On April 26, 2026, Sabastian Sawe of Kenya became the first runner to complete an official marathon in under two hours. That year he finished the London Marathon in 1 hour 59 minutes 30 seconds. In 2019 Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge had run a marathon in Vienna in 1 hour 59 minutes 40 seconds, but it was not a sanctioned race since the event did not follow competition rules.
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