Sabastian Sawe is first person to win a marathon in under 2 hours

kenyan runner sabastian sawe became the first person to complete a marathon in under two hours, breaking the world record at a london race on sunday. he ran in "supershoes" — the advanced carbon-plated footwear that's become standard in elite distance running — and benefited from near-perfect conditions: cool temperature, minimal wind, and a flat course designed for speed. sawe's time was 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 40 seconds. the previous official world record, set by eliud kipchoge in 2022, was 2 hours, 1 minute, and 9 seconds. kipchoge himself ran a sub-two-hour marathon in 2019, but that was on a controlled course with rotating pacers and wasn't ratified as a record. sawe's run was in a standard race, with a single pacemaker and official timing. the shoes remain a point of debate — world athletics has set limits on sole thickness and carbon-fiber layers, but hasn't banned them outright.