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The episode explores the behind-the-scenes efforts that led to Sabastian Sawe's historic sub-2 hour marathon with insights from Joshua Rowe of Maurten.

Behind every extraordinary sporting achievement is a team, and after Sabastian Sawe's 1:59:39 at the London Marathon to become the first runner to go sub-2 in official race conditions, we're joined by Maurten's head of sports tech Joshua Rowe, to go behind the scenes of the achievement. Josh has been working out in Kenya with Sawe, his coach Claudio Berardelli and the 2 Running Group, to help get the most out of the athletes. We run through when sub-2 began to look possible, what could happen next, and much more. Podium is proud to be sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maurten⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - use Podium2026 at checkout for a one-off 15% discount until the end of 2026 - we thank Maurten so much for their support! Check out our new website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podiumathletics.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Presented by athletics commentators Hannah England, Rich Newman and Katie Smith. Please subscribe, follow and leave a review where possible - it really helps us grow the podcast, and follow us on…

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Hosts: Hannah England, Rich Newman, Katie Smith

Guest: Joshua Rowe

Topics covered

• marathon
• sports technology
• athlete training
• running achievements
• sponsorship

Keywords

• sub-2 marathon
• Sabastian Sawe
• Joshua Rowe
• Maurten
• London Marathon
• sports technology
• athlete training

Sponsors

Maurten

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Places: Kenya

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