Kenyan athlete breaks two-hour marathon barrie

Kenyan athlete breaks two-hour marathon barrie

From Afternoon Drive with John Maytham by CapeTalk

April 27, 2026 · 4 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of a Kenyan athlete breaking the two-hour marathon barrier and its implications for athletics and human performance science.

Africa Melane speaks to Mike Finch, editor of runners world, about the significance of Sawe’s feat, whether this is athletics’ Bannister moment, and what it tells us about the changing science of human performance Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists.  A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”.  Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham  Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk   For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up…

People in this episode

Host: John Maytham

Guest: Mike Finch

Topics covered

  • marathon
  • athletics
  • human performance
  • sports science
  • record breaking

Keywords

  • Kenyan athlete
  • two-hour marathon
  • Mike Finch
  • human performance
  • athletics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: runners world

Places: Kenya

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