For decades, the idea of a sub-two-hour marathon occupied a near-mythical place in endurance sport. Like Roger Bannister’s ...

Kenyan Sabastian Sawe broke the 2-hour barrier in the marathon.

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.

The first-ever sub-2-hour full marathon in human history was achieved in London. What are the astonishing performance ...

Sawe isn’t the first to break 2 hours, but he is the first to do it officially.

In a huge moment in sports history, Sabastian Sawe smashed the men's world record by 65 seconds in winning the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds on Sunday.

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

Only days after the first sub-2 hour marathon was run in London an Australian university professor who has devoted much of his career to studying times in the event says the mark could improve by more ...

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." ...

Sabastian Sawe lit the world record on fire at the 2026 London Marathon as he became the first person to officially break two hours, clocking 1:59:30. Watching the limits of human performance shift ...

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?

Sabastian Sawe ran the first sub-two-hour marathon in history. Here's the shoe he wore to do it—and when you can order it.