World Championships
The 2025 AbbottWMM MTT Age Group World Championships will take place within the TCS New York City Marathon on November 2, 2025.
The 2024 Championships took place within the TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS.
Full results for past championships can be found here.
See below for the qualifying pathways for the 2025 championship.
1) TOP RANKED ATHLETES
Leading athletes from each age group will be invited to the 2025 World Championships when the 2024 rankings season closes. The exact number of athletes for each age group will be dependent on the field size.
2) TIME QUALIFIers
Any athlete achieving the Qualifying Times listed below will have the first right of refusal to register their interest for the 2025 World Championships. Please note you must be registered on AbbottWMM.com to receive an invite. Sign up here.
3) THE GLOBAL MARATHON
The Abbott World Marathon Majors Global Run Club hosts two Global Marathon events (spring and fall) where up to 200 runners completing each event will have the chance to qualify for the 2025 World Championship. More information can be found here.
world CHAMPIONs
| Male Champions |
| M40-44 | Cesar Lizano CEDENO | CRC | 2:24:15 |
| M45-49 | Minori HIGUCHI | JPN | 2:28:31 |
| M50-54 | Mustapha LHAMZI | FRA | 2:32:40 |
| M55-59 | Robert ASHBY | USA | 2:38:56 |
| M60-64 | Fernando VILELA | POR | 2:48:18 |
| M65-69 | Toshihiro SUZUKI | JPN | 3:09:34 |
| M70-74 | Gerald GRAF | USA | 3:15:11 |
| M75-79 | Martin FLUCKIGER | SUI | 3:41:29 |
| M80+ | Myung Joon Kim | USA | 4:24:32 |
| Female Champions |
| F40-44 | Ingrid CREE | NZL | 2:46:56 |
| F45-49 | Mai FUJISAWA | JPN | 2:49:57 |
| F50-54 | Dilfuza ALLAYAROVA | UZB | 2:55:53 |
| F55-59 | Jill WILKIE | AUS | 3:00:05 |
| F60-64 | Sally GIBBS | NZL | 2:57:26 |
| F65-69 | Gwen JACOBSON | USA | 3:20:05 |
| F70-74 | Grace WASIELEWSKI | USA | 3:43:58 |
| F75-79 | Roselyne LELEU | FRA | 4:32:54 |
| F80+ | Elizabeth BORRETT | CAN | 5:52:08 |
| Female Champions | |||
| F40-44 | Hannah Tempelhagen | GER | 2:47:50 |
| F45-49 | Mai Fujisawa | JPN | 2:41:43 |
| F50-54 | Elisoa Crawford | GBR | 2:53:19 |
| F55-59 | Jill Wilkie | AUS | 2:57:16 |
| F60-64 | Jenny Hitchings | USA | 2:49:33 |
| F65-69 | Elizabeth Waywell | CAN | 3:14:18 |
| F70-74 | Meifang Zhu | USA | 3:43:20 |
| F75-79 | Jeannie Rice | USA | 3:34:32 |
| F80+ | Mary Jo Brinkman | USA | 7:03:03 |
| Male Champions | |||
| M40-44 | Cesar Lizano Cedeno | CRC | 2:24:05 |
| M45-49 | Steven Lawrence | CAN | 2:25:51 |
| M50-54 | Ken Rideout | USA | 2:29:06 |
| M55-59 | Mario Carreira | POR | 2:35:40 |
| M60-64 | Brian Murphy | CAN | 2:45:09 |
| M65-69 | Norman Mawhinney | GBR | 2:52:16 |
| M70-74 | Tom Hutchison | GBR | 3:27:17 |
| M75-79 | Gene Dykes | USA | 3:17:01 |
| M80+ | Myung Joon Kim | USA | 4:21:34 |
