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East Africa redefines marathon limits as Sabastian Sawe leads historic charge

Yomif Kejelcha, running his first marathon, finished second in 1:59:41. Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo was third in 2:00:28, seven seconds faster than the previous world record set by the late Kenyan

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How special Sawe broke iconic sub-two-hour barrier

results. It was at a point when his dreams could not have felt further away that he was introduced to the man who has assisted him to greatness - Italian coach Claudio Berardelli. As injury

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Lighter than a bar of soap - the shoes worn to shatter marathon record

Yomif Kejelcha, who finished second with an astonishing time of 1:59:40 to become just the second man to finish a marathon in under two hours. In the women's event, Ethiopia's Tigst

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