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Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers

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Featured Races

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

Boston Marathon Qualifying Percentages (2021)

This list ranks marathons based on the percentage of runners who ran under the qualifying standards for the Boston Marathon in 2021. 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 29,224 13.6%

Canada 974 22.4%

Race Location	# Qualifiers	% BQ eligible finishers
United States	29,224	13.6%
Canada	974	22.4%

Marathons with the Highest Percentage of Boston Marathon Qualifiers

Marathons with the Most Boston Marathon Qualifiers

Marathon Ranking by Number of BQs (2021)

	Race Name	BQ %	# of Qualifiers
1	Boston Marathon Boston, MA	41.1%	6,311
2	California International Marathon Sacramento, CA	34.1%	2,596
3	New York City Marathon New York City, NY	7.7%	1,928
4	Chicago Marathon Chicago, IL	7.2%	1,887
5	Indianapolis Monumental Marathon Indianapolis, IN	27.4%	1,082
6	Philadelphia Marathon Philadelphia, PA	14.9%	1,066
7	Grandmas Marathon Duluth, MN	17.7%	491
8	REVEL Big Bear Marathon Redlands, CA	37.6%	478
9	St. George Marathon St. George, UT	14.7%	473
10	Richmond Marathon Richmond, VA	11.4%	402
11	P tit Train du Nord Marathon Saint-Jerome, QC	27%	396
12	Glass City Marathon Toledo, OH	33.5%	362
13	Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, CA	5.5%	308
14	Carmel Marathon Carmel, IN	28.3%	301
15	Twin Cities Marathon St. Paul, MN	8.2%	264
16	Wineglass Marathon Corning, NY	17.7%	246
17	Columbus Marathon Columbus, OH	13.6%	236
18	Woodlands Marathon The Woodlands, TX	26.7%	233
19	Baystate Marathon Lowell, MA	28.9%	199
20	Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon North Bend, WA	36.8%	198
21	Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon (OLD) North Bend,	36.8%	198
22	Utah Valley Marathon Provo, UT	14.3%	193
23	Lakefront Marathon Milwaukee, WI	10.5%	183
24	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon - 2025 North Bend, WA	28.2%	179
25	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon North Bend, WA	28.2%	179
26	REVEL Wasatch - Limited Edition Heber City, UT	27.1%	178
27	Dallas Marathon Dallas, TX	9%	171
28	REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon Murray, UT	22.2%	169
29	Detroit Free Press Marathon Detroit, MI	8.2%	161
30	Hartford Marathon Hartford, CT	12%	159
31	Flying Pig Marathon Cincinnati, OH	8.6%	145
32	Atlantic City Marathon Atlantic City, NJ	12.6%	143
33	REVEL Mt. Lemmon Marathon - Limited Edition Tucson, AZ	38.1%	142
34	Myrtle Beach Marathon Myrtle Beach, SC	13.8%	132
35	Portland Marathon Portland, OR	9.4%	127
36	Georgina Marathon Georgina, ON	41.5%	120
37	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon (Saturday) North Bend, WA	28%	120
38	Muskoka Marathon Bracebridge, ON	37.7%	113
39	Des Moines Marathon Des Moines, IA	10.9%	112
40	Rehoboth Beach Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	14.9%	110
41	Charlevoix Marathon Charlevoix, MI	16.8%	109
42	Cheap Marathon Derry, NH	38.1%	109
43	Harrisburg Marathon Harrisburg, PA	18.3%	107
44	Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon Albany, NY	18.8%	102
45	Maine Marathon Portland, ME	12.6%	100
46	Lincoln Marathon Lincoln, NE	13.8%	100
47	Louisiana Marathon Baton Rouge, LA	15.4%	99
48	Erie Marathon Erie, PA	20.9%	98
49	Calgary Marathon Calgary, AB	14.4%	96
50	Rock n Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, CA	3.7%	94
51	Santa Rosa Marathon Santa Rosa, CA	16.6%	93
52	Providence Marathon Providence, RI	15.9%	92
53	Spring Chance BQ.2 Marathon Geneva, IL	63.4%	92
54	San Francisco Marathon San Francisco, CA	2.8%	89
55	York Marathon York, PA	24.1%	89
56	Kiawah Island Marathon Kiawah Island, SC	8.6%	88
57	Madison Marathon Madison, WI	8.7%	88
58	REVEL Sun Valley Marathon - Limited Edition Sun Valley, ID	17.8%	87
59	Rock n Roll Nashville Marathon Nashville, TN	6.4%	85
60	Tobacco Road Marathon Cary, NC	15%	82
61	Coastal Delaware Running Festival Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	13.2%	82
62	Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon Biloxi, MS	16%	81
63	St. Jude Memphis Marathon Memphis, TN	5.3%	79
64	Salisbury Marathon Salisbury, MD	23.2%	76
65	Charles River Marathon Boston, MA	29.9%	76
66	Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, HI	1.2%	73
67	Cleveland Marathon Cleveland, OH	9.4%	72
68	Wilmington Marathon Wilmington, NC	22.1%	72
69	Tunnel Light Marathon North Bend, WA	23.1%	71
70	Seattle Marathon Seattle, WA	6.9%	71
71	Long Beach Marathon Long Beach, CA	5.2%	70
72	Colorado Marathon Fort Collins, CO	14%	69
73	Two Rivers Marathon Lackawaxen, PA	30.4%	69
74	Charlotte Marathon Charlotte, NC	8.4%	68
75	Grand Rapids Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	10.7%	68
76	Space Coast Marathon Cocoa, FL	6.8%	68
77	Tucson Marathon Tucson, AZ	11.2%	68
78	Spring Chance BQ.2 Marathon (Sunday) Geneva, IL	60.4%	67
79	Colfax Marathon Denver, CO	5.6%	65
80	Tunnel Vision Marathon North Bend, WA	19.5%	60
81	Baltimore Marathon Baltimore, MD	4%	60
82	Fredericton Marathon Fredericton, NB	33.9%	59
83	Fargo Marathon Fargo, ND	7%	59
84	New England Green River Marathon Greenfield, MA	20.5%	57
85	Newport Rhode Races Marathon Newport, RI	16.8%	57
86	Surf City Marathon Huntington Beach, CA	5.2%	56
87	Manchester City Marathon Manchester, NH	13.7%	56
88	LOCO Marathon Newmarket, NH	21.5%	56
89	Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon Geneva, IL	50.9%	56
90	Clarence DeMar Marathon Keene, NH	20%	53
91	Huntsville Marathon Huntsville, UT	22%	53
92	Two Cities Marathon Fresno, CA	14.5%	52
93	Jacksonville Marathon Jacksonville, FL	17.5%	52
94	Miles on the Mohawk Marathon Schenectady, NY	26.1%	49
95	Cascade Express Marathon North Bend, WA	27.4%	49
96	Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon St. Joseph, MN	25.8%	48
97	Kansas City Marathon Kansas City, MO	5%	47
98	Atlanta Marathon Atlanta, GA	8.8%	47
99	Chicagoland Spring Marathon Schaumburg, IL	11.3%	47
100	Bryan-College Station Marathon College Station, TX	7.3%	45
101	Tomoka Marathon Ormond Beach, FL	19.7%	45
102	Prince Edward Island Marathon Charlottetown, PE	18.4%	45
103	Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Oklahoma City, OK	3.6%	43
104	Garmin Olathe Marathon Olathe, KS	12.1%	43
105	Super Hyak Marathon North Bend, WA	12.4%	42
106	Valley O.NE Marathon Valley, NE	37.2%	42
107	Strider BQ Marathon Invitational Chesapeake, VA	70%	42
108	St. Louis Marathon St. Louis, MO	8.7%	41
109	Gettysburg North-South Marathon Gettysburg, PA	14.4%	40
110	Jim Thorpe Marathon Jim Thorpe, PA	14.9%	40
111	Manitoba Marathon Winnipeg, MB	16.4%	40
112	Bass Pro Shops Conservation Marathon Springfield, MO	14.5%	39
113	Fort Worth Marathon Fort Worth, TX	24.2%	39
114	Marshall University Marathon Huntington, WV	17%	38
115	Skidaway Island Marathon Savannah, GA	12.1%	37
116	Run Oak Island Marathon Oak Island, NC	14.8%	35
117	Blue Nose Marathon Halifax, NS	15.3%	34
118	Sun Marathon Santa Clara, UT	18.4%	34
119	Mississippi River Marathon Greenville, MS	22.8%	34
120	Canton Hall of Fame Marathon Canton, OH	6.5%	34
121	Rogue Marathon Medford, OR	26.8%	33
122	North Central Rail Trail Marathon Sparks, MD	19.4%	33
123	DoLittle Marathon Waukesha, WI	23.4%	33
124	City of Oaks Marathon Raleigh, NC	6.5%	33
125	Akron Marathon Akron, OH	4.7%	32
126	Deseret News Marathon Salt Lake City, UT	11.2%	32
127	Golden Driller Marathon Tulsa, OK	13.5%	31
128	Brookings Marathon Brookings, SD	19.5%	31
129	Snohomish River Run Marathon Snohomish, WA	21.1%	31
130	Coffee Milk Marathon North Kingstown, RI	33%	31
131	Humpys Marathon Anchorage, AK	10.3%	30
132	Marquette Marathon Marquette, MI	12%	29
133	USA Fit Marathon Sugar Land, TX	18.7%	28
134	Suffolk County Marathon Babylon, NY	11.6%	28
135	Eau Claire Marathon Eau Claire, WI	12.1%	28
136	Quad Cities Marathon Moline, IL	7.3%	27
137	RDC Marathon Durham, NC	19.7%	27
138	Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon Chickamauga, GA	10.4%	26
139	Irving Marathon Irving, TX	14.8%	26
140	Mayors Marathon Anchorage, AK	6.7%	26
141	Runtastic NEBO Marathon Payson, UT	15.6%	25
142	Two Rivers Marathon (Sunday) Lackawaxen, PA	29.4%	25
143	Last Chance BQ.2 (Grand Rapids) Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	43.1%	25
144	Newport Marathon (RI) Newport, RI	4.1%	25
145	Whistlestop Marathon Ashland, WI	8.7%	24
146	Bellingham Bay Marathon Bellingham, WA	9.7%	24
147	Nova Scotia Marathon Barrington, NS	22%	24
148	Non Cancelled Marathon Oconomowoc, WI	16.9%	24
149	Governors Cup Marathon Helena, MT	20.5%	24
150	Emerald Isle Marathon Emerald Isle, NC	16.8%	23
151	Tidewater Strider Marathon Chesapeake, VA	24.5%	23
152	Mankato Marathon Mankato, MN	6.3%	23
153	Haunted Forest Marathon Canal Fulton, OH	11.1%	22
154	Little Rock Marathon Little Rock, AR	3%	22
155	Duke City Marathon Albuquerque, NM	7%	21
156	Buffalo Marathon Buffalo, NY	6.7%	21
157	Marathon of the Treasure Coast Stuart, FL	9.4%	21
158	Champlain Islands Marathon South Hero, VT	16.3%	21
159	Pocatello Marathon Pocatello, ID	18.6%	21
160	Big Beach Marathon Gulf Shores, AL	7.5%	21
161	Hamptons Marathon East Hampton, NY	7.6%	20
162	Savin Rock Marathon West Haven, CT	12.1%	20
163	Ann Arbor Marathon Ann Arbor, MI	8.3%	20
164	Prairie Fire Marathon Wichita, KS	8.1%	19
165	Palm Beaches Marathon West Palm Beach, FL	5.6%	19
166	Horse Capital Marathon Lexington, KY	8.8%	19
167	Eisenhower Marathon Abilene, KS	17.1%	19
168	Florida Track Club Mary Andrews Marathon Hawthorne, FL	40.4%	19
169	Foot Traffic Flat Marathon Portland, OR	17.6%	19
170	Fox Valley Marathon St. Charles, IL	10.2%	18
171	Valley Harvest Marathon Wolfville, NS	15.8%	18
172	Long Island Marathon East Meadow, NY	6.1%	18
173	Louisville Marathon Louisville, KY	8.7%	17
174	Greenbrier River Trail Marathon Cass, WV	10.2%	17
175	Spinx Runfest Marathon Greenville, SC	13.5%	17
176	Museum of Aviation Marathon Warner Robins, GA	16.5%	17
177	Coeur d Alene Marathon Coeur d' Alene, ID	4.5%	17
178	Route 66 Marathon Tulsa, OK	1.8%	17
179	Med City Marathon Rochester, MN	7.8%	17
180	Hilton Head Island Marathon Hilton Head Island, SC	7.3%	16
181	Sundance to Spearfish Marathon Spearfish, SD	23.5%	16
182	Northern Ohio Marathon Mentor, OH	16%	16
183	Potomac River Run Marathon Washington, DC	12.9%	16
184	Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon Ft. Lauderdale, FL	4.2%	16
185	Boise Marathon Boise, ID	7.8%	16
186	Bismarck Marathon Bismarck, ND	11%	16
187	MO Cowbell Marathon St. Charles, MO	3.5%	16
188	North Olympic Discovery Marathon Port Angeles, WA	7.6%	15
189	Muddy River Marathon Cape Girardeau, MO	7.6%	15
190	Jackson River Scenic Trail Marathon Covington, VA	12.3%	15
191	Abebe Bikila Day International Peace Marathon Washington, DC	15.6%	15
192	Windermere Marathon Spokane, WA	7.5%	15
193	Spokane Marathon Spokane, WA	11.5%	15
194	Beantown Marathon Hingham, MA	23.4%	15
195	Yuma Territorial Marathon Yuma, AZ	20.3%	15
196	Boulderthon - Boulder Marathon Boulder, CO	3.5%	14
197	Knoxville Marathon Knoxville, TN	5.1%	14
198	Ocean State Rhode Races Marathon Narragansett, RI	7.4%	14
199	Marthas Vineyard Marathon Marthas Vineyard, MA	12%	14
200	That Dam Hill Marathon London, ON	15.2%	14
201	Appletree Marathon Vancouver, WA	20.3%	14
202	Avenue of the Giants Marathon Weott, CA	8.8%	14
203	Bozeman Marathon Bozeman, MT	7.3%	14
204	White River Marathon Cotter, AR	14.3%	13
205	Potomac River Run Marathon (October) Washington, DC	14%	13
206	Surfers Point Marathon Ventura, CA	17.8%	13
207	Skagit Flats Marathon Burlington, WA	34.2%	13
208	Grand Lake Marathon Celina, OH	12.6%	13
209	Rockin Brews Marathon Madison, WI	9.4%	13
210	Great New York State Marathon Syracuse, NY	7.3%	13
211	Maritime Marathon Manitowoc, WI	5.8%	13
212	Mississippi Blues Marathon Jackson, MS	9.4%	12
213	Beaver Canyon Marathon Beaver, UT	12.1%	12
214	Shamrock Marathon Virginia Beach, VA	3.2%	11
215	Texas Marathon Kingwood, TX	6.1%	11
216	Zydeco Marathon Lafayette, LA	10.5%	11
217	Daufuskie Island Marathon Daufuskie Island, SC	13.1%	11
218	Whitefish Marathon Whitefish, MT	6.8%	11
219	Lake Wilhelm Marathon Sandy Lake, PA	11.2%	11
220	Banff Marathon Banff, AB	4.4%	11
221	Seven Bridges Marathon Chattanooga, TN	4%	11
222	Sweetwater Valley Marathon Sweetwater, TN	13.2%	10
223	Holland Haven Marathon Holland, MI	3.4%	10
224	Hogeye Marathon Springdale, AR	5.2%	10
225	Whitefish Point Marathon Paradise, MI	13.2%	10
226	Pacific Northwest Marathon Harrisburg, OR	26.3%	10
227	Ellerbe Marathon Ellerbe, NC	9.7%	10
228	Frisco Marathon Willard, MO	7.3%	10
229	Chasing the Unicorn Marathon Washington Crossing, PA	18.5%	10
230	Bound for Boston Marathon Suwanee, GA	27.8%	10
231	Panama City Beach Marathon Panama City, FL	4.5%	9
232	Florida Marathon Melbourne, FL	5.6%	9
233	Monument Marathon Gering, NE	18.4%	9
234	Buzz Sawyer Western Maryland Marathon Hancock, MD	19.2%	9
235	Chasing Jefferson Davis Marathon Abbeville, GA	22.5%	9
236	Shoreline Marathon Ventura, CA	7.5%	9
237	EOD Warrior Holiday Dash Marathon Washington, DC	9%	9
238	Minocqua No Frills Marathon Minocqua, WI	14.1%	9
239	Mud Mountain Dam (Fall) Marathon Enumclaw, WA	16.4%	9
240	Sandia Crest Marathon Albuquerque, NM	4.4%	9
241	Top of Utah Marathon Logan, UT	6.1%	9
242	Willamette Valley Marathon Keizer, OR	6.5%	9
243	Steamboat Marathon Steamboat Springs, CO	3.1%	9
244	Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon Deadwood, SD	2.8%	8
245	Montana Marathon Billings, MT	9.2%	8
246	Bucks County Marathon Yardley, PA	7.5%	8
247	Leading Ladies Marathon Spearfish, SD	9.8%	8
248	Veterans Marathon (PA) Black Lick, PA	7.6%	8
249	Boring Marathon Gresham, OR	12.7%	8
250	Tupelo Marathon Tupelo, MS	10.4%	8
251	Nebraska State Fair Marathon Grand Island, NE	12.1%	8
252	Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon Seabrook, TX	9.4%	8
253	Wausau Marathon Wausau, WI	6.5%	8
254	Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon Bemidji, MN	6.5%	8
255	Famous Idaho Potato Marathon Boise, ID	10.7%	8
256	Sleeping Bear Marathon Empire, MI	4.6%	7
257	Mad Marathon Waitsfield, VT	4.2%	7
258	Adirondack Marathon Schroon Lake, NY	5.7%	7
259	Veterans Marathon Columbia City, IN	7.8%	7
260	Dam Marathon (WA) Orting, WA	12.7%	7
261	New Hampshire Marathon Bristol, NH	4.7%	7
262	Camarillo Marathon Camarillo, CA	17.5%	7
263	Heartland Marathon Omaha, NE	5.5%	7
264	Lake Placid Marathon Lake Placid, NY	5.1%	7
265	Fox Cities Marathon Appleton, WI	1.5%	6
266	Chattanooga Marathon Chattanooga, TN	3.6%	6
267	Cannonball Marathon Greensboro, NC	5.8%	6
268	Casper Marathon Casper, WY	5.6%	6
269	Lubbock Marathon Lubbock, TX	6.3%	6
270	Sri Chinmoy Marathon Congers, NY	7.4%	6
271	East Canyon Marathon Morgan, UT	9.7%	6
272	Mount FrontRunner Marathon Worthington, OH	23.1%	6
273	St. Patricks Marathon Washington, DC	15.8%	6
274	St. Paddys Marathon Creve Coeur, MO	20%	6
275	Monkey Marathon Maineville, OH	10%	6
276	Oak Ridge to Kingston Express Marathon Oak Ridge, TN	100%	6
277	Latonka Marathon Mercer, PA	27.3%	6
278	Upstate Classic Marathon Altamont, NY	10.7%	6
279	Aspen Valley Marathon Basalt, CO	5.7%	6
280	Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon Louisville, KY	1.3%	6
281	Blue Ridge Marathon Roanoke, VA	1.1%	5
282	Des Plaines River Trail Marathon Lincolnshire, IL	2.4%	5
283	Towpath Marathon Cleveland, OH	4.4%	5
284	bg26.2 Marathon Bowling Green, KY	5.6%	5
285	New River Marathon Fleetwood, NC	5.4%	5
286	Pine Tree Marathon Portland, ME	6.7%	5
287	Rails to Trails Marathon Norwalk, WI	16.7%	5
288	Shelby Forest Loop Marathon Millington, TN	11.6%	5
289	Hamilton NightGlow Marathon Hamilton, OH	6.9%	5
290	Millennium Meadows Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	6.9%	5
291	Xenia Avenue Marathon Brooklyn Park, MN	16.1%	5
292	Elroy Apple Dumpling Day Marathon Elroy, WI	8.6%	5
293	Georgetown Marathon Washington, DC	20.8%	5
294	Seattle Ghost Marathon Seattle, WA	10.2%	5
295	Tallahassee Ultra Distance Classic Marathon Tallahassee, FL	11.9%	5
296	Adrenaline Races Marathon West Bend, WI	9.4%	5
297	Main to Main Marathon Osage, IA	9.4%	5
298	GFNY Marathon Florida Sebring Sebring, FL	8.5%	5
299	Heart of America Marathon Columbia, MO	4.9%	5
300	Flowerfest Marathon at Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain, GA	6.1%	5
301	Dutchess County Classic Marathon Poughkeepsie, NY	6.4%	5
302	Marathon de Magog Magog, QC	2.8%	4
303	Belleville Main Street Marathon Belleville, IL	4.4%	4
304	MISH Waterfront Marathon Gladstone, MI	5.6%	4
305	Central Florida Legends Marathon DeBary, FL	3.7%	4
306	Juneau Marathon Juneau, AK	9.8%	4
307	Andrew Jackson Marathon Jackson, TN	11.4%	4
308	Buzz Marathon San Miguel, CA	19.1%	4
309	Silver Comet Marathon Mableton, GA	6.8%	4
310	Circular Logic Marathon Seymour, IN	10%	4
311	Ely Marathon Ely, MN	3.2%	4
312	Freedoms Run Marathon Shepherdstown, WV	2%	4
313	Barrel Marathon Peoria, IL	4%	4
314	Pine Line Trail Marathon Medford, WI	4.3%	4
315	Nebraska Marathon (discontinued) Omaha, NE	6.5%	4
316	Antelope Island Marathon Antelope Island, UT	5.9%	4
317	Conquer the Canyon Marathon Wellsboro, PA	7.8%	4
318	Sports Backers Marathon Herico, VA	4.4%	4
319	Jackson Hole Marathon Jackson Hole, WY	1.9%	3
320	Morgan Valley Marathon Morgan, UT	4.3%	3
321	Virginia Creeper Marathon Abingdon, VA	4%	3
322	Humboldt Bay Marathon Eureka, CA	15%	3
323	Hayden Lake Marathon Hayden Lake, ID	5.7%	3
324	Omaha Marathon Omaha, NE	3%	3
325	Run Crazy Horse Marathon Hill City, SD	3%	3
326	Magnolia Marathon Meridian, MS	9.1%	3
327	End of the Road Marathon Waterfall, PA	33.3%	3
328	Marathon 2 Marathon Marathon, TX	4.4%	3
329	Wabash Trace Nature Trail Marathon Shenandoah, IA	5.9%	3
330	Old Colony Marathon Springfield, MA	6.1%	3
331	Mesa Falls Marathon Ashton, ID	1.7%	2
332	Hachie Marathon Waxahachie, TX	2.6%	2
333	Gods Country Marathon Race Series Galeton, PA	2.9%	2
334	Run for the Ranch Marathon Springfield, MO	6.7%	2
335	Springfield Marathon Springfield, IL	3.5%	2
336	Old Forge Marathon Old Forge, NY	1.7%	2
337	Queens Marathon (Fall) Queens, NY	16.7%	2
338	El Paso Marathon El Paso, TX	2.7%	2
339	Chris Jarvis Autumn River Run Marathon North Platte, NE	10%	2
340	Down the Mountain Marathon Damascus, VA	8%	2
341	Whidbey Island Marathon Oak Harbor, WA	2%	2
342	Kenai River Marathon Kenai, AK	6.1%	2
343	Run LoCo Marathon Loudon, TN	6.1%	2
344	Long View Marathon Loveland, CO	2.2%	2
345	Sandy Claus Marathon Nocatee, FL	6.5%	2
346	Hoover Dam Marathon Boulder City, NV	2%	2
347	Lagerhead Marathon Ottawa, KS	7.1%	2
348	Galveston Marathon Galveston, TX	3.8%	2
349	Youngstown Marathon Youngstown, OH	3.3%	2
350	Honoring Our Heroes Marathon Rolla, MO	3.2%	2
351	Heroes of America Marathon Columbus, GA	3.2%	2
352	Charlottesville Marathon Charlottesville, VA	1.3%	2
353	Estes Park Marathon Estes Park, CO	1.3%	2
354	Clearwater Marathon Clearwater, FL	1.5%	2
355	Little Apple Marathon Manhattan, KS	2.1%	1
356	IronHorse Marathon Riceville, IA	2.4%	1
357	Swan Lake Marathon Viborg, SD	3.1%	1
358	Twin City Marathon West Monroe, LA	3.1%	1
359	Escalante Canyons Marathon Escalante, UT	1.8%	1
360	Cummins Falls Marathon Cookeville, TN	1.5%	1
361	Nutmeg State Marathon Hartford, CT	1.5%	1
362	Northeast Kingdom Marathon Island Pond, VT	6.7%	1
363	Three Days at the Fair Marathon (Spring) Augusta, NJ	2%	1
364	Puppy Power Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	7.7%	1
365	Lake Tahoe Marathon South Lake Tahoe, CA	2%	1
366	Boogie Marathon Ellerbe, NC	4.8%	1
367	Jailbreak Marathon Wautoma, WI	2%	1
368	NJ Trail Series One Day Marathon Augusta, NJ	8.3%	1
369	Nevada Marathon Lamoille, NV	3.3%	1
370	Icebreaker Marathon East Meadow, NY	2.7%	1
371	All-Out Beat the Heat Marathon Westminster, CO	2.6%	1
372	Red Island Marathon Warwick, RI	1.6%	1
373	Granite State Marathon Nashua, NH	1.5%	1
374	BHM 26.2 Marathon Birmingham, AL	0%	0
375	Groundhog Day Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	0%	0
376	Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon Rachel, NV	0%	0
377	Maple Leaf Marathon Fairlee, VT	0%	0
378	Greenway Trail Marathon Nashville, TN	0%	0
379	Arkansas Marathon Booneville, AR	0%	0
380	Sudbury Rocks Marathon Sudbury, ON	0%	0
381	Armed Services Marathon Grand Haven, MI	0%	0
382	San Juan Island Marathon Friday Harbor, WA	0%	0
383	Shawnee Marathon Harrisburg, IL	0%	0
384	All-Out Fallfest Marathon Westminster, CO	0%	0
385	Breckenridge Road Marathon Breckenridge, CO	0%	0
386	Orange Curtain Marathon Cerritos, CA	0%	0
387	Rescue Rover Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	0%	0
388	Hill Country Marathon Marble Falls, TX	0%	0
389	Bearfest Marathon Wrangell, AK	0%	0
390	Skagway Marathon Skagway, AK	0%	0
391	Mighty Mutt Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	0%	0
392	Noyo Headlands Marathon Fort Bragg, CA	0%	0
393	Gobbler Grind Marathon Overland Park, KS	10.8%	0

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Boston Marathon Qualifying Percentages (2021)

This list ranks marathons based on the percentage of runners who ran under the qualifying standards for the Boston Marathon in 2021. 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 29,224 13.6% Canada 974 22.4%

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Race Location # Qualifiers % BQ eligible finishers

United States 29,224 13.6%

Canada 974 22.4%

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