MarathonNotable
1:59:30
100%
World#1
Sabastian Sawe
@sabastian_sawe 🇰🇪
- 28
- Super shoe
- Men
- Kenya
- Official
- January 1, 2024
Age grade
Elite
100%
age-graded
BegNovIntAdvElite
100% of the open men's marathon standard at age 28. Peak-age equivalent 1:59:30.
Past the elite band for this distance.
World rank stays the raw time. Equivalents use Jack Daniels VDOT. Age grade is a WMA-style curve against the open World Athletics mark on this board — not a certified WMA score.
1:59:30 world record (London 2026)