The 2 Hour Marathon Barrier has Been Smashed

Marathon Training Academy

In this episode Angie and Trevor discuss the watershed moment that just happened at the London Marathon when two runners smashed the 2 Hour Barrier in the marathon.  Sabastian Sawe of Kenya ran 1:59:30 and Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia finished 2nd in 1:59:41!  How did we get to this moment and what can we learn from it?

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2026-04-30 37 min

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