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Featured Races

Date	Race
June 1, 2024	God’s Country Marathon Race Series Potter County, Pennsylvania Traverses through an untouched part of Pennsylvania with scenic landscapes. Boston Qualifier.
September 29, 2024	Boulderthon: Boulder Marathon Boulder, CO World-Class Marathon Experience Finishing in the Heart of Boulder.
May 5, 2024	The OC Marathon Newport Beach, California Awarded the 2024 RRCA National Marathon Championship Event

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 7,587 8.5%

Canada 30 24.2%

Race Location	# Qualifiers	% BQ eligible finishers
United States	7,587	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 Marathon (Grand Rapids) 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 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	Mt. 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 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 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	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	Logan City Marathon - Top of Utah 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 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	Team 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	Hill Country Marathon Marble Falls, TX	9.1%	1
157	KV Marathon Rothesay, NB	7.7%	1
158	Bling in the New Year Marathon Snohomish, WA	7.7%	1
159	Buzz Marathon San Miguel, CA	4.8%	1
160	Harlingen Marathon Harlingen, TX	1%	1
161	Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon Rachel, NV	0%	0
162	Greenway Trail Marathon Nashville, TN	0%	0
163	New Years (Day) Double Marathon Allen, TX	0%	0
164	Olander Marathon Sylvania, OH	0%	0
165	All-Out Fallfest Marathon Westminster, CO	0%	0
166	Rescue Rover Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	0%	0
167	Mias Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	0%	0
168	Puppy Power Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	0%	0
169	Bearfest Marathon Wrangell, AK	0%	0

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Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers

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Marathon Pace Bands

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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 7,587 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)

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Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers

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Marathon Pace Bands

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Date

Race

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 7,587 8.5% Canada 30 24.2%

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Marathon Ranking by Number of BQs (2020)

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

Nearly 500 marathon courses.
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Race Location # Qualifiers % BQ eligible finishers

United States 7,587 8.5%

Canada 30 24.2%

Marathons with the Highest Percentage of Boston Marathon Qualifiers

Marathons with the Most Boston Marathon Qualifiers