World Marathon Record Broken as Two Runners Finish in London in Under Two Hours
About this episode
The episode discusses the breaking of the world marathon record by Sabastian Sawe in London and its implications for the future of athletics.
The world record for fastest marathon was broken as two runners finished in London in under two hours Sabastian Sawe finished the race in 1 hour 59 minutes and 30 seconds. Matt is joined by Athletics Journalist Cathal Dennehy to talk about what this means for the future and whether our eyebrows should be raised. Hit Play on this page to listen now
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