Sabastian Sawe, a 31-year-old Kenyan who grew up in a house with mud walls and no electricity, has run the world’s first sub-two-hour marathon. The achievement, reached over the weekend, marks a dramatic personal milestone and a seismic shift in the limits of endurance sport. Rising from humble beginnings, Sawe’s performance rewrites expectations about what is possible for athletes everywhere. Tony Dokoupil reports on the run and its broader significance: a story of perseverance, talent, and the power of one extraordinary effort to inspire others and reset the boundaries of human potential.
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