Sabastian Sawe Becomes First Man to Finish Marathon in Under 2 Hours

The London Marathon is one of the most historic races in all of racing history, and the 2026 version was no different.

Sabastian Sawe ran a record-breaking 1:59:30 to become the first man in the history of marathons to complete the 26.2-mile trek in under two hours. As if that wasn’t enough, just behind Sawe, Yomif Kejelcha came in at 1:59:41, to become the second man to ever finish a marathon in under two hours.

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Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe becomes FIRST person EVER to run a marathon UNDER 2 HOURS with London Marathon time 1:59:30

Yomif Kejelcha from Ethiopia also finished in less than 2 hours, but came second place (1:59:41)pic.twitter.com/jJMXlg6ACK

Even more impressive, this was Kejelcha’s marathon debut.

Not all of the record-breaking was on the men’s side.

Tigst Assefa set a women’s only record time of 2:15:41. A run nine seconds better than her previous record run of 2:15:50, at the 2025 London Marathon.

Assefa was nearly beaten for that record, however.

Source: SGT Report