00:00Kenyan runner Sebastian Sawe received a hero's welcome on Wednesday when he returned to Nairobi
00:06after his record-breaking win at the London Marathon. Sawe is the first person to finish
00:13the 42-kilometer race in under two hours.
00:22I'm happy to celebrate this win with you. I didn't expect it would be this way.
00:34I'm very grateful for everything we did in London.
00:43I didn't do it for myself alone. I did it for all of us.
00:51Sawe finished the race in one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds, beating the previous men's record by
00:59more than a minute.
01:00Well, I knew he was in a very good shape, extremely good shape. I knew that maybe
01:04he would have run fast, but I was probably not expecting a sub two, but he was really,
01:10really in good shape. Much better than Berlin last year, so...
01:16Sawe crossed the finish line wearing a new model of carbon-plated shoes that weigh just 97 grams.
01:23But as runners know, breaking records takes more than shoes alone.
01:29As a runner, what I know is that the type of shoes and training helps, but also if you train
01:35well, you can run barefoot and still win. Still, the type of shoe helps. In his case,
01:43the shoe and mostly the intense practice really helped him achieve his victory.
01:49Sawe was introduced to professional running by his uncle, Ugandan Olympic runner Abraham Chepkirwok.
01:57Sawe's record-breaking win could prove the same inspiration to a new generation of athletes.
02:03Sawe was introduced to personal running by their rings to Dominique Reynolds,
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02:03and sinceendi.
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02:04meansTT.
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