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 |
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 |
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 |
CHAMPIONSHIP FAQs
There are three ways to qualify for the championships. Full details here.
1. Top-ranked athletes from each age group will be invited to the 2025 World Championships when the 2024 rankings season closes.
2. Achieve the Qualifying Time for your age group and receive first priority to register your interest.
3. The bi-annual AbbottWMM Global Marathon, held within the Global Run Club, has 200 places available for the fastest verified finishers. Visit the Global Run Club for full details. Places available via this pathway are as follows:
The 2025 championships will be held within the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon on November 2.
Your Qualifying Time is based on your age on race day of the qualifying event which you are taking part in. See above for the full list of Qualifying Times. In the unlikely event that an age group is oversubscribed, the runners with the fastest qualifying times in their age group will have first right of refusal along with qualified runners from the 2024 AbbottWMM Global Marathon events.
Your age on World Championship race day will determine the age group you compete in.
Please see the table further up this page.
Athletes in the rankings who have not achieved time qualification may receive an invitation based on the number of athletes who meet the Qualifying Times and do not take up their place. The number of athletes who receive invitations through this pathway will be determined during the rankings season.