Sabastian Sawe’s record marathon time gives hope to everyday runners
If global superstars can finally break the two-hour barrier, the rest of us can keep improving too
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Open this photo in gallery:Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe wins Sunday's London Marathon with a record time of 1:59:30, breaking the fabled two-hour barrier.Alex Davidson/Getty ImagesShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountOf all the athletic feats we romanticize – from the four-minute mile to the mounting of Everest – few felt less attainable than running a marathon in under two hours. Until now.On a calm, sunny Sunday morning in London, Sabastian Sawe of Kenya ran past Buckingham Palace at his fastest pace of the race, 23 kilometres per hour, striding amid thousands of fans and toward history.
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