New World Record Marathon
Updated: May 11
A new world record has been set for the marathon. Sawe from Kenya finished the London marathon in 1 hour 59 minutes and 30 seconds. It is the first time a marathon has been run in under 2 hours. That is over a minute faster than the previous record.
Perhaps even more amazingly, the second-place runner, Yomif Kejelcha from Ethiopia, also ran under 2 hours. It was his first ever marathon! A marathon is a run of 42.195km.
The London marathon is a big event for the UK. 59,830 finished the run but more people tried their best but didn't finish... There was even a person running with a fridge on their back! Amazing...
For more pictures: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2026/apr/26/world-records-daddy-pig-and-a-proposal-london-marathon-2026-in-pictures
And more on Sawa's record: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/27/sabastian-sawe-sets-new-target-london-marathon-win-athletics
to set a record for ～: ～の記録を樹立する
the previous record: 以前の記録
perhaps: おそらく
even more amazingly: さらに驚くべきことに
to try (your/his/her/their) best: 最善を尽くす
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