{"id":119324,"date":"2026-04-29T09:23:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/london-marathon-record-breakers-first-purchases-with-huge-prize-money\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:23:24","slug":"london-marathon-record-breakers-first-purchases-with-huge-prize-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/london-marathon-record-breakers-first-purchases-with-huge-prize-money\/","title":{"rendered":"London Marathon record breaker&#8217;s first purchases with huge prize money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_4f8be1\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Sabastian Sawe broke the world record by more than a minute in the London Marathon and earned hundreds of thousands in prize money after achieving the huge feat<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">10:23, 29 Apr 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 10:23, 29 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37085266\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Sebastian Sawe has made plenty of promises to his parents, Emily and Simion, in his native Kenya\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Sebastian Sawe has made plenty of promises to his parents, Emily and Simion, in his native Kenya<cite aria-label=\"Image: AP\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: AP)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">London Marathon winner Sabastian Sawe&#8217;s parents say their son has promised to build them a house and buy them a car. The new <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">world<\/a> record holder is also said to have vowed to finish building their church and help them to fly abroad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sawe, 31, earned hundreds of thousands of pounds after finishing first and breaking the marathon record by over a minute with a sub-two-hour time. Massive bonuses are coming his way from the organisers for his one-hour, 59-minute, 30-second run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">First place earns \u00a340.74k in prize money. The top time bonus &#8211; for a sub-two-hour, two-minute run &#8211; is \u00a3111.12k.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_6edd97\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37071609\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/london-marathon-winner-sabastian-sawe-37071609\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marathon world record time smashed at London Marathon as Sabastian Sawe BEATS two hours<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_6edd97\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37072767\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/gabby-logan-london-marathon-bbc-37072767\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Awkward Gabby Logan moment slammed by BBC viewers after London Marathon history<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, there are also additional bonuses for breaking records. Finishing first with a course record time earns another \u00a318.52k, while winning with a world record run triggers a \u00a392.58k bonus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sawe has therefore earned over \u00a3320k from the organisers alone. Including contractual bonuses from sponsorship deals, especially after competing in the new Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3 shoes, it is widely reported that Sawe could earn up to \u00a3740,915.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Some of those earnings will seemingly go towards fulfilling multiple promises he made to his parents, Emily and Simion. They watched the race together from their home in rural Kenya.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">JOIN US ON FACEBOOK!<\/strong> <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MirrorSport#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"\/><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><u>All the best sports news and much more on our dedicated Facebook page<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">His father, Simion, spoke of their surprise, telling the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">BBC<\/a> : &#8220;I did not expect he was going to break the record &#8211; that really surprised us all!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I was afraid the runner from Ethiopia (Yomif Kejelcha, who finished 11 seconds behind Sawe in second on debut) would beat him, but when I saw Sabastian pull ahead, I became so excited I started celebrating and did not even watch the end of the race.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">His mother, Emily, added: &#8220;I was very happy, I thanked God, I jumped around the house, I just didn&#8217;t know what to do, I was very happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37085243\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37085243\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:2.04\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sabastian Sawe's parents, Simion and Emily\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37085243.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_sawe-parents.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37085243.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_sawe-parents.png 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37085243.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_sawe-parents.png 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37085243.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_sawe-parents.png 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Sabastian Sawe's parents, Simion and Emily, spoke about the promises their son has made to them after his London Marathon win\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Sabastian Sawe&#8217;s parents, Simion and Emily, spoke about the promises their son has made to them after his London Marathon win<cite aria-label=\"Image: BBC\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: BBC)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">On their son&#8217;s promises, Simion said: &#8220;The truth is, he promised us that he&#8217;s going to build us a house&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Emily interjected: &#8220;And he said he would buy a car, so we won&#8217;t be walking on foot anymore.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sawe Snr continued: &#8220;He also promised he will finish building the church here &#8211; and that he will help us fly abroad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">His mother added: &#8220;We are planning to welcome him here at home, to have a celebration and a thanksgiving, because he has done wonders.&#8221; Simion explained: &#8220;We wanted to have celebrations for him before, but he said, &#8216;no, wait until I break the world record,&#8217; so now we will ask him if we are free to go ahead with the celebration.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/london-marathon-record-winner-sawe-37085391\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sabastian Sawe broke the world record by more than a minute in the London Marathon and earned hundreds of thousands in prize money after achieving the huge feat 10:23, 29 Apr 2026Updated 10:23, 29 Apr 2026 Sebastian Sawe has made plenty of promises to his parents, Emily and Simion, in his native Kenya(Image: AP) London [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":119325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[471,599,1070,460],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119324"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}