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The Vergecast · September 8, 2026 · 35m

The tech that made a 2-hour marathon possible

Alex Hutchinson, Lauren Feiner

Two runners broke the 2-hour marathon barrier at the London Marathon, a milestone Alex Hutchinson once predicted wouldn't happen until 2075. Lauren Feiner talks with Hutchinson about the role of super shoes and other technological advances in making this possible.

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The 2-hour marathon barrier falls decades ahead of expert predictions
Two runners completed the London Marathon in under two hours, becoming the first to do so on an official course, decades earlier than Alex Hutchinson's 2075 prediction.
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Super shoes as a performance-shifting technology
Alex Hutchinson discusses 'super shoes' — racing footwear with advanced materials and design — as a key technological factor that helped enable the sub-2-hour marathon.
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