It’s clear that this 35-year-old Russian is ready to chase down a bus if it ever gets away from him, across many stops… Iskander Yadgarov is an excellent athlete, but above all he is a different kind of athlete.
Let’s start with the background. Five weeks ago he went viral after setting the world best mark in the 42.195 km Berlin Marathon while wearing Crocs on his feet.
Now he’s struck again. In the Porto Marathon he crossed the finish line in the sub-2:30 bracket while wearing jeans. And he wasn’t bluffing. With his denim, he completed Filippides’ distance in 2:28:29… at 3:31 min/km! It’s worth noting that Iskander’s best marathon time is 2h 14’07″ (achieved in Valencia in 2023). He has won the Moscow Marathon twice (2019 and 2022): Born in the Russian capital, he now lives in Portugal where he works as a programmer.
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