How to Get Into the World Marathon Majors (Part 2)
Marathon Training Academy
Angie and Trevor
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 22 March 2025
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
In this podcast episode we talk about why you should run the World Marathon Majors; and how to get into the Berlin, Chicago, and NYC Marathons.
Plus we share a special announcement about a trip we are hosting to Dublin, Ireland!
The Abbott World Marathon Majors is the most prestigious marathon series in the world, hosting over 250,000 runners per year, and millions applying for a bib. There are basically 4 ways to get into each marathon as a non-elite runner.
- Enter the lottery
- Run for charity
- Qualify with a fast time
- Travel with a tour company
But as you will hear, there are many exceptions, nuances, and backdoor ways to get into the Majors.
Links Mentioned in This Episode
Sports Tours International USA -Join us at the Dublin Marathon! Get a race bib and 3 nights at a 4-start hotel. Use code MTA when you book your spot.
Joint Health Plus! -Protect your joint cartilage from breakdown. Use code MTA for 15% off your first order.
AG1 -It’s the perfect time to start a new healthy habit and AG1 is offering new subscribers a FREE $76 gift when you sign up. You’ll get a Welcome Kit, a bottle of D3K2 AND 5 free travel packs in your first box.
Speak with a Running Coach about one-on-one coaching or join the Academy and use a MTA training plan.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, big thanks to Prevenex, makers of Joint Health Plus. We all know that prevention is the best |
| 0:04.3 | medicine, so why not protect your joints and cartilage from breakdown? We think Joint Health |
| 0:09.3 | Plus is a must take if you're a runner. We love it. Head over to Prevenex.com. Use the code MTA. |
| 0:14.8 | Use the code MTA. That's Prevenex.com. Use the code MTA. Thanks to AG1. |
| 0:20.9 | It's never too late to create a new healthy habit for 2025. |
| 0:24.6 | And AG1 is offering new subscribers a free $76 gift when you sign up. |
| 0:29.4 | You'll get a welcome kit, a bottle of D3K2, and five free travel packs in your first box. |
| 0:35.3 | So make sure to check them out at drinkag1.com |
| 0:38.3 | slash mTA. That's drinkag1.com slash mTA to start your new year on a healthier note. Oh, hey, hey, welcome to the Marathon Training Academy podcast. |
| 1:03.6 | I'm Trevor. |
| 1:04.5 | And I'm Angie. |
| 1:05.5 | In this episode, we talk about why you should run the World Marathon majors. |
| 1:09.0 | And we talk about how to get into Berlin, Chicago, |
| 1:12.1 | and New York City Marathons. |
| 1:13.6 | Plus, we have a special announcement about a trip |
| 1:15.8 | that we're hosting to Ireland this October. |
| 1:19.0 | And always just want to remind you that as an Academy member, |
| 1:21.7 | you can get all of our back catalog of episodes |
| 1:24.2 | and all of our training plans and more. |
| 1:26.3 | Just go over to Marathon training academy.com |
| 1:28.3 | find out how to become an academy member. We'd love to have you in the group. Okay, Angie's a little |
| 1:33.3 | bit of chit-chat. First of all, the Barclay Marathons, the race that eats us young, just got over |
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