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Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers for 2026

Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers

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Featured Races
Date Race
October 10, 2026 Hayden Lake Marathon
Hayden, Idaho
Enjoy a unique & challenging course around Hayden Lake in Idaho
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.
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 Number of BQs (2020)


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