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The qualifying times below are based upon each athlete's age on the date of the 2026 Boston Marathon (April 20, 2026). Qualifying times are based on official submitted net time (also known as chip time).
Jan 17, 2024 · Registration for the 2024 Boston Marathon was September 11-September 15, 2023 at 5:00 PM EST. The qualifying window for the 129th Boston Marathon, scheduled to take place on April 15, 2025, started on September 1, 2023.
Jun 7, 2024 · Race Date: Monday, April 21, 2025. Registration: Opens Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. ET and closes Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET. Qualifying Window: Sept. 1, 2023, to Sept. 13, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET. Athletes who meet the qualifying times within this window are eligible to apply for registration.
“A runner must have completed any previous B.A.A. or other sanctioned marathon within 3 hours, 30 minutes, or in the past year have completed an A.A.U. sanctioned long distance race of at 20 kilometers with the following time limits: 1:25 for 20 kilometers, 1:45 for 15 miles, and 2:30 for 20 miles.” 1972 race application.
Apr 17, 2023 · Registration for the Boston Marathon normally happens over two weeks — the fastest runners are able to register during the first week, normally early in September.
Sep 29, 2024 · The tables below show the actual qualifying times needed for women and men in all age groups over the past 12 years. As an example, a 27-year-old woman would have had to run 3:23:09 or faster (in 2024 or fall 2023) to qualify for the 2025 Boston Marathon and an 53-year-old man would have had to run 3:18:09.
What are the Boston Marathon qualifying times? To qualify for Boston, athletes must meet the time standard which corresponds to their age and gender. To be eligible, a race must be on a...
Apr 3, 2024 · Men’s qualifying times are 30 minutes faster than women’s across all age groups, and the BAA’s non-binary times are the same as the women’s.
Sep 16, 2024 · From 1980 to 1986, the qualifying times were 2:50 for men and 3:20 for women in the 19–39 age group. The field size was then increased in 1987 and the time standards were concurrently made...
Qualifiers Notified of Acceptance into the 129th Boston Marathon. 24,069 qualified applicants who were 6 minutes, 51 seconds or faster than their qualifying standard have been accepted into the 129th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America. READ MORE.
