Sabastian Sawe stunned the world with his 1:59:30 marathon in London to earn runner of the month honors. Jane Hedengren (two NCAA records) and Vincent Mauri (2:05:54 at the Glass City Marathon) were honorable mention.

He’s 17, still in high school, and already a world champion. Cooper Lutkenhaus went undefeated this indoor season and is now LetsRun.com’s Athlete of the Month.

Unsponsored. Living in Tokyo. Ethan Shuley dropped a 2:07:14 marathon in Osaka and proved that Dreams Do Become Reality.