Kenyan Sabastian Sawe won the London Marathon on Sunday in record breaking fashion as he is the first person to finish a competetive marathon in under two hours.
Sawe's 1:59:30 time was completed in perfect conditions as it was sunny and 18 degrees Celcius (65 degrees Farenheit).
The London Marathon is also set to undergo a massive change next year moving from one to two days of action.
Sawe, who won the London marathon last year in a time of 2:02:27, made a previous attempt to break the two-hour mark in Berlin last year, but failed due to unusually hot weather. Speaking to the BBC after crossing the line on Sunday, the 31-year-old said: 'I am feeling good. I am so happy. It is a day to remember for me.'
The only other under two hour time set finished at marathon distance was Eliud Kipchoge back in 2019, but that race was held in controlled conditions and therefore not considered an official marathon.
The previous men's course record is 2:00:35, set by Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum at the Chicago Marathon in 2023.
In the women's race, Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa broke her own world record, set last year in the same race, after finishing the London course in 2:15:41,according to the Financial Times.
Sawe's shoes the Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3 a brand new running shoe that at the time of this article you cannot even purchase.
The Pro Evo 3 comes in at just 97 grams while its predecessor the Evo 2 came in at 138 grams which is a 30 percent difference between the two.
You can purchase the Evo 3 starting on the 30th of April,according to GQ.
Source: International Business Times UK
