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Sawe Shatters Two-Hour Marathon Barrier in Adidas Shoes

4/28/2026

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Sabastian Sawe (runner) ran 1:59:30 at the London Marathon on April 26, 2026, breaking the two-hour barrier.
He entered an anti-doping program funded by a $50,000 Adidas grant to the Athletics Integrity Unit.
The program required 25 out-of-competition tests before the Berlin Marathon and a comparable number before London.
Sawe said doping is a cancer in Kenya, urged others to test, and credited an ultra-light Adidas shoe with shaving 65 seconds.

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Sabastian Sawe (runner) ran 1:59:30 at the London Marathon on April 26, 2026, breaking the two-hour barrier.
He entered an anti-doping program funded by a $50,000 Adidas grant to the Athletics Integrity Unit.
The program required 25 out-of-competition tests before the Berlin Marathon and a comparable number before London.
Sawe said doping is a cancer in Kenya, urged others to test, and credited an ultra-light Adidas shoe with shaving 65 seconds.