Qualifying Races

Despite the two-year format, the $1 million prize purse will be awarded annually, beginning with the first cash payout at the conclusion of the 2006-2007 series. This means every Qualifying Race held after 2006 will overlap two World Marathon Majors series. For example, the 2008 Olympics Marathon was serving as a Qualifying Race in both the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 World Marathon Majors series.

Therefore, when an athlete earns points in a Qualifying Race, those points will count towards that athlete’s score in two World Marathon Majors series. Points earned in 2007 will be reflected in both the athlete’s 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 score.