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‘Silent assassin’ Sabastian Sawe targets world record with supershoe in London Marathon
Kenyan taking part in only his fifth career marathon

TL;DR
- Sabastian Sawe, nicknamed the 'silent assassin', is aiming for the men's world marathon record in London.
- He believes he is in similar form to his previous world record attempt, thwarted by high temperatures.
- Sawe will be using Adidas's new Pro Evo 3 supershoe, which weighs 96 grams.
- His agent plans to have pacemakers go through halfway in 60 minutes and 30 seconds.
- Sawe has recovered from a stress fracture and a back injury.
- His coach considers him an 'outlier' athlete.
- Key competitors include Jacob Kiplimo, Tamirat Tola, and Yomif Kejelcha.
- British interest includes Patrick Dever, Phil Sesemann, and Mohamed Mohamed aiming for a 2:06:30 pace.
- The women's race is anticipated to be a battle between Tigst Assefa and Hellen Obiri, with Joyciline Jepkosgei also a contender.