Fastest marathon (male)
- Who
- Sabastian Sawe
- What
- 01:59:30 hour(s):minute(s):second(s)
- Where
- United Kingdom (London)
- When
- 26 April 2026
The fastest marathon (male) is 1 hr 59 min 30 sec, achieved by Sabastian Sawe (Kenya), in London, UK, on 26 April 2026.
The 31 year old broke the previous record by over one minute and became the first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race.
It was a remarkably quick race, with Ethiopian athlete Yomif Kejelcha also finishing in under two hours to take second place, and Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo finishing third with a time that would have broken the previous world record.