sports
April 26, 2026
Bread and honey for breakfast and 150 miles a week training: secrets of Sawe’s world record
Sabastian Sawe’s astonishing world marathon record of one hour 59 minutes and 30 seconds at Sunday’s London Marathon was fuelled by running 150 miles a week, wearing the lightest super shoes in history and a pre-race breakfast of bread and honey, the Kenyan and his team have revealed.
TL;DR
- Sabastian Sawe set a new world marathon record of 1:59:30.
- His training involved running up to 150 miles per week.
- A pre-race breakfast consisted of bread and honey.
- The record was achieved wearing the lightest super shoes available, the Adidas Pro Evo 3s.
- Carbohydrate gels from Maurten were used to maintain energy.
- Sawe's coach believes he has the potential to run even faster.
- The performance has been compared to Roger Bannister's breaking of the four-minute mile.