World Marathon Majors 2007/08
World Marathon Major 2007/08
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The second series of the World Marathon Majors started on April 16, 2007 and ended on November 2, 2008 .
Rating
Twelve races were included in the ranking of this running cup : the Boston , London , Berlin , Chicago and New York City marathons in 2007 and 2008 as well as the marathons of the 2007 World Athletics Championships in Osaka and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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 US $ 500,000 prize for the best man went to Kenyan Martin Kiptoo Lel . Among the women there was a tie between the German Irina Mikitenko and the Ethiopian Gete Wami . Since each had beaten the other once, the vote of the race directors had to decide, who unanimously declared Mikitenko the winner of the series and awarded her the prize money of $ 500,000. In making this decision, they took into account that Mikitenko had needed fewer races for their points and that their times average was better.
Final score
Men
Women
Web links
- Martin Lel and Irina Mikitenko Win Second World Marathon Majors Series Championships , message on the WMM website, November 2, 2008
