First sub 2 hour marathon- Sabastian Sawe wins London Marathon

[underpants]

Sabastian Sawe wins London Marathon, 1st to finish in under 2 hours

https://www.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/story/_/id/48598786/sabastian-sawe-wins-london-marathon-record-1st-finish-2-hours

LONDON -- The fabled 2-hour barrier for a marathon has been broken, officially, in a once-inconceivable achievement in sports.

Not by one runner, but two.

In a race for the ages, Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes, 30 seconds on Sunday, shattering the previous men's world record by an astonishing 65 seconds.

Just 11 seconds back was Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha, who -- running in his first marathon -- also covered the 26.2-mile course in under 2 hours.

Completing the podium was Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo, who broke the previous world-record time -- set by Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum in Chicago in 2023 -- by seven seconds, finishing in 2:00:28.

[oswaldactedalone]

1. Incredible!!

An average mile pace of 4:33.7 over 26.2 miles. Mind-boggling to me the accomplishment of just finishing a marathon much less at a pace like that.

[underpants]

6. 4:34 is crazy

[Bluestocking]

2. They train by running away from lions

The ones that survive run in marathons

[Americanme]

3. Amazing!

I ran 26.2 miles once, 6 years ago, when I was 58. It took me more than 5 hours, and my legs hurt for days afterward.

[underpants]

5. My first was 2009. I was 42

The first of 5 I started and 4 I finished.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Pretty impressive