Revealed: The science behind adidas' £450 single-use 'super shoe' that helped Sabastian Sawe smash the two-hour barrier at the London Marathon ⊕⊕
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Sabastian Sawe raced around the course in just 1hr 59 minutes, 30 seconds - more than one minute faster than the previous record. So, what was the key to Sawe's success? His shoes.
Lighter than a bar of soap - the shoes worn to shatter marathon record ⊖
Sabastian Sawe and Tigst Assefa rewrote the record books in London on Sunday. Was it in part down to the shoes?
How London Marathon winner Sabastian Sawe smashed the 26.2-mile race in under two hours: From training methods to endurance levels ⊕
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Sabastian Sawe, 31, from Kenya, averaged around 4:33 per mile over 26.2 miles, holding speeds above 13mph from start to finish.
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