Biggest draw in marathon history for runners to complete Six Star Journey

 

Abbott World Marathon Majors is launching the largest ever initiative in its history to help runners complete their Six Star Journey.

 

In 2023, up to 2,000 places across all six Abbott World Marathon Majors will be made available for members of AbbottWMM.com to advance their mission to join the Six Star Finisher Hall of Fame. There are currently 8,067 Six Star Finishers on record.

 

Every year, hundreds of thousands of runners from around the world enter the lotteries or qualification process for the Majors. As the interest and competition for a starting place continues to grow, so does the number of runners collecting their AbbottWMM stars and striving for their finishers’ medal.

 

Selection processes for the three 2023 spring Majors will begin following the conclusion of the 2022 TCS New York City Marathon.

 

Dawna Stone, AbbottWMM CEO said: “The Abbott World Marathon Majors are events that inspire and touch people all over the world. It is a challenge that takes runners many years to complete and is considered by most in our global community as the pinnacle of their marathon journey. These bib allotments will help provide pathways for many runners to complete their Six Star journeys.”

 

For the 2023 Tokyo Marathon, 100 additional places for runners who have five stars in their AbbottWMM.com profile will be available.

 

For the 2023 Boston Marathon, 150 places for runners with five stars in their AbbottWMM.com profile will be available.

 

For the 2023 TCS London Marathon and the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, 500 places will be available from both for runners with three, four or five stars in their profile.

 

For the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, 250 places will be available for runners with three, four or five stars in their profile.

 

Then for the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon, another 500 places for AbbottWMM.com members on three, four or five stars will be up for grabs.

 

Runners who are on their journey are reminded to update their profiles and claim their stars to be eligible for marathons biggest draw!

Eligible runners with AbbottWMM profiles will receive an email inviting them to be a part of the selection process for the relevant Major.

 

SUMMARY OF PLACES AVAILABLE FOR 2023 ABBOTTWMM RACE DRAWS:

MAJOR

NO. OF PLACES FOR 2023

ELIGIBLE RUNNERS*

Tokyo Marathon

100

5 stars

Boston Marathon

150

5 stars

TCS London Marathon

500

3/4/5 stars

BMW BERLIN-MARATHON

500

3/4/5 stars

Bank of America Chicago Marathon

250

3/4/5 stars

TCS New York City Marathon

500

3/4/5 stars

* = Runners must have up-to-date profile on www.Abbottwmm.com 

 

TIMELINE FOR SPRING ABBOTTWMM RACE DRAWS:

MAJOR

NOTIFICATION TO RUNNERS

DEADLINE FOR ENTRY

RUNNERS SELECTED

RACE DATE

Tokyo Marathon

November 9

November 16

November 17

March 5

Boston Marathon

November 21

November 29

November 30

April 17

TCS London Marathon

December 5

December 12

December 14

April 23