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Featured Races

Date	Race
October 11, 2026	Spokane Marathon Spokane, Washington Unique & scenic course running on city streets & the Centennial Trail
September 27, 2026	Boulderthon: Boulder Marathon Boulder, CO World-Class Marathon Experience Finishing in the Heart of Boulder.
May 24, 2026	Coeur d’Alene Marathon Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Participate in stunning Coeur d’Alene, ID for a BQ race
October 10, 2026	Hayden Lake Marathon Hayden, Idaho Enjoy a unique & challenging course around Hayden Lake in Idaho
May 17, 2026	Windermere Marathon Spokane, Washington Enjoy a point to point Marathon course along the Centennial Trail in Spokane, WA.

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 BQ% (2021)

	Race Name	BQ %	# of Qualifiers
1	Oak Ridge to Kingston Express Marathon Oak Ridge, TN	100%	6
2	Strider BQ Marathon Invitational Chesapeake, VA	70%	42
3	Spring Chance BQ.2 Marathon Geneva, IL	63.4%	92
4	Spring Chance BQ.2 Marathon (Sunday) Geneva, IL	60.4%	67
5	Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon Geneva, IL	50.9%	56
6	Last Chance BQ.2 (Grand Rapids) Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	43.1%	25
7	Georgina Marathon Georgina, ON	41.5%	120
8	Boston Marathon Boston, MA	41.1%	6,311
9	Florida Track Club Mary Andrews Marathon Hawthorne, FL	40.4%	19
10	Cheap Marathon Derry, NH	38.1%	109
11	REVEL Mt. Lemmon Marathon - Limited Edition Tucson, AZ	38.1%	142
12	Muskoka Marathon Bracebridge, ON	37.7%	113
13	REVEL Big Bear Marathon Redlands, CA	37.6%	478
14	Valley O.NE Marathon Valley, NE	37.2%	42
15	Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon North Bend, WA	36.8%	198
16	Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon (OLD) North Bend,	36.8%	198
17	Skagit Flats Marathon Burlington, WA	34.2%	13
18	California International Marathon Sacramento, CA	34.1%	2,596
19	Fredericton Marathon Fredericton, NB	33.9%	59
20	Glass City Marathon Toledo, OH	33.5%	362
21	End of the Road Marathon Waterfall, PA	33.3%	3
22	Coffee Milk Marathon North Kingstown, RI	33%	31
23	Two Rivers Marathon Lackawaxen, PA	30.4%	69
24	Charles River Marathon Boston, MA	29.9%	76
25	Two Rivers Marathon (Sunday) Lackawaxen, PA	29.4%	25
26	Baystate Marathon Lowell, MA	28.9%	199
27	Carmel Marathon Carmel, IN	28.3%	301
28	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon - 2025 North Bend, WA	28.2%	179
29	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon North Bend, WA	28.2%	179
30	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon (Saturday) North Bend, WA	28%	120
31	Bound for Boston Marathon Suwanee, GA	27.8%	10
32	Cascade Express Marathon North Bend, WA	27.4%	49
33	Indianapolis Monumental Marathon Indianapolis, IN	27.4%	1,082
34	Latonka Marathon Mercer, PA	27.3%	6
35	REVEL Wasatch - Limited Edition Heber City, UT	27.1%	178
36	P tit Train du Nord Marathon Saint-Jerome, QC	27%	396
37	Rogue Marathon Medford, OR	26.8%	33
38	Woodlands Marathon The Woodlands, TX	26.7%	233
39	Pacific Northwest Marathon Harrisburg, OR	26.3%	10
40	Miles on the Mohawk Marathon Schenectady, NY	26.1%	49
41	Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon St. Joseph, MN	25.8%	48
42	Tidewater Strider Marathon Chesapeake, VA	24.5%	23
43	Fort Worth Marathon Fort Worth, TX	24.2%	39
44	York Marathon York, PA	24.1%	89
45	Sundance to Spearfish Marathon Spearfish, SD	23.5%	16
46	Beantown Marathon Hingham, MA	23.4%	15
47	DoLittle Marathon Waukesha, WI	23.4%	33
48	Salisbury Marathon Salisbury, MD	23.2%	76
49	Mount FrontRunner Marathon Worthington, OH	23.1%	6
50	Tunnel Light Marathon North Bend, WA	23.1%	71
51	Mississippi River Marathon Greenville, MS	22.8%	34
52	Chasing Jefferson Davis Marathon Abbeville, GA	22.5%	9
53	REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon Murray, UT	22.2%	169
54	Wilmington Marathon Wilmington, NC	22.1%	72
55	Nova Scotia Marathon Barrington, NS	22%	24
56	Huntsville Marathon Huntsville, UT	22%	53
57	LOCO Marathon Newmarket, NH	21.5%	56
58	Snohomish River Run Marathon Snohomish, WA	21.1%	31
59	Erie Marathon Erie, PA	20.9%	98
60	Georgetown Marathon Washington, DC	20.8%	5
61	Governors Cup Marathon Helena, MT	20.5%	24
62	New England Green River Marathon Greenfield, MA	20.5%	57
63	Appletree Marathon Vancouver, WA	20.3%	14
64	Yuma Territorial Marathon Yuma, AZ	20.3%	15
65	Clarence DeMar Marathon Keene, NH	20%	53
66	St. Paddys Marathon Creve Coeur, MO	20%	6
67	Tomoka Marathon Ormond Beach, FL	19.7%	45
68	RDC Marathon Durham, NC	19.7%	27
69	Brookings Marathon Brookings, SD	19.5%	31
70	Tunnel Vision Marathon North Bend, WA	19.5%	60
71	North Central Rail Trail Marathon Sparks, MD	19.4%	33
72	Buzz Sawyer Western Maryland Marathon Hancock, MD	19.2%	9
73	Buzz Marathon San Miguel, CA	19.1%	4
74	Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon Albany, NY	18.8%	102
75	USA Fit Marathon Sugar Land, TX	18.7%	28
76	Pocatello Marathon Pocatello, ID	18.6%	21
77	Chasing the Unicorn Marathon Washington Crossing, PA	18.5%	10
78	Prince Edward Island Marathon Charlottetown, PE	18.4%	45
79	Sun Marathon Santa Clara, UT	18.4%	34
80	Monument Marathon Gering, NE	18.4%	9
81	Harrisburg Marathon Harrisburg, PA	18.3%	107
82	Surfers Point Marathon Ventura, CA	17.8%	13
83	REVEL Sun Valley Marathon - Limited Edition Sun Valley, ID	17.8%	87
84	Wineglass Marathon Corning, NY	17.7%	246
85	Grandmas Marathon Duluth, MN	17.7%	491
86	Foot Traffic Flat Marathon Portland, OR	17.6%	19
87	Camarillo Marathon Camarillo, CA	17.5%	7
88	Jacksonville Marathon Jacksonville, FL	17.5%	52
89	Eisenhower Marathon Abilene, KS	17.1%	19
90	Marshall University Marathon Huntington, WV	17%	38
91	Non Cancelled Marathon Oconomowoc, WI	16.9%	24
92	Newport Rhode Races Marathon Newport, RI	16.8%	57
93	Emerald Isle Marathon Emerald Isle, NC	16.8%	23
94	Charlevoix Marathon Charlevoix, MI	16.8%	109
95	Rails to Trails Marathon Norwalk, WI	16.7%	5
96	Queens Marathon (Fall) Queens, NY	16.7%	2
97	Santa Rosa Marathon Santa Rosa, CA	16.6%	93
98	Museum of Aviation Marathon Warner Robins, GA	16.5%	17
99	Manitoba Marathon Winnipeg, MB	16.4%	40
100	Mud Mountain Dam (Fall) Marathon Enumclaw, WA	16.4%	9
101	Champlain Islands Marathon South Hero, VT	16.3%	21
102	Xenia Avenue Marathon Brooklyn Park, MN	16.1%	5
103	Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon Biloxi, MS	16%	81
104	Northern Ohio Marathon Mentor, OH	16%	16
105	Providence Marathon Providence, RI	15.9%	92
106	Valley Harvest Marathon Wolfville, NS	15.8%	18
107	St. Patricks Marathon Washington, DC	15.8%	6
108	Runtastic NEBO Marathon Payson, UT	15.6%	25
109	Abebe Bikila Day International Peace Marathon Washington, DC	15.6%	15
110	Louisiana Marathon Baton Rouge, LA	15.4%	99
111	Blue Nose Marathon Halifax, NS	15.3%	34
112	That Dam Hill Marathon London, ON	15.2%	14
113	Humboldt Bay Marathon Eureka, CA	15%	3
114	Tobacco Road Marathon Cary, NC	15%	82
115	Jim Thorpe Marathon Jim Thorpe, PA	14.9%	40
116	Philadelphia Marathon Philadelphia, PA	14.9%	1,066
117	Rehoboth Beach Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	14.9%	110
118	Irving Marathon Irving, TX	14.8%	26
119	Run Oak Island Marathon Oak Island, NC	14.8%	35
120	St. George Marathon St. George, UT	14.7%	473
121	Two Cities Marathon Fresno, CA	14.5%	52
122	Bass Pro Shops Conservation Marathon Springfield, MO	14.5%	39
123	Calgary Marathon Calgary, AB	14.4%	96
124	Gettysburg North-South Marathon Gettysburg, PA	14.4%	40
125	White River Marathon Cotter, AR	14.3%	13
126	Utah Valley Marathon Provo, UT	14.3%	193
127	Minocqua No Frills Marathon Minocqua, WI	14.1%	9
128	Potomac River Run Marathon (October) Washington, DC	14%	13
129	Colorado Marathon Fort Collins, CO	14%	69
130	Myrtle Beach Marathon Myrtle Beach, SC	13.8%	132
131	Lincoln Marathon Lincoln, NE	13.8%	100
132	Manchester City Marathon Manchester, NH	13.7%	56
133	Columbus Marathon Columbus, OH	13.6%	236
134	Golden Driller Marathon Tulsa, OK	13.5%	31
135	Spinx Runfest Marathon Greenville, SC	13.5%	17
136	Coastal Delaware Running Festival Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	13.2%	82
137	Whitefish Point Marathon Paradise, MI	13.2%	10
138	Sweetwater Valley Marathon Sweetwater, TN	13.2%	10
139	Daufuskie Island Marathon Daufuskie Island, SC	13.1%	11
140	Potomac River Run Marathon Washington, DC	12.9%	16
141	Dam Marathon (WA) Orting, WA	12.7%	7
142	Boring Marathon Gresham, OR	12.7%	8
143	Maine Marathon Portland, ME	12.6%	100
144	Atlantic City Marathon Atlantic City, NJ	12.6%	143
145	Grand Lake Marathon Celina, OH	12.6%	13
146	Super Hyak Marathon North Bend, WA	12.4%	42
147	Jackson River Scenic Trail Marathon Covington, VA	12.3%	15
148	Nebraska State Fair Marathon Grand Island, NE	12.1%	8
149	Beaver Canyon Marathon Beaver, UT	12.1%	12
150	Skidaway Island Marathon Savannah, GA	12.1%	37
151	Garmin Olathe Marathon Olathe, KS	12.1%	43
152	Eau Claire Marathon Eau Claire, WI	12.1%	28
153	Savin Rock Marathon West Haven, CT	12.1%	20
154	Hartford Marathon Hartford, CT	12%	159
155	Marquette Marathon Marquette, MI	12%	29
156	Marthas Vineyard Marathon Marthas Vineyard, MA	12%	14
157	Tallahassee Ultra Distance Classic Marathon Tallahassee, FL	11.9%	5
158	Shelby Forest Loop Marathon Millington, TN	11.6%	5
159	Suffolk County Marathon Babylon, NY	11.6%	28
160	Spokane Marathon Spokane, WA	11.5%	15
161	Andrew Jackson Marathon Jackson, TN	11.4%	4
162	Richmond Marathon Richmond, VA	11.4%	402
163	Chicagoland Spring Marathon Schaumburg, IL	11.3%	47
164	Tucson Marathon Tucson, AZ	11.2%	68
165	Lake Wilhelm Marathon Sandy Lake, PA	11.2%	11
166	Deseret News Marathon Salt Lake City, UT	11.2%	32
167	Haunted Forest Marathon Canal Fulton, OH	11.1%	22
168	Bismarck Marathon Bismarck, ND	11%	16
169	Des Moines Marathon Des Moines, IA	10.9%	112
170	Gobbler Grind Marathon Overland Park, KS	10.8%	0
171	Upstate Classic Marathon Altamont, NY	10.7%	6
172	Famous Idaho Potato Marathon Boise, ID	10.7%	8
173	Grand Rapids Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	10.7%	68
174	Zydeco Marathon Lafayette, LA	10.5%	11
175	Lakefront Marathon Milwaukee, WI	10.5%	183
176	Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon Chickamauga, GA	10.4%	26
177	Tupelo Marathon Tupelo, MS	10.4%	8
178	Humpys Marathon Anchorage, AK	10.3%	30
179	Greenbrier River Trail Marathon Cass, WV	10.2%	17
180	Seattle Ghost Marathon Seattle, WA	10.2%	5
181	Fox Valley Marathon St. Charles, IL	10.2%	18
182	Circular Logic Marathon Seymour, IN	10%	4
183	Chris Jarvis Autumn River Run Marathon North Platte, NE	10%	2
184	Monkey Marathon Maineville, OH	10%	6
185	Juneau Marathon Juneau, AK	9.8%	4
186	Leading Ladies Marathon Spearfish, SD	9.8%	8
187	Bellingham Bay Marathon Bellingham, WA	9.7%	24
188	Ellerbe Marathon Ellerbe, NC	9.7%	10
189	East Canyon Marathon Morgan, UT	9.7%	6
190	Adrenaline Races Marathon West Bend, WI	9.4%	5
191	Main to Main Marathon Osage, IA	9.4%	5
192	Marathon of the Treasure Coast Stuart, FL	9.4%	21
193	Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon Seabrook, TX	9.4%	8
194	Mississippi Blues Marathon Jackson, MS	9.4%	12
195	Cleveland Marathon Cleveland, OH	9.4%	72
196	Portland Marathon Portland, OR	9.4%	127
197	Rockin Brews Marathon Madison, WI	9.4%	13
198	Montana Marathon Billings, MT	9.2%	8
199	Magnolia Marathon Meridian, MS	9.1%	3
200	Dallas Marathon Dallas, TX	9%	171
201	EOD Warrior Holiday Dash Marathon Washington, DC	9%	9
202	Horse Capital Marathon Lexington, KY	8.8%	19
203	Atlanta Marathon Atlanta, GA	8.8%	47
204	Avenue of the Giants Marathon Weott, CA	8.8%	14
205	Louisville Marathon Louisville, KY	8.7%	17
206	Whistlestop Marathon Ashland, WI	8.7%	24
207	Madison Marathon Madison, WI	8.7%	88
208	Greater St. Louis Marathon St. Louis, MO	8.7%	41
209	Elroy Apple Dumpling Day Marathon Elroy, WI	8.6%	5
210	Kiawah Island Marathon Kiawah Island, SC	8.6%	88
211	Flying Pig Marathon Cincinnati, OH	8.6%	145
212	GFNY Marathon Florida Sebring Sebring, FL	8.5%	5
213	Charlotte Marathon Charlotte, NC	8.4%	68
214	NJ Trail Series One Day Marathon Augusta, NJ	8.3%	1
215	Ann Arbor Marathon Ann Arbor, MI	8.3%	20
216	Twin Cities Marathon St. Paul, MN	8.2%	264
217	Detroit Free Press Marathon Detroit, MI	8.2%	161
218	Prairie Fire Marathon Wichita, KS	8.1%	19
219	Down the Mountain Marathon Damascus, VA	8%	2
220	Conquer the Canyon Marathon Wellsboro, PA	7.8%	4
221	Boise Marathon Boise, ID	7.8%	16
222	Med City Marathon Rochester, MN	7.8%	17
223	Veterans Marathon Columbia City, IN	7.8%	7
224	New York City Marathon New York City, NY	7.7%	1,928
225	Puppy Power Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	7.7%	1
226	North Olympic Discovery Marathon Port Angeles, WA	7.6%	15
227	Hamptons Marathon East Hampton, NY	7.6%	20
228	Muddy River Marathon Cape Girardeau, MO	7.6%	15
229	Veterans Marathon (PA) Black Lick, PA	7.6%	8
230	Windermere Marathon Spokane, WA	7.5%	15
231	Shoreline Marathon Ventura, CA	7.5%	9
232	Bucks County Marathon Yardley, PA	7.5%	8
233	Big Beach Marathon Gulf Shores, AL	7.5%	21
234	Sri Chinmoy Marathon Congers, NY	7.4%	6
235	Ocean State Rhode Races Marathon Narragansett, RI	7.4%	14
236	Hilton Head Island Marathon Hilton Head Island, SC	7.3%	16
237	Bryan-College Station Marathon College Station, TX	7.3%	45
238	Frisco Marathon Willard, MO	7.3%	10
239	Quad Cities Marathon Moline, IL	7.3%	27
240	Great New York State Marathon Syracuse, NY	7.3%	13
241	Bozeman Marathon Bozeman, MT	7.3%	14
242	Chicago Marathon Chicago, IL	7.2%	1,887
243	Lagerhead Marathon Ottawa, KS	7.1%	2
244	Fargo Marathon Fargo, ND	7%	59
245	Duke City Marathon Albuquerque, NM	7%	21
246	Seattle Marathon Seattle, WA	6.9%	71
247	Hamilton NightGlow Marathon Hamilton, OH	6.9%	5
248	Millennium Meadows Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	6.9%	5
249	Space Coast Marathon Cocoa, FL	6.8%	68
250	Whitefish Marathon Whitefish, MT	6.8%	11
251	Silver Comet Marathon Mableton, GA	6.8%	4
252	Mayors Marathon Anchorage, AK	6.7%	26
253	Buffalo Marathon Buffalo, NY	6.7%	21
254	Run for the Ranch Marathon Springfield, MO	6.7%	2
255	Pine Tree Marathon Portland, ME	6.7%	5
256	Northeast Kingdom Marathon Island Pond, VT	6.7%	1
257	City of Oaks Marathon Raleigh, NC	6.5%	33
258	Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon Bemidji, MN	6.5%	8
259	Canton Hall of Fame Marathon Canton, OH	6.5%	34
260	Willamette Valley Marathon Keizer, OR	6.5%	9
261	Wausau Marathon Wausau, WI	6.5%	8
262	Nebraska Marathon Omaha, NE	6.5%	4
263	Sandy Claus Marathon Nocatee, FL	6.5%	2
264	Dutchess County Classic Marathon Poughkeepsie, NY	6.4%	5
265	Rock n Roll Nashville Marathon Nashville, TN	6.4%	85
266	Lubbock Marathon Lubbock, TX	6.3%	6
267	Mankato Marathon Mankato, MN	6.3%	23
268	Old Colony Marathon Springfield, MA	6.1%	3
269	Top of Utah Marathon Logan, UT	6.1%	9
270	Flowerfest Marathon at Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain, GA	6.1%	5
271	Long Island Marathon East Meadow, NY	6.1%	18
272	Texas Marathon Kingwood, TX	6.1%	11
273	Kenai River Marathon Kenai, AK	6.1%	2
274	Run LoCo Marathon Loudon, TN	6.1%	2
275	Antelope Island Marathon Antelope Island, UT	5.9%	4
276	Wabash Trace Nature Trail Marathon Shenandoah, IA	5.9%	3
277	Cannonball Marathon Greensboro, NC	5.8%	6
278	Maritime Marathon Manitowoc, WI	5.8%	13
279	Adirondack Marathon Schroon Lake, NY	5.7%	7
280	Aspen Valley Marathon Basalt, CO	5.7%	6
281	Hayden Lake Marathon Hayden Lake, ID	5.7%	3
282	Palm Beaches Marathon West Palm Beach, FL	5.6%	19
283	Florida Marathon Melbourne, FL	5.6%	9
284	Casper Marathon Casper, WY	5.6%	6
285	bg26.2 Marathon Bowling Green, KY	5.6%	5
286	MISH Waterfront Marathon Gladstone, MI	5.6%	4
287	Colfax Marathon Denver, CO	5.6%	65
288	Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, CA	5.5%	308
289	Heartland Marathon Omaha, NE	5.5%	7
290	New River Marathon Fleetwood, NC	5.4%	5
291	St. Jude Memphis Marathon Memphis, TN	5.3%	79
292	Hogeye Marathon Springdale, AR	5.2%	10
293	Long Beach Marathon Long Beach, CA	5.2%	70
294	Surf City Marathon Huntington Beach, CA	5.2%	56
295	Knoxville Marathon Knoxville, TN	5.1%	14
296	Lake Placid Marathon Lake Placid, NY	5.1%	7
297	Kansas City Marathon Kansas City, MO	5%	47
298	Heart of America Marathon Columbia, MO	4.9%	5
299	Boogie Marathon Ellerbe, NC	4.8%	1
300	New Hampshire Marathon Bristol, NH	4.7%	7
301	Akron Marathon Akron, OH	4.7%	32
302	Sleeping Bear Marathon Empire, MI	4.6%	7
303	Coeur d Alene Marathon Coeur d' Alene, ID	4.5%	17
304	Panama City Beach Marathon Panama City, FL	4.5%	9
305	Sports Backers Marathon Herico, VA	4.4%	4
306	Marathon 2 Marathon Marathon, TX	4.4%	3
307	Sandia Crest Marathon Albuquerque, NM	4.4%	9
308	Belleville Main Street Marathon Belleville, IL	4.4%	4
309	Towpath Marathon Cleveland, OH	4.4%	5
310	Banff Marathon Banff, AB	4.4%	11
311	Pine Line Trail Marathon Medford, WI	4.3%	4
312	Morgan Valley Marathon Morgan, UT	4.3%	3
313	Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon Ft. Lauderdale, FL	4.2%	16
314	Mad Marathon Waitsfield, VT	4.2%	7
315	Newport Marathon (RI) Newport, RI	4.1%	25
316	Baltimore Marathon Baltimore, MD	4%	60
317	Seven Bridges Marathon Chattanooga, TN	4%	11
318	Barrel Marathon Peoria, IL	4%	4
319	Virginia Creeper Marathon Abingdon, VA	4%	3
320	Galveston Marathon Galveston, TX	3.8%	2
321	Central Florida Legends Marathon DeBary, FL	3.7%	4
322	Rock n Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, CA	3.7%	94
323	Chattanooga Marathon Chattanooga, TN	3.6%	6
324	Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Oklahoma City, OK	3.6%	43
325	MO Cowbell Marathon St. Charles, MO	3.5%	16
326	Boulderthon - Boulder Marathon Boulder, CO	3.5%	14
327	Springfield Marathon Springfield, IL	3.5%	2
328	Holland Haven Marathon Holland, MI	3.4%	10
329	Nevada Marathon Lamoille, NV	3.3%	1
330	Youngstown Marathon Youngstown, OH	3.3%	2
331	Shamrock Marathon Virginia Beach, VA	3.2%	11
332	Ely Marathon Ely, MN	3.2%	4
333	Honoring Our Heroes Marathon Rolla, MO	3.2%	2
334	Heroes of America Marathon Columbus, GA	3.2%	2
335	Swan Lake Marathon Viborg, SD	3.1%	1
336	Twin City Marathon West Monroe, LA	3.1%	1
337	Steamboat Marathon Steamboat Springs, CO	3.1%	9
338	Run Crazy Horse Marathon Hill City, SD	3%	3
339	Little Rock Marathon Little Rock, AR	3%	22
340	Omaha Marathon Omaha, NE	3%	3
341	Gods Country Marathon Race Series Galeton, PA	2.9%	2
342	Marathon de Magog Magog, QC	2.8%	4
343	Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon Deadwood, SD	2.8%	8
344	San Francisco Marathon San Francisco, CA	2.8%	89
345	El Paso Marathon El Paso, TX	2.7%	2
346	Icebreaker Marathon East Meadow, NY	2.7%	1
347	Hachie Marathon Waxahachie, TX	2.6%	2
348	All-Out Beat the Heat Marathon Westminster, CO	2.6%	1
349	Des Plaines River Trail Marathon Lincolnshire, IL	2.4%	5
350	IronHorse Marathon Riceville, IA	2.4%	1
351	Long View Marathon Loveland, CO	2.2%	2
352	Little Apple Marathon Manhattan, KS	2.1%	1
353	Lake Tahoe Marathon South Lake Tahoe, CA	2%	1
354	Jailbreak Marathon Wautoma, WI	2%	1
355	Three Days at the Fair Marathon (Spring) Augusta, NJ	2%	1
356	Freedoms Run Marathon Shepherdstown, WV	2%	4
357	Whidbey Island Marathon Oak Harbor, WA	2%	2
358	Hoover Dam Marathon Boulder City, NV	2%	2
359	Jackson Hole Marathon Jackson Hole, WY	1.9%	3
360	Escalante Canyons Marathon Escalante, UT	1.8%	1
361	Route 66 Marathon Tulsa, OK	1.8%	17
362	Old Forge Marathon Old Forge, NY	1.7%	2
363	Mesa Falls Marathon Ashton, ID	1.7%	2
364	Red Island Marathon Warwick, RI	1.6%	1
365	Cummins Falls Marathon Cookeville, TN	1.5%	1
366	Fox Cities Marathon Appleton, WI	1.5%	6
367	Clearwater Marathon Clearwater, FL	1.5%	2
368	Granite State Marathon Nashua, NH	1.5%	1
369	Nutmeg State Marathon Hartford, CT	1.5%	1
370	Estes Park Marathon Estes Park, CO	1.3%	2
371	Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon Louisville, KY	1.3%	6
372	Charlottesville Marathon Charlottesville, VA	1.3%	2
373	Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, HI	1.2%	73
374	Blue Ridge Marathon Roanoke, VA	1.1%	5
375	Sudbury Rocks Marathon Sudbury, ON	0%	0
376	San Juan Island Marathon Friday Harbor, WA	0%	0
377	Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon Rachel, NV	0%	0
378	Arkansas Marathon Booneville, AR	0%	0
379	Armed Services Marathon Grand Haven, MI	0%	0
380	Greenway Trail Marathon Nashville, TN	0%	0
381	Skagway Marathon Skagway, AK	0%	0
382	Groundhog Day Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	0%	0
383	Hill Country Marathon Marble Falls, TX	0%	0
384	Shawnee Marathon Harrisburg, IL	0%	0
385	Bearfest Marathon Wrangell, AK	0%	0
386	All-Out Fallfest Marathon Westminster, CO	0%	0
387	Breckenridge Road Marathon Breckenridge, CO	0%	0
388	Maple Leaf Marathon Fairlee, VT	0%	0
389	BHM 26.2 Marathon Birmingham, AL	0%	0
390	Rescue Rover Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	0%	0
391	Mighty Mutt Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	0%	0
392	Noyo Headlands Marathon Fort Bragg, CA	0%	0
393	Orange Curtain Marathon Cerritos, CA	0%	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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Marathon Ranking by BQ% (2021)

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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

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