Sabastian Sawe etched his name into history at the 2026 London Marathon by becoming the first competitor to break the two-hour barrier in a legitimate race. The 30-year-old Kenyan finished in 1 hour 59 minutes 30 seconds, smashing Kelvin Kiptum's 2023 record of 2:00:35 by over a minute. His blistering pace saw him hit the halfway mark in 1:00:29, then accelerate further in the second half—a feat that left rival Yomif Kejelcha, the only other runner under two hours, reeling in second place at 1:59:41.