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'Super shoes' help runners set new marathon records

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Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe became the first man in history to officially run a marathon in under two hours in London on Sunday. However his use of a new line of carbon-plated Adidas sneakers dubbed “super shoes” is fueling the debate about whether the technology is diminishing the significance of world records in the sport. CNN's Matias Grez reports.

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