The runner stopped the clock at one hour, fifty-nine minutes, and thirty seconds, thus surpassing the previous world record. This new achievement breaks the former mark held by Kelvin Kiptum, who completed the 42 kilometers in two hours and thirty-five seconds at the 2023 Chicago Marathon.

Sawe, thirty years old, already had a distinguished record, including a personal best of two hours, two minutes, and five seconds, achieved at the Valencia Marathon two years ago. His accolades include two consecutive victories in London, one in Berlin, and one in Valencia.

In the same London Marathon, a second athlete, Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha, also managed to finish in under two hours, crossing the finish line eleven seconds after Sawe.

It is worth noting that in 2019, Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge also ran a marathon in under two hours (one hour, fifty-nine minutes, and forty seconds), but that event was specifically designed to break the clock, without the endorsement of the international athletics federation and using shoes considered technological doping.