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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
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.
May 25, 2025 Coeur d’Alene Marathon
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Participate in stunning Coeur d’Alene, ID for a BQ race


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 23,988 13.3%
Canada 606 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 Bayshore Marathon
Traverse City, MI
19.2%
310
12 Glass City Marathon
Toledo, OH
24.6%
295
13 Flying Pig Marathon
Cincinnati, OH
5.4%
252
14 Ventura Marathon
Ventura, CA
21.9%
239
15 REVEL White Mountains Marathon
Conway, NH
19%
217
16 Napa Valley Marathon
Napa, CA
13.2%
195
17 Cheap Marathon
Derry, NH
31.3%
172
18 Austin Marathon
Austin, TX
4.1%
169
19 Pittsburgh Marathon
Pittsburgh, PA
4.4%
168
20 OC Marathon
Costa Mesa, CA
4.6%
138
21 Lincoln Marathon
Lincoln, NE
16.2%
130
22 Cleveland Marathon
Cleveland, OH
7.6%
130
23 Buffalo Marathon
Buffalo, NY
10.5%
127
24 Ogden Marathon
Ogden, UT
9.3%
124
25 Big Sur International Marathon
Carmel, CA
3.6%
120
26 Wilmington Marathon
Wilmington, NC
10.6%
117
27 Shamrock Marathon
Virginia Beach, VA
6%
116
28 Louisiana Marathon
Baton Rouge, LA
9.1%
111
29 Myrtle Beach Marathon
Myrtle Beach, SC
8.7%
101
30 Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon
Louisville, KY
7.4%
98
31 Illinois Marathon
Champaign-Urbana, IL
10.8%
97
32 Colorado Marathon
Fort Collins, CO
8.9%
96
33 Walt Disney World Marathon
Orlando, FL
0.8%
95
34 Greater St. Louis Marathon
St. Louis, MO
7.8%
92
35 Surf City Marathon
Huntington Beach, CA
5.8%
91
36 Carlsbad Marathon
Carlsbad, CA
7.7%
89
37 Woodlands Marathon
The Woodlands, TX
9.1%
86
38 Jim Thorpe Marathon
Jim Thorpe, PA
14.7%
84
39 Colfax Marathon
Denver, CO
3.6%
81
40 Spring Chance BQ.2 Marathon
Geneva, IL
57.3%
79
41 Milwaukee Marathon
Milwaukee, WI
7.7%
71
42 Maine Coast Marathon
Wells, ME
7.7%
70
43 Tobacco Road Marathon
Cary, NC
12.6%
69
44 Coastal Delaware Running Festival Marathon
Rehoboth Beach, DE
8.9%
69
45 Newport Rhode Races Marathon
Newport, RI
6.2%
68
46 Newport News One City Marathon
Newport News, VA
13.9%
66
47 Mississauga Marathon
Mississauga, ON
10%
61
48 Georgina Spring Fling Marathon
Georgina, ON
25.4%
60
49 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon
Oklahoma City, OK
2.3%
57
50 Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
St. Joseph, MN
17%
57
51 Cowtown Marathon
Fort Worth, TX
3%
52
52 Little Rock Marathon
Little Rock, AR
4.3%
49
53 Salt Lake City Marathon
Salt Lake City, UT
2.9%
47
54 Modesto Marathon
Modesto, CA
14.5%
47
55 Miami Marathon
Miami, FL
1.5%
45
56 Epic Marathon
Green Bay, WI
10.7%
42
57 Town of Celebration Marathon
Celebration, FL
11.2%
42
58 Eau Claire Marathon
Eau Claire, WI
6.5%
41
59 Chicagoland Spring Marathon
Schaumburg, IL
8.4%
41
60 Knoxville Marathon
Knoxville, TN
5.6%
40
61 Oakland Marathon
Oakland, CA
4.4%
39
62 Rock n Roll Nashville Marathon
Nashville, TN
1.4%
37
63 B and A Marathon
Severna Park, MD
11.5%
36
64 Vernonia Marathon
Banks, OR
21.8%
36
65 Med City Marathon
Rochester, MN
10%
36
66 Hyannis Marathon
Hyannis, MA
9.1%
35
67 Donna Marathon
Jacksonville Beach, FL
5.3%
35
68 Coast Guard Marathon
Elizabeth City, NC
6.8%
33
69 Delaware Marathon
Wilmington, DE
7.3%
32
70 La Crosse Marathon
La Crosse, WI
15.1%
32
71 Long Island Marathon
East Meadow, NY
5.9%
32
72 Garmin Olathe Marathon
Olathe, KS
6.8%
31
73 Salisbury Marathon
Salisbury, MD
12.2%
31
74 Famous Idaho Potato Marathon
Boise, ID
11.1%
31
75 Buckeye Marathon
Buckeye, AZ
12.7%
30
76 Tidewater Strider Marathon
Chesapeake, VA
20.4%
29
77 Athens Marathon
Athens, OH
12.5%
27
78 Oak Island Marathon
Oak Island, NC
8.8%
26
79 York Marathon
York, PA
12.3%
24
80 McKirdy Micro Marathon
Valley Cottage, NY
100%
24
81 Big Beach Marathon
Gulf Shores, AL
5.7%
24
82 Blue Nose Marathon
Halifax, NS
6.4%
22
83 Tallahassee Marathon
Tallahassee, FL
7.4%
22
84 lululemon Classic City Marathon
Athens, GA
5.7%
22
85 Coeur d Alene Marathon
Coeur d' Alene, ID
5.1%
21
86 Wisconsin Marathon
Kenosha, WI
8.1%
21
87 Providence Rhode Races Marathon
Providence, RI
5.6%
21
88 Steel Rail Marathon
Pittsfield, MA
18.6%
21
89 Hudson Valley Marathon at the Walkway Over the Hudson
Highland, NY
7.9%
21
90 Bakersfield Marathon
Bakersfield, CA
5.9%
20
91 Tacoma City Marathon
Tacoma, WA
4.7%
19
92 Mobile Marathon
Mobile, AL
18.3%
19
93 Sun Marathon
Santa Clara, UT
11.1%
19
94 Charles River Marathon
Boston, MA
21.3%
19
95 Kalamazoo Marathon
Kalamazoo, MI
5%
19
96 St. Petersburg Distance Classic Marathon
St. Petersburg, FL
3.6%
18
97 Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2.6%
18
98 Avenue of the Giants Marathon
Weott, CA
4.5%
18
99 London OH Marathon
London, OH
24.3%
17
100 Brew City Marathon
Milwaukee, WI
7.2%
17
101 Martian Marathon
Dearborn, MI
10.7%
16
102 Asheville Marathon
Asheville, NC
2.9%
15
103 Clearwater Marathon
Clearwater, FL
3.2%
15
104 El Paso Marathon
El Paso, TX
3.3%
14
105 Hogeye Marathon
Springdale, AR
4.8%
14
106 Redding Marathon
Redding, CA
8.3%
14
107 Zydeco Marathon
Lafayette, LA
8.5%
14
108 Maui Marathon
Kahului, HI
3.1%
13
109 We Run this Beach Marathon
Gulf Shores, AL
13.4%
13
110 Lost Dutchman Marathon
Apache Junction, AZ
3.9%
13
111 Irving Marathon
Irving, TX
2.5%
12
112 Chattanooga Marathon
Chattanooga, TN
4.9%
12
113 Ohio River Road Runners Club Marathon
Xenia, OH
11.5%
12
114 Whitefish Marathon
Whitefish, MT
5.8%
12
115 Woodys RV World Marathon
Red Deer, AB
8.5%
12
116 Eisenhower Marathon
Abilene, KS
13.8%
12
117 Mississippi River Marathon
Greenville, MS
11.2%
12
118 Des Moines St. Paddys Marathon
Des Moines, IA
5.7%
12
119 Maui Oceanfront Marathon
Maui, HI
4.4%
11
120 Florida Marathon
Melbourne, FL
3.1%
10
121 Warm up Columbus
Dublin, OH
19.6%
10
122 Jekyll Island Marathon
Jekyll Island, GA
3.4%
9
123 Gettysburg North-South Marathon
Gettysburg, PA
4.3%
9
124 SoCal Marathon
Huntington Beach, CA
3.6%
9
125 Capital City Marathon
Olympia, WA
3%
9
126 McAllen Marathon
McAllen, TX
6%
9
127 New River Marathon
Fleetwood, NC
3%
9
128 Windermere Marathon
Spokane, WA
5.2%
9
129 Blue Ridge Marathon
Roanoke, VA
1.9%
8
130 Bermuda Triangle Challenge Marathon
Hamilton, BM
6.4%
8
131 Daufuskie Island Marathon
Daufuskie Island, SC
5.5%
8
132 Florida Track Club Marathon
Hawthorne, FL
28.6%
8
133 Potomac River Run Marathon
Washington, DC
4.7%
8
134 State 47 Las Cruces Marathon
Las Cruces, NM
4.8%
8
135 Texas Marathon
Kingwood, TX
5.3%
8
136 Marathon of the Treasure Coast
Stuart, FL
3.3%
7
137 Golden Driller Marathon
Tulsa, OK
5%
7
138 Two Rivers Marathon (Sunday)
Lackawaxen, PA
23.3%
7
139 Run the River Marathon
Kennewick, WA
5.5%
7
140 Madeline Island Marathon
La Pointe, WI
6.9%
6
141 Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes Marathon
Nisswa, MN
7%
6
142 Gopher Attack Marathon
Regina, SK
10.5%
6
143 Trailbreaker Marathon
Waukesha, WI
8.1%
6
144 Wenatchee Marathon
Wenatchee, WA
7.2%
6
145 Two Rivers Marathon
Lackawaxen, PA
6.5%
6
146 Mill Town Marathon
Everett, WA
5.7%
6
147 Bend Marathon
Bend, OR
1.9%
6
148 Horse Capital Marathon
Lexington, KY
3.7%
5
149 Papa Loco Marathon
Conway, AR
9.3%
5
150 USA Womens Marathon
Palm Desert, CA
15.2%
5
151 Heroes of America Marathon
Columbus, GA
5%
5
152 Whidbey Island Marathon
Oak Harbor, WA
2.8%
5
153 Run the Alamo 26.2 Marathon
San Antonio, TX
1.1%
4
154 Big Island International Marathon
Hilo, HI
2.9%
4
155 Shiprock Marathon
Shiprock, NM
2.4%
4
156 Yakima River Canyon Marathon
Ellensburg, WA
3.3%
4
157 Mississippi Blues Marathon
Jackson, MS
3.8%
4
158 Bound for Boston (Las Vegas) Marathon
Henderson, NV
33.3%
4
159 Queens Marathon (Spring)
Queens, NY
5.3%
4
160 Savin Rock Marathon
West Haven, CT
2.5%
4
161 USA Fit Marathon
Sugar Land, TX
2.3%
3
162 Walter Childs Memorial Race of Champions Marathon
Holyoke, MA
15%
3
163 Oak Ridge to Kingston Express Marathon
Oak Ridge, TN
75%
3
164 Great Allegheny Ohiopyle Marathon
Ohiopyle, PA
7.1%
3
165 Railway Marathon
Fultondale, AL
5.5%
3
166 Armed Services Marathon
Grand Haven, MI
3.7%
3
167 Museum of Aviation Marathon
Warner Robins, GA
4.6%
2
168 Millbrook Marathon
Millbrook, NY
1.8%
2
169 Birmingham Marathon
Fultondale, AL
3.9%
2
170 Yuma Territorial Marathon
Yuma, AZ
4.2%
2
171 Muddy River Marathon
Cape Girardeau, MO
2.9%
2
172 St. Patricks Marathon
Washington, DC
10.5%
2
173 Valentines Day Massacre Marathon
Greensboro, NC
6.1%
2
174 Pistol Creek Run Marathon
Alcoa, TN
7.7%
2
175 Rend Lake Marathon
Whittington, IL
3.2%
2
176 Galveston Marathon
Galveston, TX
1.7%
2
177 Groundhog Day Marathon
Grand Rapids, MI
1.7%
2
178 Atlanta Marathon
Atlanta, GA
0%
0
179 Cummins Falls Marathon
Cookeville, TN
2.3%
1
180 Charlottesville Marathon
Charlottesville, VA
0.7%
1
181 Ellerbe Marathon
Ellerbe, NC
2.5%
1
182 Fort Smith Marathon
Fort Smith, AR
1.2%
1
183 Victory Marathon
Hillsdale, IN
7.1%
1
184 Non Cancelled Marathon
Oconomowoc, WI
5.3%
1
185 Harlingen Marathon
Harlingen, TX
0.9%
1
186 Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon
Seabrook, TX
0%
0
187 Virginia Creeper Marathon
Abingdon, VA
0%
0
188 Flowerfest Marathon at Callaway Gardens
Pine Mountain, GA
0%
0
189 Granite State Marathon
Nashua, NH
0%
0
190 Chasing Jefferson Davis Marathon
Abbeville, GA
0%
0
191 Rescue Rover Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest)
Bedford, TX
0%
0
192 Sombrero Marathon
Santa Clarita, CA
0%
0
193 Raquette River Marathon
Potsdam, NY
0%
0
194 Puppy Power Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest)
Bedford, TX
0%
0
195 Mias Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest)
Bedford, TX
0%
0
196 Buzz Marathon
San Miguel, CA
0%
0
197 Suffolk County Marathon
Babylon, NY
8.8%
0



 


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