The London Marathon is one of the most historic races in all of racing history, and the 2026 version was no different.
Sabastian Sawe ran a record-breaking 1:59:30 to become the first man in the history of marathons to complete the 26.2-mile trek in under two hours. As if that wasn’t enough, just behind Sawe, Yomif Kejelcha came in at 1:59:41, to become the second man to ever finish a marathon in under two hours.
Even more impressive, this was Kejelcha’s marathon debut.
Not all of the record-breaking was on the men’s side.
Tigst Assefa set a women’s only record time of 2:15:41. A run nine seconds better than her previous record run of 2:15:50, at the 2025 London Marathon.
Assefa was nearly beaten for that record, however.
Hellen Obiri came in second at 2:15:53 and Joyciline Jepkosgei finished a very close third at 2:15:55.
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