'I jumped around the house': Sabastian Sawe's parents celebrate marathon record

Emily and Simion Sawe share their pride at the runner's historic sub-two-hour marathon win. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Simion beams while wearing a plaid jacket over a zip up top and his wife, wearing a green jacket has tears in her eyes 'I jumped around the house': Sabastian Sawe's parents celebrate marathon record Sabastian Sawe's parents have shared their pride at the runner's historic sub-two-hour London Marathon win. The 31-year-old Kenyan set a new world record after crossing the line in one hour 59 minutes 30 seconds on Sunday, more than a minute faster than the previous record holder's time. 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