New York. Chicago. Berlin. Boston. Tokyo. London.
Six years. Six majors. One finisher medal.
No lottery that year — a lucky window. First Major, strong debut at 3:06.
Four weeks after Chicago. Bonked at halfway, walked 2h30 through the second half. Still slower than the WMC average across seven consecutive marathons, six years later.
Back to form. Consistent with Chicago — the bonk was a one-off.
The only Major you earn, not draw. Sub-3:00 — the most significant result in this collection.
Four or five years of entering before getting in. Penultimate Major — seven weeks before London.
Booked via tour operator specifically to close the Six Star before the WMC. Seven weeks after Tokyo, 6 minutes faster — the opposite of Chicago→NYC.
↑ faster · ↓ slower · chronological · nyc '18 slower than wmc avg (3:42:40) — 7 marathons in 7 days, 6 years later
London was always the plan for the final star — Boston qualified in 2023, Tokyo was the penultimate. The Mall, April 2024. Bib 43557. Six years of patience collected into one finish line and one finisher medal from Abbott.
Boston is the only Major you have to earn a spot at. The sub-3 wasn't planned for that day — it happened anyway. 2:59:52 in the rain on Boylston Street. The number that changed what came next.
Registered in the Abbott World Marathon Majors Six Star Hall of Fame.