won Sunday’s London Marathon<\/a> in one hour 59 minutes 30 seconds, writing himself into history and breaking a barrier once thought by many to be impossible.<\/p>\n“I don’t think any society, any civilisation, any sector of the economy has been served well if you try to strangle innovation,” Coe told BBC Sport Africa on a visit to Botswana before the World Relays.<\/p>\n
“The role of World Athletics is very clear – we want to enable, but we also have a regulatory responsibility.”<\/p>\n
Sawe, Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha – who also ran under two hours as he finished 10 seconds behind Sawe – and Tigst Assefa, who set a new world record time as the winner of the women’s race, all wore the Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3 shoes in London.<\/p>\n
Sawe thanked Adidas for making what he said were the best shoes he had worn, particularly highlighting how “very light” and stable they are.<\/p>\n
The first super shoe to weigh under 100 grams, Adidas claim their technology improves running economy by 1.6%.<\/p>\n
But any runner wanting to benefit will have to pay about $500 (\u00a3450) to road test the product themselves.<\/p>\n
“Yes, shoes play a part, but not the biggest part,” Coe said.<\/p>\n
“The biggest part is the mentality of the athlete, the physicality of the athlete, the world-class coaching, the world-class programmes that are now being run through federations to support their athletes. That’s all a part of the improved performances.”<\/p>\n
Sawe shaved more than two minutes off his personal best in London, attributing his improvement to running about 200km a week at altitude.<\/p>\n
His progress was also aided by developments in fuelling. The Kenyan reportedly took on 115g of carbohydrates per hour during the race, following a breakfast consisting only of two slices of bread with honey and tea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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