A busy weekend for Momentum Sports athletes competing in five events between the 25th and 26th April.
TCS London Marathon — Sunday 26th April
The 2026 TCS London Marathon was no ordinary race. Sabastian Sawe finished with a time of 1:59:30 to become the first man ever to break two hours in a record-eligible marathon, while Tigst Assefa set a women's only world record of 2:15:41 and there was a world record number of finishers - 59,830! Three Momentum Sports athletes made up part of this crowd.
Paul ran 2 hours 47 minutes, Phoebe ran 2 hours 51 minutes, and Rory ran 3 hours 29 minutes. Running under 2:52 means running 26.2 miles in less than 6:30 pace per mile with 59,000 others on the day the record books were rewritten, and in the sweltering heat. Congratulations to all three!
Photo — Momentum Sports athletes Phoebe and Paul at the 2026 TCS London Marathon, Sunday 26 April 2026 — the race in which Sabastian Sawe ran 1:59:30, the first legal sub-two-hour marathon in history.
Congratulations also go to Simon who ran Newport Marathon the previous week on 19th April and ran his first sub-three hour marathon.
London Mini Marathon — Sunday 26th April
Twelve Momentum Sports athletes took on the Mini Marathon alongside the main event: Ruby, Maya, Eliza, Eliza, Saya, Anya, Sofi, Elizabeth, Kiara, Ethan, Oisin and Finn. The London Mini Marathon runs on the same course as the elite finish and is one of the most prestigious junior road races in the country. Ruby was the top finisher from the group, placing 30th overall in the girls' race and 11th in her age group.
Harrow Schools Meeting
Photo — Momentum Sports athlete Simon completes the Newport Marathon on 19 April 2026, breaking three hours for the first time.
Good track results at the Harrow Schools meeting. Grindan ran 21.75 in the 200m. Shak and Charlie raced the 400m in 48.80 and 48.28 respectively. Sam ran the 110m Hurdles in 14.93 and the 200m in 22.63. Joe ran 13.51 in the 100m Hurdles. Sergio ran the 100m in 12.01 and the 100m Hurdles in 16.06. Tobias ran the 400m in 57.38. Euan and Andrew raced the 1500m in 4:16.88 and 4:18.30, less than two seconds apart. Field results from this meeting are not available online.
BFTTA Open — Lee Valley
At the BFTTA Open at Lee Valley, George ran double PBs across the 100m (12.71) and 150m (18.85). Sam raced the 100m and 200m into strong headwinds. Yohan ran a 100m personal best of 11.50 — notable given that he was carrying an injury on the day.
KACPH Club Day
Photo — Momentum Sports athlete Finn completes the 2026 TCS London Mini Marathon on 26 April 2026, one of twelve Momentum Sports athletes taking part in the junior race alongside the main event.
The Kingston AC and Poly Harriers Club Day saw several Momentum Sports athletes competing across track and field events. In the 800m: Ella ran 2:16.60, Maya ran 2:17.28 (a personal best), Eliza ran 2:35.00, Anthony ran 2:27.17 and Amelia ran 2:43.13 (a personal best). Tia ran the 200m in 25.44 and also competed in the Javelin (25.72m) and Long Jump (5.33m). Anoushka ran 14.78 in the 100m. Lawrence was the fastest 100m and 200m runner of the day — 11.89 and 24.73. In the field, Alex and Logan competed in the Javelin (17.82m and 11.82m) and Long Jump (3.06m, equalling a personal best, and 2.98m personal best for Logan). Alex also jumped 1.15m in the High Jump, a personal best.
In the Quadkids, Myla placed 3rd with 208 points, Lily 4th with 195 and Carys 5th with 187 in the U12 Girls. In the U10 Girls, Eliza placed 2nd with 193 points.
Well done to everyone who competed across the weekend 👏
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