Nearly 60,000 People Finished London—Reclaiming the World Record for Largest Marathon from NYC

Sabastian Sawe and Tigst Assefa weren’t the only ones setting world records on Sunday.

Adidas shares rise after 'supershoe' helps seal sub-two hour marathon win

(Corrects spelling of Tigst Assefa's first name in paragraph 8) April 27 (Reuters) - German sportswear maker Adidas' shares rose on Monday after Kenya's Sabastian Sawe became the first person to run a marathon in under two hours in an official race,

'She broke her own world record to do it!

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa breaks her own women-only world record to win the London Marathon in a time of two hours, 15 minutes and 41 seconds. It's Assefa's second consecutive victory in the event.