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UNDER TWO HOURS! THE UNBELIEVABLE WORLD RECORD IN RUNNING!
On Sunday, April 26th, 2026, Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe finished the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds, becoming the first human being to run twenty-six point two miles in under two hours in an official competition. The runner-up, Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha, did it in his very first marathon. This Radar 12min tells the story of that record: how long it took to get here, the predictions that missed the mark, who Sabastian Sawe actually is, and what that number says about limits.
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For anyone who follows sports and wants to understand what this record means beyond the clock. For runners, people thinking about starting, or anyone drawn to stories about human performance at its edge. And for anyone who likes questioning forecasts and understanding why experts get it wrong when the subject is the outer limit of what's possible.
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