India, May 12 -- With Sabastian Sawe winning the London Marathon and finishing the race under two hours, the focus has shifted to the factors that helped him break this major barrier and set new benchmarks in athletics. Over the past few weeks, much has been discussed about the shoes worn by the athletes. Sawe, who hails from Kenya, registered a time of 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds to set a new benchmark. Besides the 31-year-old, Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia also broke the women's marathon record, clocking 2 hours, 15 minutes and 41 seconds. Moreover, another athlete, Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha, also finished the race under two hours, clocking 1 hour, 59 minutes and 41 seconds.

All three athletes had one thing in common: the shoe. The tr...