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.
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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
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