Sabastian Sawe’s record-breaking run at the London Marathon made him the first man with an official world record below 2 hours. This chart shows how the sport got there.

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

Sabastian Sawe became the first person to run a marathon in under 2 hours, smashing the world record by winning the London Marathon in 1:59:30.

Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe became the first person to ever crash the two-hour mark in a marathon on Sunday by winning the London Marathon in a record 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds. Sawe, 29, ...

Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha ran the London Marathon in under two hours, but he only got second place. He told NPR he hopes to run his next marathon a minute faster.

Sabastian Sawe becomes the first man to run a marathon in under two hours in an official race as he stormed to victory at the ...

Adidas beat Nike in the "footrace" to develop the shoes worn by the first person to break the 2-hour barrier, accomplished by Sabastian Sawe at the London 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.