History was made in London on July 18, 2026 — and the running world will never be the same. Josh Kerr of Great Britain did what no human being had ever done before, crossing the finish line at the London Diamond League with a mile time of 3:42.66 — the fastest anyone has ever run the distance in recorded history. In doing so, he obliterated a record that had stood for 27 years, finally ending
History doesn’t become official until the paperwork catches up — and for one of the most extraordinary athletic achievements in human history, that moment has finally arrived. World Athletics has formally ratified Sabastian Sawe’s 1:59:30 marathon from the 2026 London Marathon, making it the first sub-two-hour marathon ever to count as an official world record. It’s a milestone that distance running has been chasing for generations — and after one unofficial near-miss that thrilled the
One of the most gifted distance runners the Western Hemisphere has ever seen has been found alive — and the story behind his disappearance is as heartbreaking as it is complex. Daniel do Nascimento, Brazil’s record-breaking marathon phenomenon, vanished without a trace on June 19 after walking out of his family’s home carrying nothing but a black backpack. For 44 days, his family, Brazil’s athletics federation, and the country’s entire running community feared the worst.