Sabastian Sawe finishes London Marathon in under two hours to break men’s world record (Gift Article)

From @theathletic.com: Sabastian Sawe of Kenya ran the London Marathon in under two hours, breaking the men’s marathon world record.

Sub 2. Just amazing. www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

for context, the runner-up also broke 2 hours, and the third-place finisher also shattered the previous world record of 2:00:35... for further context, the world record in 1992, the first year I ran the NYC Marathon, was 2:06:50... #LondonMarathon #SabastianSawe www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

An average of 4:34 per mile, over a marathon www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

Sabastian Sawe finishes London Marathon in under two hours to obliterate men’s world record www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

I’m old enough to remember when this sounded impossible. Older even.

Yomif Kejelcha ran a 1:59:41 marathon and broke the world record. And finished second. This guy's name is going to include, comma, poor bastard, comma, for the rest of his life. www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

This is unbelievable….. #SebastianSawe #Marathon #WorldRecord #ShoeTechnology www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

www.nytimes.com/athletic/723... This is fucking ridiculous btw

26.2 miles under 2 hours!! In a world without senseless political violence and the senseless wars of senseless political leaders, this should have been the screaming banner headline of the month... Sabastian Sawe finishes London Marathon in under two hours to obliterate men’s world record

www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

This is obviously crazy impressive. But how are running insiders feeling about the "cleanliness" of all the records that seem to be falling these days? (That is a genuine question, though it's hard not to be a touch skeptical.) www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

sub-2:00 marathon—I’m glad I lived to see this www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

Truly amazing human achievement www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

i can’t imagine how much it must suck to train for your whole life on a excruciating athletic activity only to beat the existing world record at the prestigious London Marathon only to find out you came in THIRD. www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck Sabastian Sawe finishes London Marathon in under two hours to obliterate men’s world record www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

This is a truly amazing feat. www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

Kenya's Sebastian Sawe won the London Marathon with a new world record time of 1:59:30 to become the first runner to break two hours in a legal marathon race. Yomi Kejelca finished second and also ran under two hours at 1:59:41 www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...