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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
June 7, 2025 God’s Country Marathon Race Series
Potter County, Pennsylvania
Traverses through scenic north central Pennsylvania. 50th year anniversary. Boston Qualifier.
May 25, 2025 Coeur d’Alene Marathon
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Participate in stunning Coeur d’Alene, ID for a BQ race
May 18, 2025 Windermere Marathon
Spokane, Washington
Enjoy a point to point Marathon course along the Centennial Trail in Spokane, WA.
September 28, 2025 Boulderthon: Boulder Marathon
Boulder, CO
World-Class Marathon Experience Finishing in the Heart of Boulder.
April 26, 2025 Salt Lake City Marathon
Salt Lake City, UT
Voted "Best Running Event in Utah" w/ 6 Events to Choose From!


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 4,478 5.4%
Canada 0 0%



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 Houston Marathon
Houston, TX
13.2%
1,046
2 Mesa Marathon
Mesa, AZ
15.6%
497
3 Los Angeles Marathon
Los Angeles, CA
2.1%
455
4 Ventura Marathon
Ventura, CA
21.9%
239
5 Napa Valley Marathon
Napa, CA
13.2%
195
6 Austin Marathon
Austin, TX
4.1%
169
7 Wilmington Marathon
Wilmington, NC
10.6%
117
8 Shamrock Marathon
Virginia Beach, VA
6%
116
9 Louisiana Marathon
Baton Rouge, LA
9.1%
111
10 Myrtle Beach Marathon
Myrtle Beach, SC
8.7%
101
11 Walt Disney World Marathon
Orlando, FL
0.8%
95
12 Surf City Marathon
Huntington Beach, CA
5.8%
91
13 Carlsbad Marathon
Carlsbad, CA
7.7%
89
14 Woodlands Marathon
The Woodlands, TX
9.1%
86
15 Atlanta Marathon
Atlanta, GA
3.8%
74
16 Tobacco Road Marathon
Cary, NC
12.6%
69
17 Newport News One City Marathon
Newport News, VA
13.9%
66
18 Cowtown Marathon
Fort Worth, TX
3%
52
19 Little Rock Marathon
Little Rock, AR
4.3%
49
20 Modesto Marathon
Modesto, CA
14.5%
47
21 Miami Marathon
Miami, FL
1.5%
45
22 Town of Celebration Marathon
Celebration, FL
11.2%
42
23 Oakland Marathon
Oakland, CA
4.4%
39
24 Hyannis Marathon
Hyannis, MA
9.1%
35
25 Donna Marathon
Jacksonville Beach, FL
5.3%
35
26 Coast Guard Marathon
Elizabeth City, NC
6.8%
33
27 Buckeye Marathon
Buckeye, AZ
12.7%
30
28 Oak Island Marathon
Oak Island, NC
8.8%
26
29 Big Beach Marathon
Gulf Shores, AL
5.7%
24
30 Tallahassee Marathon
Tallahassee, FL
7.4%
22
31 lululemon Classic City Marathon
Athens, GA
5.7%
22
32 Mobile Marathon
Mobile, AL
18.3%
19
33 Sun Marathon
Santa Clara, UT
11.1%
19
34 St. Petersburg Distance Classic Marathon
St. Petersburg, FL
3.6%
18
35 Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2.6%
18
36 Asheville Marathon
Asheville, NC
2.9%
15
37 Clearwater Marathon
Clearwater, FL
3.2%
15
38 El Paso Marathon
El Paso, TX
3.3%
14
39 Redding Marathon
Redding, CA
8.3%
14
40 Zydeco Marathon
Lafayette, LA
8.5%
14
41 We Run this Beach Marathon
Gulf Shores, AL
13.4%
13
42 Lost Dutchman Marathon
Apache Junction, AZ
3.9%
13
43 Chattanooga Marathon
Chattanooga, TN
4.9%
12
44 Mississippi River Marathon
Greenville, MS
11.2%
12
45 Des Moines St. Paddys Marathon
Des Moines, IA
5.7%
12
46 Maui Oceanfront Marathon
Maui, HI
4.4%
11
47 Florida Marathon
Melbourne, FL
3.1%
10
48 Warm up Columbus
Dublin, OH
19.6%
10
49 Jekyll Island Marathon
Jekyll Island, GA
3.4%
9
50 SoCal Marathon
Huntington Beach, CA
3.6%
9
51 McAllen Marathon
McAllen, TX
6%
9
52 Bermuda Triangle Challenge Marathon
Hamilton, BM
6.4%
8
53 Daufuskie Island Marathon
Daufuskie Island, SC
5.5%
8
54 Florida Track Club Marathon
Hawthorne, FL
28.6%
8
55 State 47 Las Cruces Marathon
Las Cruces, NM
4.8%
8
56 Texas Marathon
Kingwood, TX
5.3%
8
57 Marathon of the Treasure Coast
Stuart, FL
3.3%
7
58 Papa Loco Marathon
Conway, AR
9.3%
5
59 USA Womens Marathon
Palm Desert, CA
15.2%
5
60 Heroes of America Marathon
Columbus, GA
5%
5
61 Run the Alamo 26.2 Marathon
San Antonio, TX
1.1%
4
62 Big Island International Marathon
Hilo, HI
2.9%
4
63 Mississippi Blues Marathon
Jackson, MS
3.8%
4
64 Bound for Boston (Las Vegas) Marathon
Henderson, NV
33.3%
4
65 USA Fit Marathon
Sugar Land, TX
2.3%
3
66 Oak Ridge to Kingston Express Marathon
Oak Ridge, TN
75%
3
67 Railway Marathon
Fultondale, AL
5.5%
3
68 Museum of Aviation Marathon
Warner Robins, GA
4.6%
2
69 Yuma Territorial Marathon
Yuma, AZ
4.2%
2
70 St. Patricks Marathon
Washington, DC
10.5%
2
71 Valentines Day Massacre Marathon
Greensboro, NC
6.1%
2
72 Pistol Creek Run Marathon
Alcoa, TN
7.7%
2
73 Galveston Marathon
Galveston, TX
1.7%
2
74 Groundhog Day Marathon
Grand Rapids, MI
1.7%
2
75 Ellerbe Marathon
Ellerbe, NC
2.5%
1
76 Harlingen Marathon
Harlingen, TX
0.9%
1
77 Flowerfest Marathon at Callaway Gardens
Pine Mountain, GA
0%
0
78 Rescue Rover Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest)
Bedford, TX
0%
0
79 Puppy Power Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest)
Bedford, TX
0%
0
80 Mias Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest)
Bedford, TX
0%
0
81 Suffolk County Marathon
Babylon, NY
8.8%
0



 


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