Two-hour marathon barrier broken in London

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe celebrates with a shoe after winning the men's elite race and setting a new world record with a time of 1hr 59min 30sec. Photo: Reuters Kenya's Sabastian Sawe shattered one of athletics’ most elusive barriers this morning, becoming the first man to run a marathon in under two hours in an official race as he stormed to victory at the London Marathon in 1hr 59min 30sec.