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Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers

Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers

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



Featured Races
Date Race
May 18, 2025 Windermere Marathon
Spokane, Washington
Enjoy a point to point Marathon course along the Centennial Trail in Spokane, WA.
May 25, 2025 Coeur d’Alene Marathon
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Participate in stunning Coeur d’Alene, ID for a BQ race
June 7, 2025 God’s Country Marathon Race Series
Potter County, Pennsylvania
Traverses through scenic north central Pennsylvania. 50th year anniversary. Boston Qualifier.
September 7, 2025 Beantown Marathon
Hingham, Massachusetts
Last Boston Qualifying race of the year! 35% 2024 BQ rate (#17 in the US).
September 28, 2025 Boulderthon: Boulder Marathon
Boulder, CO
World-Class Marathon Experience Finishing in the Heart of Boulder.


Boston Marathon Qualifying Percentages (2025)


This list ranks marathons based on the percentage of runners who ran under the qualifying standards for the Boston Marathon in 2025. 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 22,960 13.6%
Canada 572 7.3%



Marathons with the Highest Percentage of Boston Marathon Qualifiers
                   

Marathons with the Most Boston Marathon Qualifiers
                   



 

Marathon Ranking by Number of BQs (2025)


Race Name BQ % # of Qualifiers
1 Boston Marathon
Boston, MA
45%
12,813
2 London Marathon
London, UK
11.4%
6,211
3 Houston Marathon
Houston, TX
13.2%
1,046
4 REVEL Mt. Charleston Marathon
Las Vegas, NV
38.7%
931
5 Eugene Marathon
Eugene, OR
16.8%
637
6 Mesa Marathon
Mesa, AZ
15.6%
497
7 Jersey City Marathon
Jersey City, NJ
16.2%
485
8 Los Angeles Marathon
Los Angeles, CA
2.1%
455
9 Vancouver Marathon
Vancouver, BC
6.5%
445
10 Mountains 2 Beach Marathon
Ventura, CA
21.6%
379
11 Glass City Marathon
Toledo, OH
24.6%
295
12 Flying Pig Marathon
Cincinnati, OH
5.4%
252
13 Ventura Marathon
Ventura, CA
21.9%
239
14 REVEL White Mountains Marathon
Conway, NH
19%
217
15 Napa Valley Marathon
Napa, CA
13.2%
195
16 Cheap Marathon
Derry, NH
31.3%
172
17 Austin Marathon
Austin, TX
4.1%
169
18 Pittsburgh Marathon
Pittsburgh, PA
4.4%
168
19 OC Marathon
Costa Mesa, CA
4.6%
138
20 Lincoln Marathon
Lincoln, NE
16.2%
130
21 Big Sur International Marathon
Carmel, CA
3.6%
120
22 Wilmington Marathon
Wilmington, NC
10.6%
117
23 Shamrock Marathon
Virginia Beach, VA
6%
116
24 Louisiana Marathon
Baton Rouge, LA
9.1%
111
25 Myrtle Beach Marathon
Myrtle Beach, SC
8.7%
101
26 Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon
Louisville, KY
7.4%
98
27 Illinois Marathon
Champaign-Urbana, IL
10.8%
97
28 Colorado Marathon
Fort Collins, CO
8.9%
96
29 Walt Disney World Marathon
Orlando, FL
0.8%
95
30 Greater St. Louis Marathon
St. Louis, MO
7.8%
92
31 Surf City Marathon
Huntington Beach, CA
5.8%
91
32 Carlsbad Marathon
Carlsbad, CA
7.7%
89
33 Woodlands Marathon
The Woodlands, TX
9.1%
86
34 Jim Thorpe Marathon
Jim Thorpe, PA
14.7%
84
35 Spring Chance BQ.2 Marathon
Geneva, IL
57.3%
79
36 Milwaukee Marathon
Milwaukee, WI
7.7%
71
37 Maine Coast Marathon
Wells, ME
7.7%
70
38 Tobacco Road Marathon
Cary, NC
12.6%
69
39 Coastal Delaware Running Festival Marathon
Rehoboth Beach, DE
8.9%
69
40 Newport Rhode Races Marathon
Newport, RI
6.2%
68
41 Newport News One City Marathon
Newport News, VA
13.9%
66
42 Mississauga Marathon
Mississauga, ON
10%
61
43 Georgina Spring Fling Marathon
Georgina, ON
25.4%
60
44 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon
Oklahoma City, OK
2.3%
57
45 Cowtown Marathon
Fort Worth, TX
3%
52
46 Little Rock Marathon
Little Rock, AR
4.3%
49
47 Salt Lake City Marathon
Salt Lake City, UT
2.9%
47
48 Modesto Marathon
Modesto, CA
14.5%
47
49 Miami Marathon
Miami, FL
1.5%
45
50 Town of Celebration Marathon
Celebration, FL
11.2%
42
51 Eau Claire Marathon
Eau Claire, WI
6.5%
41
52 Chicagoland Spring Marathon
Schaumburg, IL
8.4%
41
53 Knoxville Marathon
Knoxville, TN
5.6%
40
54 Oakland Marathon
Oakland, CA
4.4%
39
55 Rock n Roll Nashville Marathon
Nashville, TN
1.4%
37
56 B and A Marathon
Severna Park, MD
11.5%
36
57 Vernonia Marathon
Banks, OR
21.8%
36
58 Hyannis Marathon
Hyannis, MA
9.1%
35
59 Donna Marathon
Jacksonville Beach, FL
5.3%
35
60 Coast Guard Marathon
Elizabeth City, NC
6.8%
33
61 Delaware Marathon
Wilmington, DE
7.3%
32
62 La Crosse Marathon
La Crosse, WI
15.1%
32
63 Long Island Marathon
East Meadow, NY
5.9%
32
64 Garmin Olathe Marathon
Olathe, KS
6.8%
31
65 Salisbury Marathon
Salisbury, MD
12.2%
31
66 Buckeye Marathon
Buckeye, AZ
12.7%
30
67 Tidewater Strider Marathon
Chesapeake, VA
20.4%
29
68 Athens Marathon
Athens, OH
12.5%
27
69 Oak Island Marathon
Oak Island, NC
8.8%
26
70 York Marathon
York, PA
12.3%
24
71 McKirdy Micro Marathon
Valley Cottage, NY
100%
24
72 Big Beach Marathon
Gulf Shores, AL
5.7%
24
73 Tallahassee Marathon
Tallahassee, FL
7.4%
22
74 lululemon Classic City Marathon
Athens, GA
5.7%
22
75 Wisconsin Marathon
Kenosha, WI
8.1%
21
76 Providence Rhode Races Marathon
Providence, RI
5.6%
21
77 Hudson Valley Marathon at the Walkway Over the Hudson
Highland, NY
7.9%
21
78 Bakersfield Marathon
Bakersfield, CA
5.9%
20
79 Tacoma City Marathon
Tacoma, WA
4.7%
19
80 Mobile Marathon
Mobile, AL
18.3%
19
81 Sun Marathon
Santa Clara, UT
11.1%
19
82 Charles River Marathon
Boston, MA
21.3%
19
83 Kalamazoo Marathon
Kalamazoo, MI
5%
19
84 St. Petersburg Distance Classic Marathon
St. Petersburg, FL
3.6%
18
85 Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2.6%
18
86 Avenue of the Giants Marathon
Weott, CA
4.5%
18
87 London OH Marathon
London, OH
24.3%
17
88 Brew City Marathon
Milwaukee, WI
7.2%
17
89 Martian Marathon
Dearborn, MI
10.7%
16
90 Asheville Marathon
Asheville, NC
2.9%
15
91 Clearwater Marathon
Clearwater, FL
3.2%
15
92 El Paso Marathon
El Paso, TX
3.3%
14
93 Hogeye Marathon
Springdale, AR
4.8%
14
94 Redding Marathon
Redding, CA
8.3%
14
95 Zydeco Marathon
Lafayette, LA
8.5%
14
96 Maui Marathon
Kahului, HI
3.1%
13
97 We Run this Beach Marathon
Gulf Shores, AL
13.4%
13
98 Lost Dutchman Marathon
Apache Junction, AZ
3.9%
13
99 Irving Marathon
Irving, TX
2.5%
12
100 Chattanooga Marathon
Chattanooga, TN
4.9%
12
101 Ohio River Road Runners Club Marathon
Xenia, OH
11.5%
12
102 Eisenhower Marathon
Abilene, KS
13.8%
12
103 Mississippi River Marathon
Greenville, MS
11.2%
12
104 Des Moines St. Paddys Marathon
Des Moines, IA
5.7%
12
105 Maui Oceanfront Marathon
Maui, HI
4.4%
11
106 Florida Marathon
Melbourne, FL
3.1%
10
107 Warm up Columbus
Dublin, OH
19.6%
10
108 Jekyll Island Marathon
Jekyll Island, GA
3.4%
9
109 Gettysburg North-South Marathon
Gettysburg, PA
4.3%
9
110 SoCal Marathon
Huntington Beach, CA
3.6%
9
111 McAllen Marathon
McAllen, TX
6%
9
112 Blue Ridge Marathon
Roanoke, VA
1.9%
8
113 Bermuda Triangle Challenge Marathon
Hamilton, BM
6.4%
8
114 Daufuskie Island Marathon
Daufuskie Island, SC
5.5%
8
115 Florida Track Club Marathon
Hawthorne, FL
28.6%
8
116 Potomac River Run Marathon
Washington, DC
4.7%
8
117 State 47 Las Cruces Marathon
Las Cruces, NM
4.8%
8
118 Texas Marathon
Kingwood, TX
5.3%
8
119 Marathon of the Treasure Coast
Stuart, FL
3.3%
7
120 Golden Driller Marathon
Tulsa, OK
5%
7
121 Two Rivers Marathon (Sunday)
Lackawaxen, PA
23.3%
7
122 Run the River Marathon
Kennewick, WA
5.5%
7
123 Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes Marathon
Nisswa, MN
7%
6
124 Gopher Attack Marathon
Regina, SK
10.5%
6
125 Trailbreaker Marathon
Waukesha, WI
8.1%
6
126 Wenatchee Marathon
Wenatchee, WA
7.2%
6
127 Two Rivers Marathon
Lackawaxen, PA
6.5%
6
128 Mill Town Marathon
Everett, WA
5.7%
6
129 Bend Marathon
Bend, OR
1.9%
6
130 Horse Capital Marathon
Lexington, KY
3.7%
5
131 Papa Loco Marathon
Conway, AR
9.3%
5
132 USA Womens Marathon
Palm Desert, CA
15.2%
5
133 Heroes of America Marathon
Columbus, GA
5%
5
134 Whidbey Island Marathon
Oak Harbor, WA
2.8%
5
135 Run the Alamo 26.2 Marathon
San Antonio, TX
1.1%
4
136 Big Island International Marathon
Hilo, HI
2.9%
4
137 Shiprock Marathon
Shiprock, NM
2.4%
4
138 Yakima River Canyon Marathon
Ellensburg, WA
3.3%
4
139 Mississippi Blues Marathon
Jackson, MS
3.8%
4
140 Bound for Boston (Las Vegas) Marathon
Henderson, NV
33.3%
4
141 Queens Marathon (Spring)
Queens, NY
5.3%
4
142 Savin Rock Marathon
West Haven, CT
2.5%
4
143 USA Fit Marathon
Sugar Land, TX
2.3%
3
144 Walter Childs Memorial Race of Champions Marathon
Holyoke, MA
15%
3
145 Oak Ridge to Kingston Express Marathon
Oak Ridge, TN
75%
3
146 Great Allegheny Ohiopyle Marathon
Ohiopyle, PA
7.1%
3
147 Railway Marathon
Fultondale, AL
5.5%
3
148 Museum of Aviation Marathon
Warner Robins, GA
4.6%
2
149 Millbrook Marathon
Millbrook, NY
1.8%
2
150 Birmingham Marathon
Fultondale, AL
3.9%
2
151 Yuma Territorial Marathon
Yuma, AZ
4.2%
2
152 Muddy River Marathon
Cape Girardeau, MO
2.9%
2
153 St. Patricks Marathon
Washington, DC
10.5%
2
154 Valentines Day Massacre Marathon
Greensboro, NC
6.1%
2
155 Pistol Creek Run Marathon
Alcoa, TN
7.7%
2
156 Rend Lake Marathon
Whittington, IL
3.2%
2
157 Galveston Marathon
Galveston, TX
1.7%
2
158 Groundhog Day Marathon
Grand Rapids, MI
1.7%
2
159 Atlanta Marathon
Atlanta, GA
0%
0
160 Cummins Falls Marathon
Cookeville, TN
2.3%
1
161 Charlottesville Marathon
Charlottesville, VA
0.7%
1
162 Ellerbe Marathon
Ellerbe, NC
2.5%
1
163 Fort Smith Marathon
Fort Smith, AR
1.2%
1
164 Victory Marathon
Hillsdale, IN
7.1%
1
165 Non Cancelled Marathon
Oconomowoc, WI
5.3%
1
166 Harlingen Marathon
Harlingen, TX
0.9%
1
167 Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon
Seabrook, TX
0%
0
168 Virginia Creeper Marathon
Abingdon, VA
0%
0
169 Flowerfest Marathon at Callaway Gardens
Pine Mountain, GA
0%
0
170 Chasing Jefferson Davis Marathon
Abbeville, GA
0%
0
171 Rescue Rover Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest)
Bedford, TX
0%
0
172 Sombrero Marathon
Santa Clarita, CA
0%
0
173 Raquette River Marathon
Potsdam, NY
0%
0
174 Puppy Power Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest)
Bedford, TX
0%
0
175 Mias Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest)
Bedford, TX
0%
0
176 Buzz Marathon
San Miguel, CA
0%
0
177 Suffolk County Marathon
Babylon, NY
8.8%
0



 


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