 29, ...

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe set the men's world record for running the fastest ever marathon at the London event on Sunday when he became the first person ever to complete the 26-mile race in less than ...

Only days after the first sub-2 hour marathon , an Australian university professor who has devoted much of his career to studying times over the 42.195-kilometer (26.2-mile) event says the mark could ...

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 ...

John Korir set a course record at the 2026 Boston Marathon, recording the fifth-fastest marathon time ever. Could someone break two-hour mark soon?