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Celebrating 20 years of the Abbott World Marathon Majors

It has been an incredible journey since the first Major was held in Boston on April 17 2006.

The original five of Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York became seven with Toyko and Sydney joining the series, world records have been destroyed, wheelchair racers have smashed boundaries and more than 23,000 of you have completed your Six Star Journey.

But the most exciting part? We are just getting started.

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