Sawe First Under 2 Hours in Marathon Race Win

Kenyan runner Sebastian Sawe made history at the 2026 London Marathon on Sunday by becoming the first man to break the two-hour barrier in a competitive race, winning in 1:59:30. Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha finished second in 1:59:41, also dipping under two hours, while compatriot Tigst Assefa set a new women's world record of 2:15:41.

The event marked a breakthrough in marathon running, surpassing the previous official men's record of 2:00:35 set by Kelvin Kiptum at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. Sawe, the defending champion from the previous year's London race, and Assefa improved on their prior marks, with Kejelcha achieving the feat in his marathon debut. All three top performers wore Adidas's new Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3 shoes, the brand's lightest racing model at 97 grams for a men's UK size 9.5. Four of the top five men's finishers also donned the trainers, which feature a sub-100-gram woven upper inspired by kitesurfing sails, Lightstrike Pro Evo foam for energy return, and a carbon-infused EnergyRim midsole element.

Released in limited quantities days before the race, the shoes sold out quickly at their 500 retail price and surged on resale sites like StockX, where prices...