Kenya's Sabastian Sawe becomes first man to run a marathon under two hours

The fabled 2-hour barrier for a marathon has been broken, officially, in an once-inconceivable achievement in sports

The fabled 2-hour barrier for a marathon has been broken, officially, in an once-inconceivable achievement in sports.

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Not by one runner, but two.

In a race for the ages, Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds on Sunday, shattering the previous men's world record by an astonishing 65 seconds.