India, April 29 -- Distance runner Sabastian Sawe, who hails from Kenya, is the talk of the town following his record-breaking achievement on Sunday. The 31-year-old became the first person to break the two-hour mark in the 2026 London Marathon, finishing in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds. Moreover, Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia broke the women's marathon record, clocking 2 hours, 15 minutes and 41 seconds. In the men's race, Sawe was not the only one to break the two-hour mark, as Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha also did so, finishing in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 41 seconds. What do these three have in common? Well, it comes down to their shoes.

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