EP89 Sabastian Sawe Smashes The World Record in London

Only one place to start, on Sunday, Sebastian Sawe produced a performance that will be talked about until the end of time, becoming the first man to ever run a sub-2 hour Marathon in a competitive race. We have reaction and analysis from an historic day in London. On this episode of Marathon Talk: 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - We discuss the historic performance from Sabastian Sawe at the 2026 TCS London Marathon 29:13- Danny Coyle, COO at Abbott World Marathon Majors joins us to give his sights into the day from the grandstand. 39:09 - Sean Ingle offers his thoughts on what Sawe's performance means for the wider sport of marathon running. 59:46 - We have a quick look back at the 2026 Boston Marathon Links & References: Abbott World Marathon Majors Website | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Marathon Talk Facebook | Instagram | TikTok Martin Yelling | Instagram Deena Kastor | Instagram Sean Ingle | Instagram

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EP89 Sabastian Sawe Smashes The World Record in London is an episode from Marathon Talk by World Marathon Majors.

This episode is 01:06:07 long.

This episode was published on Apr 30, 2026.

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