London Marathon, Sawe breaks two-hour barrier; Kejelcha and Assefa also set records

sportsApr 27, 2026261,384

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya became the first person to run a marathon under two hours, winning the London Marathon in 1:59:30. He shattered Kelvin Kiptum's previous world record of 2:00:35 in a world-record-eligible race on the London course. Yomif Kejelcha also ran under two hours, and Tigst Assefa retained her women's crown with a new world record of 2:15:41. The breakthrough resets elite marathon standards and proves sub-two-hour performances are attainable in championship conditions.

Al Jazeera English

@aljazeera.com

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya shattered a world record at the London Marathon, becoming the first person to finish a competitive marathon in less than two hours. He crossed the line with 30 seconds to spare.

33018h ago

Beedok/Fern 🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦5

The poor guy in second who also became the second person to do it. 😆

Themistocles Wall4

remarkable feat 4:00 mile level breakthrough congrats to Sawe & Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha, who also broke 2 hours

CITIUS MAG

@citiusmag.com

DEFENDING HER CROWN 👑 Tigst Assefa takes down the best marathoners in the world to win her second straight London Marathon title and break her own women’s-only world record with a 2:15:41 run ahead of Hellen Obiri (2:15:53) and Joyciline Jepkosgei (2:15:55).

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Abbey Rhodes

@abbeyr28.bsky.social

As astonishing as Roger Bannister breaking the 4-minute mile! Not only did Kenyan Sabastian Sawe of Kenya run a 1:59:30 marathon to win the London Marathon, Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha ran 1:59.41 for 2nd – 2 runners at once become the first to break 2-hours in a marathon. apnews.com/article/mara...

28311h ago

Danny2

yea never thought id see it some achievement and for anyone doubting how hard this is set a treadmill at 21km/h and stay on it for 2 hours

Dr. Jack Brown

@drjackbrown.bsky.social

Sabastian Sawe just set an utterly incredible world record in the London marathon. For the 1st time ever, the 2 hour race barrier was broken. Sawe's time was 1:59:30. Unbelievably, Yomif Kejelcha, finishing 2nd, also ran under 2 hours (1:59:41). Jacob Kiplimo (2:00:28) also bested the previous WR.

16318h ago

Emily5

TWO finished under 2 hours?? That's 13.1 mph for 120 straight minutes. Pure madness! I guess they can retire this video now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEw1...

Donna3

Who doesn't love when a person beats a world record?! 🏆🏆🏆

NastyClaudia

@nastyclaudia.bsky.social

Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe won the London Marathon in under 2 hours. 13 miles an hour sustained by no one else on Earth

847h ago

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The guy who came second was also sub 2 hours.

Dan Sohege

@danielsohege.bsky.social

I am utterly in awe of Sabastian Sawe breaking the 2 hour mark for the London Marathon. Incredible, and historic, but let's take a moment to stan these absolute legends of our time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The record for the world's longest tiramisu has been broken in London.

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4819h ago

Gernot Wagner

@gwagner.com

While we cheer on whatever silly thing AI just did, two humans ran a sub-2 hour marathon in London today. The third still beat the prior world record, the top five came in at under 2:03, an impossibly fast mark 12 years ago. Oh, and Tigst Assefa also defended her title, breaking her world record.

4411h ago

"ON AIR" ReneeGoodeAlexPretti

@nevergiveup88.bsky.social

Two men have officially run sub‑2‑hour marathons in race conditions: Sabastian Sawe (1:59:30) and Yomif Kejelcha (1:59:41), both at the 2026 London Marathon.

3410h ago

Eva Holland

@evaholland.bsky.social

"Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon in 1 hr, 59 mins, 30 secs on Sunday, shattering the previous world record by an astonishing 65 seconds... Just 11 seconds back was Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha, who - running in his first marathon - also covered the 26.2-mile course in under 2 hours." !!

1615h ago

Kevin Gamin2

And then the third place runner also beat the world record! Three new fastest ever times in one race!

Dale Pellerin2

I jogged 4 miles today in 1 hour and it about killed me.

bjkeefe2

Thanks for this. I've seen half a dozen posts about Sawe's magnificent accomplishment, and this is the first time I've heard about Yomif Kejelcha. Poor guy. He is the new Buzz Aldrin.

Megaholt 𓅃

@megaholt.medsky.social

2 men ran sub two-hour marathons. That’s 26.2 miles in UNDER 2 hours on foot. They ran slightly over 13 mph for nearly 2 hours straight. It comes out to 4:33/mile average. They ran each mile at 4 minutes and 33 seconds. Every. Single. Mile. For 26.2 miles.

Sabastian Sawe 1:59:30
New world record
2026 TCS London Marathon
Your world. Run it.

Picture of Sabastian holding up a shoe with his world record time written on the side of the sole.

138h ago

André Picard @picardonhealth

@picardonhealth.bsky.social

Sabastian Sawe makes history at the London Marathon by becoming the first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race. The 30-year-old Kenyan crossed the line to win in 1:59:30, smashing the previous record by more than one minute. www.bbc.com/sport/athlet...

1520h ago

Karen Gregory

@karengregory.bsky.social

"Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia broke her own women’s-only world record on Sunday at the London Marathon, winning in 2:15:41 to better her record of 2:15:50 from last year." www.runnersworld.com/news/a711271...

920h ago

Neil

@neilclasper.bsky.social

Yesterday's London Marathon record-breakers crossing the Charlton/East Greenwich border under the Angerstein flyover.

85h ago

Travis Miller

@travismillerx13.bsky.social

🇪🇹Tigst Assefa runs 2:15:41 women's-only WORLD RECORD at the London Marathon! Close race for the podium between 🇰🇪Hellen Obiri (2:15:53) and 🇰🇪Joyciline Jepkosgei (2:15:55).