{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/f3fb5c75-b943-4f5d-bd87-27c91611dd24/69ee01bfaa3f81e2b9fdffb6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"1:59:30! The Sub Two Hour Marathon Falls To Sabastian Sawe","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6100856531fd81f125b34dac/1777201065122-8ed9501d-7fc0-4cfc-907f-af6d5c3d51f5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Kenya's Sabastian Sawe has absolutely obliterated the two hour marathon barrier, winning the London Marathon in 1:59:30. In this emergency podcast, Mike and Ross talk about a truly historic day that saw two men go under two hours, We discuss a performance that is astonishing not only for the final time, but the matter in which it was constructed, with never seen before splits over 5km, 10km and half-marathon. We also talk about the credibility of the performances, given Sawe's documented funding of a more intensive anti-doping programme, and wonder whether this will open the door to many more sub-2 performances in the future?</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Show notes</u></strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>The <a href=\"https://www.letsrun.com/news/2026/04/how-sabastian-sawe-convinced-the-aiu-to-test-him-more-and-why-hes-doing-it-again-in-2026/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">article on Sawe's more intensive anti-doping programme</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/26/sabastian-sawe-breaks-two-hour-barrier-london-marathon-world-record\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sean Ingle's article on Sawe's performance</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Professor Ross Tucker and Mike Finch"}