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Sawe’s Record-Breaking Marathon Was About More than Shoes. Here’s Why
Sawe’s record came with a 1:59:41 debut from Yomif Kejelcha and renewed debate over whether shoes or fueling drove the breakthrough.
Summary by Sydney Morning Herald
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Forget the Shoes. The Sub-Two Marathon Was a Triumph of Spirit.
Last Sunday in London was an all-timer in running history. I don’t think it’s hyperbole to place it right next to May 6, 1954, when about 60 miles to the northwest, a 25-year-old medical student named Roger Bannister broke the four-minute-mile barrier. In case you somehow missed the recent feat, Kenyan Sabastian Sawe set a new world record in the marathon, running an unfathomable 1:59:30. And not far behind him — in his debut at the distance — w…
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