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How super shoes — and Sabastian Sawe — redefined the limits of the marathon

In the late 1980s, a former University of Arizona distance runner became obsessed with trying to understand the limits of human endurance. Armed with a programmable calculator, a yellow legal pad and ...
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Super shoes and perfect conditions — how Sabastian Sawe broke the two-hour mark at the London Marathon

Sabastian Sawe broke the world record and the two-hour mark in winning the London Marathon. Karwai Tang / WireImage via Getty Images There’s a saying about London buses which can be adapted for the ...