ELITE SERIES

The AbbottWMM Elite series features the world’s greatest marathon athletes competing for the annual title of series champion

XVIII (2026) SERIES champions

Series XVIII began at the Tokyo Marathon on 1 March 2026 and finished at the TCS New York City Marathon on 1 November 2026. Click here to see past series champions.

Tadese Takele

Men's Champion

Tigst Assefa

Women's Champion

Marcel Hug

Men's Wheelchair Champion

Catherine Debrunner 

Women's Wheelchair Champion

Series standings

View the Series XVIII (2026) leaderboards here.

How it works

Learn more about the scoring systems for the able-bodied and wheelchair athlete series competitions.