Jacob Kiplimo is still laughing at the absurdity of what was achieved last Sunday in the TCS London Marathon 2026. The Ugandan, who finished third, in a new personal best (2:00:28), which beat the late Kelvin Kiptum’s previous world record by seven seconds, chuckles when he learns that fellow competitor and runner-up Yomif Kejelcha is the only marathoner in history to never complete the distance in two hours or more.
Kejelcha was edged out by Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe, whose immortal achievement of breaking two hours (1:59:30) for the first time in race conditions came as both men reimagined the possibilities in the sport on a historic day in the capital.
