World Marathon Majors 2006/07
Winner of the
World Marathon Major 2006/07
World Marathon Major 2006/07
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot
Gete Wami (right)
The first series of the World Marathon Majors started on April 17, 2006 and ended on November 4, 2007 .
Rating
Eleven races were included in the ranking of this running cup : the Boston , London , Berlin , Chicago and New York City marathons in 2006 and 2007 as well as the marathon of the 2007 World Athletics Championships in Osaka.
Points were awarded as follows, with a maximum of four results being scored for each runner:
- 25 for a win
- 15 for a second place
- 10 for a third place
- 5 for fourth place
- 1 for fifth place
The prize money was $ 500,000 for the best man and the best woman, respectively. Overall winners were the Kenyan Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot and the Ethiopian Gete Wami .
