After Sebastian Sawe's feat, who is the fastest Colombian in the marathon?
Sebastian Sawe will go down in athletics history as the first athlete to run a marathon in less than two hours, a feat that puts into perspective the level of the world's best long-distance runners. In this regard, amid the Kenyan's achievement, which is currently trending in sports, a question arises: where is Colombia?
TL;DR
- Sebastian Sawe is the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours.
- Colombia's national marathon record is held by Jeisson Suárez with 2:10:51.
- There is an 11-minute and 21-second difference between Sawe's and Suárez's records.
- Sawe's pace was 2:49 per kilometer and an average speed of 21.2 km/h.
- Other elite runners like Yomif Kejelcha and Jacob Kiplimo also achieved sub-two-hour times.
- Tigst Assefa set a new women's world record with 2:15:41.
- Angie Rocío Orjuela holds the Colombian women's record with 2:25:35.
- These achievements inspire Colombian athletes to improve.