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Marathon Majors

Jenny Lucas-Hill
Writer & Endurance Athlete
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2025 Marathon Majors

The Abbott World Marathon Majors are bucket list races for long distance runners. Whether it’s ticking off one of them – or going all in and becoming a Six Star Finisher.

2 mar

TOKYO MARATHON

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21 APR

BOSTON MARATHON

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27 APR

LONDON MARATHON

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31 AUG

SYDNEY MARATHON

21 SEP

BERLIN MARATHON

12 OCT

CHICAGO MARATHON

2 NOV

NEW YORK MARATHON

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