The Hoddle of Coffee: Tottenham Hotspur News and Links for Monday, April 27
Good morning, dear hoddlers. At the risk of doing one running post too many, I’d like to draw your attention to the London Marathon where a new world record was set. On Sunday, Sabastian Sawe became the first person in history to run a sub-2 hour marathon in race conditions, crossing the finish line in […]
WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 25: Tottenham Hotspur's Joao Palhinha celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur at Molineux on April 25, 2026 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Andrew Kearns - CameraSport via Getty Images) | CameraSport via Getty Images Good morning, dear hoddlers. At the risk of doing one running post too many, I’d like to draw your attention to the London Marathon where a new world record was set.
On Sunday, Sabastian Sawe became the first person in history to run a sub-2 hour marathon in race conditions, crossing the finish line in 1:59. 30. Here are what his splits look like: How we got to Sub-2 📊 Sabastian Sawe’s world record of 1:59:30 at the 2026 London Marathon was achieved thanks to a massive negative split of 60:29-59:01.
Sawe really made his money from 30K on, posting a 27:36 10K from 30K to 40K before picking it up EVEN MORE, closing the… pic. twitter. com/6cIZ9dNMVJ — CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) April 26, 2026 That’s an unfathomable kind of speed, and he wasn’t even the only one to break a sub-2 hour marathon.
Yomif Kejelcha, making his marathon debut, also finished in under two hours, finishing in 1:59. 41. And it’s incredible to think that kind of time was only good enough for second place on Sunday.