Bread and honey for breakfast and 150 miles a week training: secrets of Sawe’s world record

Kenyan first man to run sub-two-hour marathon‘I have shown that nothing is not possible’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.With an estimated 800,000 watching in the capital, the 31-year-old became the first man to run a sub-two-hour marathon in an official race as he powered home in the second half of the race to shatter the world record. Continue reading...