Domico Watson is on the cusp of completing the original six Abbott World Marathon Majors when he lines up for the BMW Berlin Marathon tomorrow.

Watson, with support from his family members including his mother Donna Raynor, will be among more than 56,000 runners taking to the wide streets of the German capital.

If he completes the race, he will receive the Six Star Finisher Medal and earn a place in the Six Star Hall of Fame.

“I’m excited to run the Berlin Marathon and attempt to accomplish the six stars,” Watson told The Royal Gazette.

“While 16 others have done it before me from Bermuda, I believe I’ll be the youngest if I accomplish it.”

Prior to the race on Sunday, the Bermudian has completed the New York City, Chicago, London, Boston and Tokyo Marathons.

“New York was my first one in 2018,” the 33-year-old said.

“The next one was Chicago in 2019, then Covid-19 came and that changed the game because we had to take a hiatus from running international races for about a year.

“After that, my next one was London in 2023, Boston 2024 and then Tokyo in 2025. My fastest so far of the majors was London, where I ran 2:50.

“That was just off my marathon personal record, which is 2:48 that I used to qualify for Boston.

“In Boston, I ran a sub-three, which I was happy with because I had never run that course before and everyone had told me that out of the majors, it was the toughest and hilliest course.

“Tokyo was all right, I had come off an injury. I pretty much wanted to get it done, I had only trained for one month to get ready for that, so that was a rough one to even be able to run at all, but I was happy I just got that one done.”

After months of training, which included finishing sixteenth in the Bermuda Half-Marathon Derby won by Tyler Smith, Watson is feeling in perfect shape.

“Leading up to Berlin I’m healthy,” he said.

“That’s my main thing so I can get to the start line and not have any major injuries. I’m pretty much just excited to get it done at this point.

“Training’s been good, I followed my training plan. I’ve done all the mileage and then I turned it back fairly quickly because I didn’t want to get to Berlin overrun.

“I’ll be happy if I break three hours, that would be my initial goal. Whatever happens, happens on the day, in all honesty.

“I know it’s a flat, fast course. I think you run it and you see how you feel along the way, it’s either things go your way or they don't.

Cape Town and Sydney have been added to the World Majors, but Watson has no plans to run those two for now.

“In all honesty, I haven’t even given them a thought yet,” he added.

“My initial goal was six and this was before these other two were ever even brought up.

“They haven’t gone as far as to say they’re doing anything like an eight-star medal. They still consider the six-star as the first major goal that one must aim for.

“If they want to add anything extra, then basically that’s more or less on them. I may do them in the future, but right now, that’s not my goal to do all eight.”

Meanwhile, the Bermuda National Athletics Association Cross Country Series gets under way today with a race at the Arboretum starting at 8.30am.

“The BNAA Cross Country Series will travel across Bermuda, showcasing some of the island's most scenic and challenging running venues,” the association said.

“Athletes will have the opportunity to compete at a different locations throughout the series, testing themselves against a variety of terrains while exploring the beauty of Bermuda.

“Points will be awarded at each race, building excitement throughout the season as runners compete for overall standings.

“At the conclusion of the series, the top three point earners in every age category will be recognised and awarded prizes on Championship Day.

“From our youngest runners to our most experienced competitors, everyone has a chance to be part of the action.”