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Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers for 2026

Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers

It's here! Our annual list of the year's
best marathons to help you qualify for the Boston Marathon.

2026 IS HERE!

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Featured Races
Date Race
October 11, 2026 Spokane Marathon
Spokane, Washington
Unique & scenic course running on city streets & the Centennial Trail
February 7, 2027 7th Annual St. Petersburg Marathon
St. Petersburg, Florida
FLAT, fast, scenic, certified, PR course, BQ! Florida in February = Ideal weather.
October 10, 2026 Hayden Lake Marathon
Hayden, Idaho
Enjoy a unique & challenging course around Hayden Lake in Idaho
September 27, 2026 Boulderthon: Boulder Marathon
Boulder, CO
World-Class Marathon Experience Finishing in the Heart of Boulder.


Boston Marathon Qualifying Percentages (2020)


This list ranks marathons based on the percentage of runners who ran under the qualifying standards for the Boston Marathon in 2020. In addition to the BQ percentage, the number of qualifiers is also listed. Also, view the marathons ranked by the Number of Qualifiers.



Number of finishers running under Boston Marathon qualifying times.

Race Location # Qualifiers % BQ eligible finishers
United States 7,588 8.5%
Canada 30 24.2%



Marathons with the Highest Percentage of Boston Marathon Qualifiers
                   

Marathons with the Most Boston Marathon Qualifiers
                   



 

Marathon Ranking by BQ% (2020)


Race Name BQ % # of Qualifiers
1 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon (2020)
Atlanta, GA
100%
565
2 Marathon Project (Pro)
Chandler, AZ
100%
76
3 Last Chance BQ.2 (Grand Rapids) Marathon
Grand Rapids, MI
65.1%
181
4 Chasing the Unicorn Marathon
Washington Crossing, PA
51.5%
35
5 Warm up Columbus
Dublin, OH
35%
14
6 Brookings Marathon
Brookings, SD
32.2%
38
7 Iron City Underground Marathon
Fultondale, AL
32.1%
17
8 Leading Ladies Marathon
Spearfish, SD
30.8%
32
9 Valley Harvest Marathon
Wolfville, NS
30.4%
24
10 Wabash Trace Nature Trail Marathon
Shenandoah, IA
30.4%
44
11 Anchored Marathon
Anchorage, AK
27.7%
13
12 Holland Haven Marathon
Holland, MI
23.5%
64
13 Manchester City Marathon
Manchester, NH
23.5%
92
14 Harrisburg Marathon
Harrisburg, PA
23.1%
117
15 Pandamit Maraton
Chesterton, IN
22.3%
37
16 Northern Ohio Marathon
Mentor, OH
21.7%
48
17 Sundance to Spearfish Marathon
Spearfish, SD
21.5%
13
18 Sandy Claus Marathon
Nocatee, FL
21.4%
6
19 Jacksonville Marathon
Jacksonville, FL
20.6%
95
20 Newport News One City Marathon
Newport News, VA
20.6%
81
21 Palmetto Bluff Marathon
Bluffton, SC
20.4%
11
22 Combos Marathon
Albany, GA
20.3%
85
23 Prairie Fire Marathon
Wichita, KS
19.9%
49
24 Veterans Marathon
Columbia City, IN
19.9%
40
25 Mesa Marathon
Mesa, AZ
19.3%
439
26 Fort Worth Marathon
Fort Worth, TX
19.2%
48
27 Bucks County Marathon
Yardley, PA
18.9%
25
28 Gettysburg North-South Marathon
Gettysburg, PA
18.3%
35
29 Jim Thorpe Marathon
Jim Thorpe, PA
18.2%
27
30 REVEL Kulia Marathon
Waimea, HI
18%
40
31 EOD Warrior Holiday Dash Marathon
Washington, DC
18%
14
32 Upstate Classic Marathon
Altamont, NY
17.8%
19
33 East Canyon Marathon
Morgan, UT
17.6%
22
34 Shelby Forest Loop Marathon
Millington, TN
17.4%
8
35 Napa Valley Marathon
Napa, CA
17.4%
253
36 Museum of Aviation Marathon
Warner Robins, GA
17.2%
11
37 Millennium Meadows Marathon
Grand Rapids, MI
16.8%
17
38 Queens Marathon (Spring)
Queens, NY
16.7%
7
39 Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon
Biloxi, MS
16.6%
100
40 Jackson River Scenic Trail Marathon
Covington, VA
16.2%
23
41 Springfield Marathon
Springfield, IL
16.1%
14
42 Veterans Marathon (PA)
Black Lick, PA
15.9%
18
43 Runtastic NEBO Marathon
Payson, UT
15.8%
46
44 Valentines Day Massacre Marathon
Greensboro, NC
15.8%
3
45 Embrace Winter Run Marathon
Ottawa, ON
15.6%
5
46 Minocqua No Frills Marathon
Minocqua, WI
15.4%
23
47 Ocean State Rhode Races Marathon
Narragansett, RI
15.2%
28
48 Top of Utah Marathon
Logan, UT
14.9%
18
49 Hyannis Marathon
Hyannis, MA
14.8%
33
50 Bass Pro Shops Conservation Marathon
Springfield, MO
14.6%
39
51 Brewfinity Marathon
Oconomowoc, WI
14.1%
14
52 Towpath Marathon
Cleveland, OH
14.1%
18
53 York Marathon
York, PA
14%
21
54 Run for the Ranch Marathon
Springfield, MO
13.9%
10
55 Houston Marathon
Houston, TX
13.8%
952
56 Gobbler Grind Marathon
Overland Park, KS
13.7%
16
57 Buckeye Marathon
Buckeye, AZ
13.7%
22
58 Montana Marathon
Billings, MT
13.6%
28
59 Cupid Shuffle Marathon
Barnesville, GA
13.3%
2
60 George Washingtons Birthday Marathon
Greenbelt, MD
13.3%
26
61 Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
13.2%
76
62 Nebraska Marathon (discontinued)
Omaha, NE
12.8%
25
63 Orange Curtain Marathon
Cerritos, CA
12.5%
1
64 Jailbreak Marathon
Wautoma, WI
12.4%
14
65 Omaha Marathon
Omaha, NE
12.4%
37
66 Windermere Marathon
Spokane, WA
12.2%
13
67 Long View Marathon
Loveland, CO
12.1%
24
68 Myrtle Beach Marathon
Myrtle Beach, SC
12.1%
119
69 Woodlands Marathon
The Woodlands, TX
12%
106
70 Main to Main Marathon
Osage, IA
11.8%
4
71 Mercedes Marathon
Birmingham, AL
11.4%
55
72 Little Apple Marathon
Manhattan, KS
11.3%
13
73 Pine Tree Marathon
Portland, ME
11.1%
2
74 Tunnel Hill Marathon
Vienna, IL
11.1%
8
75 Legacy Marathon
Farmington, UT
11.1%
4
76 USA Fit Marathon
Sugar Land, TX
11%
16
77 Redding Marathon
Redding, CA
10.7%
14
78 Escalante Canyons Marathon
Escalante, UT
10.7%
6
79 Town of Celebration Marathon
Celebration, FL
10.6%
35
80 Silver Comet Marathon
Mableton, GA
10.3%
6
81 Heartland Marathon
Omaha, NE
10.3%
13
82 Mississippi River Marathon
Greenville, MS
10.1%
14
83 Run Oak Island Marathon
Oak Island, NC
10%
22
84 Tallahassee Marathon
Tallahassee, FL
9.9%
17
85 Zydeco Marathon
Lafayette, LA
9.7%
14
86 Louisville Marathon
Louisville, KY
9.5%
21
87 Louisiana Marathon
Baton Rouge, LA
9.4%
86
88 Atlanta Marathon
Atlanta, GA
9.3%
195
89 Seven Bridges Marathon
Chattanooga, TN
9.1%
18
90 Virginia Creeper Marathon
Abingdon, VA
9.1%
6
91 Monument Marathon
Gering, NE
9.1%
10
92 Hill Country Marathon
Marble Falls, TX
9.1%
1
93 Seaside Marathon
Ventura, CA
9.1%
6
94 Maui Oceanfront Marathon
Maui, HI
8.9%
33
95 Hilton Head Island Marathon
Hilton Head Island, SC
8.8%
16
96 Tupelo Marathon
Tupelo, MS
8.4%
8
97 New River Marathon
Fleetwood, NC
8.3%
5
98 Run Hard Columbia Marathon
Columbia, SC
8.3%
8
99 Carlsbad Marathon
Carlsbad, CA
8.3%
63
100 Mobile Marathon
Mobile, AL
8.3%
17
101 Rock n Roll Arizona Marathon
Tempe, AZ
8.2%
140
102 White River Marathon
Cotter, AR
8.1%
18
103 Surf City Marathon
Huntington Beach, CA
7.9%
106
104 KV Marathon
Rothesay, NB
7.7%
1
105 Bling in the New Year Marathon
Snohomish, WA
7.7%
1
106 Arkansas Marathon
Booneville, AR
7.5%
2
107 Run Crazy Horse Marathon
Hill City, SD
7.4%
9
108 Old Forge Marathon
Old Forge, NY
7.4%
7
109 St. Petersburg Distance Classic Marathon
St. Petersburg, FL
7.4%
18
110 Big Beach Marathon
Gulf Shores, AL
7%
17
111 Arizona Road Runners Desert Classic Marathon
Surprise, AZ
6.9%
2
112 Lagerhead Marathon
Ottawa, KS
6.7%
2
113 Florida Marathon
Melbourne, FL
6.3%
10
114 DoLittle Marathon
Waukesha, WI
6.3%
2
115 Big Island International Marathon
Hilo, HI
6.2%
8
116 Antelope Island Marathon
Antelope Island, UT
6.1%
7
117 Hayden Lake Marathon
Hayden Lake, ID
6.1%
3
118 Space Coast Marathon
Cocoa, FL
6%
32
119 Jekyll Island Marathon
Jekyll Island, GA
5.8%
15
120 Heart of America Marathon
Columbia, MO
5.4%
3
121 Lost Dutchman Marathon
Apache Junction, AZ
5.3%
18
122 Central Florida Legends Marathon
DeBary, FL
5.3%
5
123 Groundhog Day Marathon
Grand Rapids, MI
5.2%
5
124 Daufuskie Island Marathon
Daufuskie Island, SC
5%
2
125 Charleston Marathon
Charleston, SC
5%
43
126 Donna Marathon
Jacksonville Beach, FL
4.8%
28
127 Buzz Marathon
San Miguel, CA
4.8%
1
128 Coeur d Alene Marathon
Coeur d' Alene, ID
4.8%
7
129 Mesa Falls Marathon
Ashton, ID
4.7%
6
130 Galveston Marathon
Galveston, TX
4.6%
5
131 Yuma Territorial Marathon
Yuma, AZ
4.6%
2
132 Rock n Roll New Orleans Marathon
New Orleans, LA
4.5%
63
133 Kenai River Marathon
Kenai, AK
4.4%
2
134 Mississippi Blues Marathon
Jackson, MS
4.4%
14
135 Jackson Hole Marathon
Jackson Hole, WY
4.4%
10
136 Clearwater Marathon
Clearwater, FL
4%
5
137 Three Days at the Fair Marathon (Spring)
Augusta, NJ
4%
1
138 Skidaway Island Marathon
Savannah, GA
4%
1
139 Cummins Falls Marathon
Cookeville, TN
4%
2
140 Chattanooga Marathon
Chattanooga, TN
4%
10
141 Cowtown Marathon
Fort Worth, TX
3.9%
45
142 Sun Marathon
Santa Clara, UT
3.7%
4
143 Miami Marathon
Miami, FL
3.5%
110
144 Austin Marathon
Austin, TX
3.5%
98
145 Nutmeg State Marathon
Hartford, CT
3.2%
1
146 Ellerbe Marathon
Ellerbe, NC
3.2%
3
147 Los Angeles Marathon
Los Angeles, CA
2.9%
632
148 Flowerfest Marathon at Callaway Gardens
Pine Mountain, GA
2.9%
2
149 Death Valley Marathon
Death Valley, CA
2.9%
2
150 Arlington Marathon
Arlington, TX
2.8%
2
151 Nevada Marathon
Lamoille, NV
2.6%
1
152 Little Rock Marathon
Little Rock, AR
2.6%
36
153 Texas Marathon
Kingwood, TX
2.5%
5
154 Marathon of the Treasure Coast
Stuart, FL
2.4%
4
155 Papa Loco Marathon
Conway, AR
2.3%
1
156 Red Rock Canyon Marathon
Las Vegas, NV
2.1%
2
157 McAllen Marathon
McAllen, TX
1.9%
3
158 El Paso Marathon
El Paso, TX
1.3%
4
159 Harlingen Marathon
Harlingen, TX
1%
1
160 Run the Alamo 26.2 Marathon
San Antonio, TX
0.9%
4
161 Walt Disney World Marathon
Orlando, FL
0.7%
97
162 Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon
Rachel, NV
0%
0
163 Greenway Trail Marathon
Nashville, TN
0%
0
164 New Years (Day) Double Marathon
Allen, TX
0%
0
165 Bearfest Marathon
Wrangell, AK
0%
0
166 All-Out Fallfest Marathon
Westminster, CO
0%
0
167 Rescue Rover Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest)
Bedford, TX
0%
0
168 Puppy Power Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest)
Bedford, TX
0%
0
169 Mighty Mutt Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest)
Bedford, TX
0%
0
170 Olander Marathon
Sylvania, OH
0%
0