The 2026 London Marathon has seen records shattered and a record number of runners.

The prodigious growth of running clubs, fuelled by young women, has seen the popularity of the event sky-rocket

Sabastian Sawe makes history at the London Marathon as the first person to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race.

He completed the 42.195 km distance in 1 hour 59 minutes and 30 seconds

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya has become the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in the marathon in a huge moment in sports history.

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya has become the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in the marathon in a huge moment in sports history.

The 2026 London Marathon has seen records shattered and a record number of runners.

The London Marathon is run around the River Thames, over a flat course that starts in Blackheath and finishes on the Mall

The London Marathon’s organisers have hailed the “greatest day” in the event’s 45-year history after huge crowds watched Sabastian Sawe become the first man to shatter the…

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