Sabastian Sawe: I want to express myself at the highest level in Berlin
Fast forward to 2025, and Sebastian Sawe is now an established road racer and Two -time marathon winner.
He set one Marathon World led during his debut at the Valencia Marathon 2024 with a time of 2:02:05.
That was only 12 seconds slower than the late Kelvin KiptumThe record -breaking debut on the same course in 2022.
About five months ago, Sawe won his first World Marathon -Major and blows the leaders away in the London Marathon.
The 30-year-old is in a good mood of days prior to what another monumental race could be in his career.
“Berlin will be a good race for me, if I have the feeling that I have already given my best,” the 2023 World Half Marathon Champion said.
“I can’t predict what will happen, but I hope that good conditions express myself at the highest possible level.”
Kipchoge was the last of the seven men who break the Marathon World Record in Berlin. That was a year before Kiptum was burned to the world record of 2:00:35 at the Chicago Marathon 2023.
While he tapered his training, Sawe kept a close eye on the men’s marathon at the current world championships in Tokyo. After two hours of intense racing, both men and women’s marathon ended with a sprint for the tape.
Tanzania’s Alphonce Simbu won the race with only 0.03 seconds, while Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir Kenya covered the ladies race with 0.2 seconds.
Sawe is a strong Finisher, but he hopes that he can control and dictate the pace from start to finish in Berlin.
“Finishing a marathon in a sprint is no longer such a thing unusual,” he said.
“This is probably due to the high level of competitors nowadays. Of course, when it comes to tactical races such as a world championship, I think it’s easier to have a sprint finish.”
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