The men's marathon has entered a new era. So far, no athlete had broken two hours in an official race. And then this weekend saw not one but two runners finally breach that barrier.
Sabastian Sawe from Kenya and Yomif Kejelcha from Ethiopia will go down in history as the first to finish the 42-kilometre race in 1:59:30 hours and 1:59:41 hours. And while running legend Eliud Kipchoge was the first to achieve the sub-2 hour marathon under controlled conditions, Sawe and Kejelcha are the first two to do so in an official race, in London.
