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Featured Races
Date Race
April 26, 2025 Salt Lake City Marathon
Salt Lake City, UT
Voted "Best Running Event in Utah" w/ 6 Events to Choose From!
September 28, 2025 Boulderthon: Boulder Marathon
Boulder, CO
World-Class Marathon Experience Finishing in the Heart of Boulder.
June 7, 2025 God’s Country Marathon Race Series
Potter County, Pennsylvania
Traverses through scenic north central Pennsylvania. 50th year anniversary. Boston Qualifier.
January 25, 2025 lululemon Classic City Marathon
Athens, GA
Try a marathon, a half-marathon, or a marathon relay this winter!


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 BQ% (2020)


Race Name BQ % # of Qualifiers
1 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon (2020)
Atlanta, GA
100%
565
2 Marathon Project
Chandler, AZ
100%
76
3 Last Chance BQ.2 (Grand Rapids) Marathon
Grand Rapids, MI
65.1%
181
4 Chasing the Unicorn Marathon
Washington Crossing, PA
51.5%
35
5 Warm up Columbus
Dublin, OH
35%
14
6 Brookings Marathon
Brookings, SD
32.2%
38
7 Iron City Underground Marathon
Fultondale, AL
32.1%
17
8 Leading Ladies Marathon
Spearfish, SD
30.8%
32
9 Valley Harvest Marathon
Wolfville, NS
30.4%
24
10 Wabash Trace Nature Trail Marathon
Shenandoah, IA
30.4%
44
11 Anchored Marathon
Anchorage, AK
27.7%
13
12 Holland Haven Marathon
Holland, MI
23.5%
64
13 Manchester City Marathon
Manchester, NH
23.5%
92
14 Harrisburg Marathon
Harrisburg, PA
23.1%
117
15 Pandamit Maraton
Chesterton, IN
22.3%
37
16 Northern Ohio Marathon
Mentor, OH
21.7%
48
17 Sundance to Spearfish Marathon
Spearfish, SD
21.5%
13
18 Sandy Claus Marathon
Nocatee, FL
21.4%
6
19 Jacksonville Marathon
Jacksonville, FL
20.6%
95
20 Newport News One City Marathon
Newport News, VA
20.6%
81
21 Palmetto Bluff Marathon
Bluffton, SC
20.4%
11
22 Combos Marathon
Albany, GA
20.3%
85
23 Prairie Fire Marathon
Wichita, KS
19.9%
49
24 Veterans Marathon
Columbia City, IN
19.9%
40
25 Mesa Marathon
Mesa, AZ
19.3%
439
26 Fort Worth Marathon
Fort Worth, TX
19.2%
48
27 Bucks County Marathon
Yardley, PA
18.9%
25
28 Gettysburg North-South Marathon
Gettysburg, PA
18.3%
35
29 Jim Thorpe Marathon
Jim Thorpe, PA
18.2%
27
30 REVEL Kulia Marathon
Waimea, HI
18%
40
31 EOD Warrior Holiday Dash Marathon
Washington, DC
18%
14
32 Upstate Classic Marathon
Altamont, NY
17.8%
19
33 East Canyon Marathon
Morgan, UT
17.6%
22
34 Shelby Forest Loop Marathon
Millington, TN
17.4%
8
35 Napa Valley Marathon
Napa, CA
17.4%
253
36 Museum of Aviation Marathon
Warner Robins, GA
17.2%
11
37 Millennium Meadows Marathon
Grand Rapids, MI
16.8%
17
38 Queens Marathon
Queens, NY
16.7%
7
39 Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon
Biloxi, MS
16.6%
100
40 Jackson River Scenic Trail Marathon
Covington, VA
16.2%
23
41 Springfield Marathon
Springfield, IL
16.1%
14
42 Veterans Marathon (PA)
Black Lick, PA
15.9%
18
43 Runtastic NEBO Marathon
Payson, UT
15.8%
46
44 Valentines Day Massacre Marathon
Greensboro, NC
15.8%
3
45 Embrace Winter Run Marathon
Ottawa, ON
15.6%
5
46 Minocqua No Frills Marathon
Minocqua, WI
15.4%
23
47 Ocean State Rhode Races Marathon
Narragansett, RI
15.2%
28
48 Logan City Marathon - Top of Utah
Logan, UT
14.9%
18
49 Hyannis Marathon
Hyannis, MA
14.8%
33
50 Bass Pro Shops Marathon
Springfield, MO
14.6%
39
51 Brewfinity Marathon
Oconomowoc, WI
14.1%
14
52 Towpath Marathon
Cleveland, OH
14.1%
18
53 York Marathon
York, PA
14%
21
54 Run for the Ranch Marathon
Springfield, MO
13.9%
10
55 Houston Marathon
Houston, TX
13.8%
952
56 Gobbler Grind Marathon
Overland Park, KS
13.7%
16
57 Buckeye Marathon
Buckeye, AZ
13.7%
22
58 Montana Marathon
Billings, MT
13.6%
28
59 Cupid Shuffle Marathon
Barnesville, GA
13.3%
2
60 George Washingtons Birthday Marathon
Greenbelt, MD
13.3%
26
61 Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
13.2%
76
62 Nebraska Marathon
Omaha, NE
12.8%
25
63 Jailbreak Marathon
Wautoma, WI
12.4%
14
64 Omaha Marathon
Omaha, NE
12.4%
37
65 Windermere Marathon
Spokane, WA
12.2%
13
66 Long View Marathon
Loveland, CO
12.1%
24
67 Myrtle Beach Marathon
Myrtle Beach, SC
12.1%
119
68 Woodlands Marathon
The Woodlands, TX
12%
106
69 Main to Main Marathon
Osage, IA
11.8%
4
70 Mercedes Marathon
Birmingham, AL
11.4%
55
71 Little Apple Marathon
Manhattan, KS
11.3%
13
72 Pine Tree Marathon
Portland, ME
11.1%
2
73 Tunnel Hill Marathon
Vienna, IL
11.1%
8
74 Legacy Marathon
Farmington, UT
11.1%
4
75 USA Fit Marathon
Sugar Land, TX
11%
16
76 Redding Marathon
Redding, CA
10.7%
14
77 Escalante Canyons Marathon
Escalante, UT
10.7%
6
78 Town of Celebration Marathon
Celebration, FL
10.6%
35
79 Silver Comet Marathon
Mableton, GA
10.3%
6
80 Heartland Marathon
Omaha, NE
10.3%
13
81 Mississippi River Marathon
Greenville, MS
10.1%
14
82 Oak Island Marathon
Oak Island, NC
10%
22
83 Tallahassee Marathon
Tallahassee, FL
9.9%
17
84 Zydeco Marathon
Lafayette, LA
9.7%
14
85 Louisville Marathon
Louisville, KY
9.5%
21
86 Louisiana Marathon
Baton Rouge, LA
9.4%
86
87 Atlanta Marathon
Atlanta, GA
9.3%
195
88 Seven Bridges Marathon
Chattanooga, TN
9.1%
18
89 Virginia Creeper Marathon
Abingdon, VA
9.1%
6
90 Monument Marathon
Gering, NE
9.1%
10
91 Hill Country Marathon
Marble Falls, TX
9.1%
1
92 Seaside Marathon
Ventura, CA
9.1%
6
93 Maui Oceanfront Marathon
Maui, HI
8.9%
33
94 Hilton Head Island Marathon
Hilton Head Island, SC
8.8%
16
95 Tupelo Marathon
Tupelo, MS
8.4%
8
96 New River Marathon
Fleetwood, NC
8.3%
5
97 Run Hard Columbia Marathon
Columbia, SC
8.3%
8
98 Carlsbad Marathon
Carlsbad, CA
8.3%
63
99 Mobile Marathon
Mobile, AL
8.3%
17
100 Rock n Roll Arizona Marathon
Tempe, AZ
8.2%
140
101 White River Marathon
Cotter, AR
8.1%
18
102 Surf City Marathon
Huntington Beach, CA
7.9%
106
103 KV Marathon
Rothesay, NB
7.7%
1
104 Bling in the New Year Marathon
Snohomish, WA
7.7%
1
105 Arkansas Marathon
Booneville, AR
7.5%
2
106 Run Crazy Horse Marathon
Hill City, SD
7.4%
9
107 Old Forge Marathon
Old Forge, NY
7.4%
7
108 St. Petersburg Distance Classic Marathon
St. Petersburg, FL
7.4%
18
109 Big Beach Marathon
Gulf Shores, AL
7%
17
110 Arizona Road Runners Desert Classic Marathon
Surprise, AZ
6.9%
2
111 Lagerhead Marathon
Ottawa, KS
6.7%
2
112 Florida Marathon
Melbourne, FL
6.3%
10
113 DoLittle Marathon
Waukesha, WI
6.3%
2
114 Big Island International Marathon
Hilo, HI
6.2%
8
115 Antelope Island Marathon
Antelope Island, UT
6.1%
7
116 Hayden Lake Marathon
Hayden Lake, ID
6.1%
3
117 Space Coast Marathon
Cocoa, FL
6%
32
118 Jekyll Island Marathon
Jekyll Island, GA
5.8%
15
119 Heart of America Marathon
Columbia, MO
5.4%
3
120 Lost Dutchman Marathon
Apache Junction, AZ
5.3%
18
121 Central Florida Legends Marathon
DeBary, FL
5.3%
5
122 Groundhog Day Marathon
Grand Rapids, MI
5.2%
5
123 Daufuskie Island Marathon
Daufuskie Island, SC
5%
2
124 Charleston Marathon
Charleston, SC
5%
43
125 Donna Marathon
Jacksonville Beach, FL
4.8%
28
126 Buzz Marathon
San Miguel, CA
4.8%
1
127 Coeur d Alene Marathon
Coeur d' Alene, ID
4.8%
7
128 Mesa Falls Marathon
Ashton, ID
4.7%
6
129 Galveston Marathon
Galveston, TX
4.6%
5
130 Yuma Territorial Marathon
Yuma, AZ
4.6%
2
131 Rock n Roll New Orleans Marathon
New Orleans, LA
4.5%
63
132 Kenai River Marathon
Kenai, AK
4.4%
2
133 Mississippi Blues Marathon
Jackson, MS
4.4%
14
134 Jackson Hole Marathon
Jackson Hole, WY
4.4%
10
135 Clearwater Marathon
Clearwater, FL
4%
5
136 Three Days at the Fair Marathon (Spring)
Augusta, NJ
4%
1
137 Skidaway Island Marathon
Savannah, GA
4%
1
138 Cummins Falls Marathon
Cookeville, TN
4%
2
139 Chattanooga Marathon
Chattanooga, TN
4%
10
140 Cowtown Marathon
Fort Worth, TX
3.9%
45
141 Sun Marathon
Santa Clara, UT
3.7%
4
142 Miami Marathon
Miami, FL
3.5%
110
143 Austin Marathon
Austin, TX
3.5%
98
144 Nutmeg State Marathon
Hartford, CT
3.2%
1
145 Ellerbe Marathon
Ellerbe, NC
3.2%
3
146 Los Angeles Marathon
Los Angeles, CA
2.9%
632
147 Flowerfest Marathon at Callaway Gardens
Pine Mountain, GA
2.9%
2
148 Death Valley Marathon
Death Valley, CA
2.9%
2
149 Arlington Marathon
Arlington, TX
2.8%
2
150 Nevada Marathon
Lamoille, NV
2.6%
1
151 Little Rock Marathon
Little Rock, AR
2.6%
36
152 Texas Marathon
Kingwood, TX
2.5%
5
153 Marathon of the Treasure Coast
Stuart, FL
2.4%
4
154 Papa Loco Marathon
Conway, AR
2.3%
1
155 Red Rock Canyon Marathon
Las Vegas, NV
2.1%
2
156 McAllen Marathon
McAllen, TX
1.9%
3
157 El Paso Marathon
El Paso, TX
1.3%
4
158 Harlingen Marathon
Harlingen, TX
1%
1
159 Run the Alamo 26.2 Marathon
San Antonio, TX
0.9%
4
160 Walt Disney World Marathon
Orlando, FL
0.7%
97
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 Bearfest Marathon
Wrangell, AK
0%
0
165 All-Out Fallfest Marathon
Westminster, CO
0%
0
166 Rescue Rover Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest)
Bedford, TX
0%
0
167 Puppy Power Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest)
Bedford, TX
0%
0
168 Mias Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest)
Bedford, TX
0%
0
169 Olander Marathon
Sylvania, OH
0%
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