Sawe Breaks 2-Hour Marathon Barrier

0:00On April 27, Kenyan runner Sebastian Saw just made history at the London Marathon, becoming the first to officially break the two-hour barrier with. A world record time of 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds. He defended his title, beating debut on Yomif Kajelcha by 11 seconds. The Ethiopian clocked 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 41 seconds for. 2nd place. Agandas Jacob Keplimo took 3rd in 2 hours and 28 seconds. All top 3 smashed the prior official world record of 2 hours and 35 seconds from Kelvin Keptum back in 2023. Saw we even shaved 10 seconds off L.E.U. Kipchoggi's unofficial mark from a 2019 exhibition run. Saw we called it proof that with top prep and discipline, anything's possible, especially for the next generation. London Marathon boss Hugh Brasher hailed it as maybe the biggest sports moment of the 21st century. Both leaders rocked those super light 97 gram Adidas Pro EVO 3 shoes, and Saw we backed his run with 25 extra drug tests to keep things clean.

1:06Meanwhile, in the women's race, Tickst Asifa defended her crown and set a women's only world record at 2 hours, 15 minutes, and 41. 2nd, pulling ahead of Kenyan's Helen Obyri and Joyce Lean, Jeppe Kosegai, right by Buckingham Palace. This sub 2 breakthrough and record wave have the running world buzzing with Kipchoggi himself congratulating them on turning a long dream into reality marathon history just leveled up big time.