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London Marathon 2026 results: Sabastian Sawe makes history with first competitive sub-two-hour marathon (www.bbc.com)
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[–] pturn1@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Never thought I would see this, outside of specifically setup events. The need for everything to go perfectly, and the course to be sufficiently balanced towards a fast run, meant the odds were—as I saw them—tiny.

This seems to have been something he was training towards, and took advantage on the day of everyng falling into place. Amazing achievement, and a record that will likely stay for some time.