{"podcast":{"title":"The Real Science of Sport Podcast","slug":"the-real-science-of-sport-podcast-495514","podcast_index_feed_id":495514,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/f3fb5c75-b943-4f5d-bd87-27c91611dd24","website_url":"https://play.acast.com/s/realscienceofsport","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6100856531fd81f125b34dac/1764253945895-a1ed9fa9-2a2e-4594-8b95-1aba16461fd4.jpeg","author":"Mike Finch","episode_count":338,"summary":"World-renowned sports scientist Professor Ross Tucker and veteran sports journalist Mike Finch break down the myths, practices and controversies from the world of sport. From athletics to rugby, soccer, cycling and more, the two delve into the most recent research, unearth lessons from the pros and host exclusive interviews with some of the world's leading sporting experts. For those who love sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T08:19:01.121416+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-science-of-sport-podcast-495514"},"episode":{"title":"1:59:30! The Sub Two Hour Marathon Falls To Sabastian Sawe","slug":"1-59-30-the-sub-two-hour-marathon-falls-to-sabastian-sawe","published_at":"2026-04-26T12:14:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-science-of-sport-podcast-495514/1-59-30-the-sub-two-hour-marathon-falls-to-sabastian-sawe","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-science-of-sport-podcast-495514","url":"https://shows.acast.com/realscienceofsport/episodes/15930-the-sub-two-hour-marathon-falls-to-sebastian-sawe","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/realscienceofsport/e/69ee01bfaa3f81e2b9fdffb6/media.mp3","summary":"Kenya's Sabastian Sawe has absolutely obliterated the two hour marathon barrier, winning the London Marathon in 1:59:30. In this emergency podcast, Mike and Ross talk about a truly historic day that saw two men go under two hours, We discuss a performance that is astonishing not only for the final time, but the matter in which it was constructed, with never seen before splits over 5km, 10km and half-marathon. We also talk about the credibility of the performances, given Sawe's documented funding of a more intensive anti-doping programme, and wonder whether this will open the door to many more sub-2 performances in the future? Show notes The article on Sawe's more intensive anti-doping programme Sean Ingle's article on Sawe's performance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Kenya's Sabastian Sawe has absolutely obliterated the two hour marathon barrier, winning the London Marathon in 1:59:30. In this emergency podcast, Mike a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2602,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-real-science-of-sport-podcast-495514/episodes/1-59-30-the-sub-two-hour-marathon-falls-to-sabastian-sawe/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-science-of-sport-podcast-495514/1-59-30-the-sub-two-hour-marathon-falls-to-sabastian-sawe.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}