On 1st March 2026, I completed Tokyo Marathon for the second time. The first time I completed the marathon in 2023 (Tokyo Marathon 2023) I also picked up an Abbot World Marathon Majors medal. It is an incredible journey to become a Six Star Finisher, and I wrote about how you become a Six Star … More Tokyo Marathon 2026
The Abbott World Marathon Majors are a collection of some of the biggest and best marathons in the world. They currently consist of: Tokyo Marathon, Boston Marathon, London Marathon, Berlin Marathon, Chicago Marathon, and New York City Marathon. Together, these six marathons make up the Abbott World Marathon Majors, and if you complete all of … More Abbott World Marathon Majors Slam
What a journey it has been to get to Tokyo Marathon. What an even bigger journey it has been to get to become an Abbott World Marathon Majors six star finisher (but that can wait for another blog). If you have been following my journey you will know that I had a place at the … More Tokyo Marathon 2023
On the 24th August 2021 it was announced that the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon had become a candidate race for the World Marathon Majors. This prompted lots of questions about the Majors and the Six-star medal, and speculation that there are now Seven stars. This news does not change anything for the World Marathon Majors, … More Abbott World Marathon Majors – what’s next?
I am so pleased to have been asked by Abbott World Marathon Majors to join them for an interview for their “In Conversation with” series. So for “In conversation with Paul Addicott” we talked about my love of running, pacing, and why I believe we should run for the love of running. Check it out
As my Running Motivation series continues, I look for motivation from Ironman Mark Hatton. Mark suffered a calf tear earlier this year when he was in peak shape, only to come back, complete Outlaw middle distance and secure a Boston Qualifier. He is taking part in Boston Marathon 2020 where he will claim his 6th … More Running Motivation – with Mark Hatton
On the 29th September I took part in Berlin Marathon for the 4th time. As always I will be writing my review about the race from my perspective as an Official Pacer. This is the 3rd year in a row I have been pacing the sub 4 #funbus at Berlin, and you can see my … More Berlin Marathon 2019