Table of contents World Marathon Majors World Marathon Majors: how it works ...............................................................................................................208 Scoring system .................................................................................................................................................................210 Series champions ............................................................................................................................................................211 Series schedule ................................................................................................................................................................213 2012-2013 Series results ..........................................................................................................................................214 2012-2013 Men’s leaderboard ...............................................................................................................................217 2012-2013 Women’s leaderboard ........................................................................................................................220 2013-2014 Men’s leaderboard ...............................................................................................................................223 2013-2014 Women’s leaderboard ........................................................................................................................225 Event histories ..................................................................................................................................................................227 Series statistics ................................................................................................................................................................233 207 How it works How it works World Marathon Majors: how it works The two-year cycle The World Marathon Majors is a series consisting of six of the largest and most renowned The two-year cycle was developed with the following in mind: marathons in the world: Tokyo Marathon, Boston Marathon, Virgin Money London Marathon, BMW Berlin Marathon, Bank of America Chicago Marathon and ING New York City Marathon. • Elite marathon athletes compete at the top level in two races per year and sometimes three. Due to the wear and tear on their bodies, the athletes need to allow enough time The six annual road races, along with the Olympic Marathon and IAAF World Championships to recover from the competition and begin the extensive training process for the next. Marathon, serve as the qualifying races in the series. The top five male and female finishers • The goal of the organizers was to truly crown the top marathoners in the world and in in each of these races are awarded points based on their placement. order to do that, they agreed that more than two competitions per athlete were neces- sary to determine who, in fact, is the greatest in the sport. At the conclusion of each two-year series, a $1 million prize purse is split equally between the • In any two-year cycle, a minimum of 12 different World Marathon Majors Qualifying top male and female point earners. The $1 million prize is awarded annually, meaning that Races will take place. In the years in which they are held, the Olympic Marathon and the each two-year series overlaps. The inaugural series was 2006-2007, followed by 2007-2008, IAAF World Championships Marathon also qualify. These eight events provide a world 2008-2009 and so on. stage and a variety of different courses on which the athletes can compete and chal- lenge themselves and others. The total score for each athlete in a series consists of points earned from a maximum of four qualifying races during that two-year cycle. To be eligible for the jackpot, an athlete must Despite the two-year format, the $1 million prize purse is awarded annually, which began with compete in a minimum of one qualifying race during each year of the series. the first cash payout at the conclusion of the 2006-2007 series. This means every qualifying race held after 2006 has counted toward two World Marathon Majors series. For example, the 2012 Olympic Marathon served as a qualifying race in both the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 World Marathon Majors series. Therefore, when an athlete earns points in a qualifying race, those points will count toward that athlete’s score in two World Marathon Majors series. Points earned in 2013 will be re- flected in both the athlete’s 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 score. 208 209 Scoring system Series champions World Marathon Majors scoring system World Marathon Majors series champions • Men and women compete against their own gender. 2011-2012 • The WMM Series consists of overlapping two-year periods. Currently, the 2012-2013 Men and 2013-2014 series are underway. Geoffrey Mutai (KEN) 75 points • A $1 million grand prize jackpot is awarded at the end of each scoring period, split 1st Berlin 2012 2:04:14 25 points equally between the top male and female point scorers. 1st New York 2011 2:05:06 25 points • Besides the five World Marathon Majors, the Olympic Games and IAAF World Champion- 1st Boston 2011 2:03:02 25 points ships Marathon also serve as qualifying races for the WMM Series. • Athletes earn points by placing among the top five at qualifying races. Points are al- Women located as follows: Mary Keitany (KEN) 65 points 4th Olympic Games 2012 2:23:56 5 points Place Points 1st London 2012 2:18:37 25 points 1st 25 3rd New York 2011 2:23:38 10 points 2nd 15 1st London 2011 2:19:19 25 points 3rd 10 4th 5 2010-2011 5th 1 Men Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) 70 points • In any two-year scoring period, a maximum of four qualifying races count toward an 2nd New York 2011 2:06:12 15 points athlete’s point total. If an athlete scores points in more than four qualifying races, the 1st London 2011 2:04:40 25 points athlete’s best four finishes will be scored. 2nd New York 2010 2:09:18 15 points • At least one qualifying race must be in each calendar year of a scoring period in order 2nd London 2010 2:06:23 15 points for an athlete to be eligible for the jackpot. Women Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) 90 points In the event of a tie, the winner shall be determined using the following tie-breaker: 1st Chicago 2011 2:18:20 25 points • The athlete with the best head-to-head record during the period (including all qualify- 2nd London 2011 2:20:15 15 points ing races in the period, not just scoring races) will be declared the winner. Only the fact 1st Chicago 2010 2:20:25 25 points that one athlete finished ahead of the other will be taken into account and not by how 1st London 2010 2:22:00 25 points many places. If there is still a tie, the following tie-breakers will be used in descending order until the tie 2009-2010 is broken: Men Sammy Wanjiru (KEN) 75 points • The athlete who has achieved his or her points in the fewest races. 1st Chicago 2010 2:06:24 25 points • The athlete who won the most qualifying races during the period. 1st Chicago 2009 2:05:41 25 points • The athlete with the fastest average time in his or her scoring races. 1st London 2009 2:05:10 25 points • The athlete who the majority of the race directors of the six World Marathon Majors races determines to be the champion. In such circumstances, the race directors may Women decide to award the title jointly. Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) 85 points st If an athlete starts a race but for any reason does not complete it, he or she shall, for the 1 Chicago 2010 2:20:25 25 points st purposes of tie-breakers 1 and 2 above, be treated as having taken part in the event. 1 London 2010 2:22:00 25 points 1st Chicago 2009 2:25:56 25 points 3rd London 2009 2:24:24 10 points 210 211 Series champions Series schedule 2008-2009 World Marathon Majors series schedule Men Qualifying races Sammy Wanjiru (KEN) 90 points Tokyo Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st Chicago 2009 2:05:41 25 points Boston Marathon ING New York City Marathon 1st London 2009 2:05:10 25 points Virgin Money London Marathon Olympic Marathon 1st Olympics 2008 2:06:32 25 points BMW Berlin Marathon IAAF World Championships Marathon 2nd London 2008 2:05:24 15 points 2012-2013 Series qualifying races Women April 16, 2012 ......................................................... Boston Marathon Irina Mikitenko (GER) 90 points April 22, 2012 ......................................................... Virgin Money London Marathon 2nd Chicago 2009 2:26:31 15 points August 5, 2012 ...................................................... Olympic Games Marathon (Women) 1st London 2009 2:22:11 25 points August 12, 2012 ................................................... Olympic Games Marathon (Men) 1st Berlin 2008 2:19:19 25 points September 30, 2012 .......................................... BMW Berlin Marathon 1st London 2008 2:24:14 25 points October 7, 2012 ................................................... Bank of America Chicago Marathon November 4, 2012 .............................................. ING New York City Marathon 2007-2008 Men April 15, 2013 ......................................................... Boston Marathon Martin Lel (KEN) 76 points April 21, 2013 ......................................................... Virgin Money London Marathon 5th Olympics 2008 2:10:24 1 point August 10, 2013 ................................................... IAAF World Championships Marathon (Women) 1st London 2008 2:05:15 25 points August 17, 2013 ..................................................