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Sabastian Sawe blazed a path to history in less than two hours at the London Marathon on Sunday.
The Kenyan runner won the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds, breaking the previous men’s world record by 65 seconds.
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Sebastian Sawe of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the men’s race at the London Marathon in London on April 26, 2026. (Ian Walton/AP)
“What’s coming today is not just for me, but for all of us in London today,” Sawe said.
The long-distance runner is a decorated athlete who claimed victories at the 2025 London Marathon and the 2025 Berlin Marathon. He won the 2023 Riga Half Marathon and the 2023 World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst.
He added that Sunday was a “day to remember” and credited the large crowds in London for helping give him the extra push he needed to keep up with the world record pace.
“I think they help a lot,” she said, “because if it weren’t for them you don’t feel as loved…with them calling you, you feel so happy and strong.”
Sabastian Sawe of Team Kenya poses with Yomif Kejelcha of Team Ethiopia and Jacob Kiplimo of Team Uganda at the presentation ceremony after the TCS London 2026 Men’s Marathon in London, England, on April 26, 2026. (Alex Davidson/Getty Images)
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Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha also finished the course in less than 2 hours, but only 11 seconds behind Sawe. Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda finished behind them in 2 hours and 28 seconds.
The two-hour barrier had already been surpassed before, although unofficially.
Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge completed the feat in Vienna in 2019 in a race called the “1.59 Challenge.” The event was hosted by British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe in favorite conditions on a 6-mile circuit and used rotating pacemakers.
Kipchoge’s time was 1 hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds.
Sebastian Sawe of Kenya celebrates winning the men’s race at the London Marathon in London on April 26, 2026. (Ian Walton/AP)
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“The goalposts have literally been moved to run a marathon,” former London Marathon winner Paula Radcliffe said on the BBC broadcast.
