Sabastian Kimaru Sawe
KenyaActive- Born
- Mar 16, 1995 (31 years old)
- Events
- Marathon · Half Marathon
Sabastian Kimaru Sawe is a Kenyan long-distance runner born on 16 March 1996 who has emerged as one of the top marathon and road runners in the world. In September 2022, he set a Kenyan national record in the one-hour run at the Memorial Van Damme with a distance of 21,250 metres, narrowly missing the world record.
Sawe has built an impressive resume on the roads, winning the Rome-Ostia Half Marathon in March 2022 with a course record of 58:02, the Bahrain Royal Night Half Marathon in 58:58, the Montferland Run 15K in 42:35, and the Copenhagen Half Marathon in a personal best of 58:05. He also finished seventh in the senior men's race at the 2023 World Cross Country Championships.
On the marathon stage, Sawe won the 2024 Valencia Marathon in a world-leading time of 2:02:05, followed by victories at the 2025 London Marathon in 2:02:27 and the 2025 Berlin Marathon in 2:02:16, firmly establishing himself among the elite marathoners.
As of Oct 27, 2026: Marathon 2:02:05 (#5 all-time), Half Marathon 58:02 (#9 all-time), 2026 season best 1:59:30 (Apr 26, 2026) · Last competition: TCS London Marathon, Apr 26, 2026, 1:59:30 · National record (One Hour) · 31 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Marathon | 1:59:30 | – | Apr 26, 2026 | TCS London Marathon |
| 2025 | Marathon | 2:02:16 | – | Sep 21, 2025 | BMW Berlin Marathon, Berlin |
| 2024 | 10Kilometr | 27:06 | – | Apr 27, 2024 | adizero Road to Records |
| 2024 | CrossCount | 28:39 | – | Mar 2, 2024 | Kenyan Cross Country Championships, Prison Staff Training College, Ruiru - XC 2.0km |
| 2024 | Semi | 58:05 | – | Sep 15, 2024 | Copenhagen Half Marathon |
| 2024 | Marathon | 2:02:05 | – | Dec 1, 2024 | Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich |
| 2023 | 10Kilometr | 26:49 | – | Apr 29, 2023 | adizero Road to Records |
| 2023 | CrossCount | 30:04 | – | Feb 18, 2023 | 44th World Athletics Cross Country Championships, Bathurst |