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Two-hour barrier smashed twice in history-making London Marathon (www.abc.net.au)
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Kenya's Sabastian Sawe has become the first man to run a marathon in under two hours, winning the London Marathon with a time of 1:59:30.

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[–] Zagorath@quokk.au 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's a 2:51 pace. Or 1:08 laps of a standard track.

Back when Kipchoge beat the 2 hour mark in his non-competitive attempt I went out after it was over and gave it a go. I made it one lap before I was absolutely beat. With serious training aimed at that goal, I reckon I could last 1k, maybe. But the full 42.195 km of a marathon? Even a 2:30 marathon is insane.