ABBOTT WORLD MARATHON MAJORS

MTT Group Rankings

In 2024, the Eau Claire Marathon will be partnering with the Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM) Age Group World Rankings and Championship program.

ABOUT ABBOTT WORLD MARATHON MAJORS

The Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM) is a series of six of the largest and most renowned marathons in the world – Tokyo Marathon, B.A.A. Boston Marathon, Virgin Money London Marathon, BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, Bank of America Chicago Marathon and TCS New York City Marathon.

AbbottWMM hosts a points competition across this series for elite open division and wheelchair athletes, as well as the Six Star program, which rewards any runner who finished all six with the Six Start Medal.

The Age Group World Rankings rewards athletes aged 40+ with the opportunity to compete against their peers for a place at the Age Group World Championship, and the Global Run Club provides a virtual running platform for the community to participate in challenges across a range of distances.

For more information, visit www.Abbottwmm.com

ABOUT ABBOTT

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

ABOUT MARATHON TOURS & TRAVEL

Founded by runner and travel visionary Thom Gilligan in 1979, Marathon Tours & Travel (MTT) is a longstanding recognized leader and innovator in the destination travel industry for runners and their supporters. With offices in Boston, the UK, Sydney, and Beijing, MTT is truly a global running travel company. Learn more at www.marathontours.com.

INFORMATION ON THE ABBOTTWMM MTT AGE GROUP WORLD RANKINGS

  • Athletes are ranked according to their single fastest time in a qualifying event. Every athlete will appear in the rankings.

  • Top-ranked athletes in each age group at the end of the 2024 season will be invited to the 2025 AbbottWMM MTT Age Group World Championships (Location and date to announced later in the year).  

  • The number of athletes invited from each age group will be dependent on the full field size (still to be confirmed).

  • Any athlete achieving the Automatic Qualifying Time for their age group will receive an immediate notification that they have qualified for the 2025 AbbottWMM MTT Age Group World Championships.

  • All official Eau Claire Marathon 2024 finishers will receive Abbott World Marathon Majors points. In order to receive an invitation, runners must be registered at AbbottWMM.com. There is no cost.

  • The AbbottWMM MTT Age Group World Rankings comprise over 370 qualifying races in which athletes in nine separate age groups can compete in marathons across the world to earn a global ranking.

  • Participants in an AbbottWMM MTT Age Group World Ranking qualifying race will earn points according to their age, time and gender, aligned with the following age groups for men and women: 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+.

  • The spread of the selected marathon events that are part of the AbbottWMM MTT Age Group World Rankings creates a truly global series throughout the year, giving runners across the world the chance to be part of a new era of age group marathon running.