How I ran all six Abbott Marathon World Majors for the Six-Star medal. A marathoner’s journey since 2012.

Matthew Salminen
11 min readJan 1, 2023
2022 London Marathon marked the end of my Six-Star journey

For those who run and for those who don’t there are always ways to challenge and push ourselves to the very limit. I was fortunate and grateful for the years spent training and racing marathons to pursue and push that limit. The Abbott Marathon World Majors was an opportunity to do just that…

It took over a decade but I became an Abbott Marathon Six-Star finisher to cap off this year in 2022. My average finishing time was under 2 hours and 47 minutes for each marathon which is between 6 to 7 min/mile. A marathon is a long-distance running event with a distance of 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers). It is one of the most popular and well-known running events in the world and is held in cities and towns around the globe. It takes training, patience, and dedication to complete a marathon, and I believe anyone can do this if they put their heart and soul into it. Here is my story.

The Abbott World Marathon Majors, what is it?

Six-Star Finishers Certificate

The Abbott World Marathon Majors (AWMM) is a series of six of the largest and most renowned marathons in…

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Matthew Salminen
Matthew Salminen

Written by Matthew Salminen

Marathoner | Trail Runner | Data Engineer | living in Irvine, CA

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