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Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers for 2026

Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers

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

2026 IS HERE!



Featured Races
Date Race
April 24, 2027 Salt Lake City Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Salt Lake City, UT
Run Salt Lake City! Mountain views, city energy, and a finish to remember.
April 24, 2027 Great Woods Marathon & 5k
Mansfield, MA
Chase your BQ or PR at the flat, fast Great Woods Marathon & 5K!
May 16, 2027 Windermere Marathon
Spokane, Washington
Participate in the resort town of Coeur d’Alene, ID for a stunning BQ race with lake views.
February 7, 2027 7th Annual St. Petersburg Marathon
St. Petersburg, Florida
FLAT, fast, scenic, certified, PR course, BQ! Florida in February = Ideal weather.
May 30, 2027 Coeur d’Alene Marathon
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Enjoy a point to point Full Marathon course along the Centennial Trail in Spokane, WA


Qualifying Races for the 2026 Boston Marathon


This list ranks marathons based on the number of runners who ran under the qualifying standards within the 2026 Boston Marathon qualifying window (between 9/1/2024 and 9/12/2025.

Number of finishers running under Boston Marathon qualifying times.

Boston Qualifying Year # Qualifiers % BQ eligible finishers
Boston 2026 54,519 (-4,205) 10.9% (-2.2%)

*2026 Boston Qualifying Period: 09/1/2024 - 9/12/2025

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Qualifiers for the 2026 Boston Marathon


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Race Name 2026 Boston Qualification Period
# of BQs
BQ%
1 Boston Marathon (2025)
Boston, MA
12,813 (+1,905)
45% (+2.3%)
2 Chicago Marathon (2024)
Chicago, IL
7,298 (-2,126)
14% (-5.5%)
3 New York City Marathon (2024)
New York City, NY
4,803 (+544)
8.7% (+0.4%)
4 California International Marathon (2024)
Sacramento, CA
2,075 (-784)
24.8% (-6.3%)
5 Houston Marathon (2025)
Houston, TX
1,046 (-207)
13.2% (-3.7%)
6 Indianapolis Monumental Marathon (2024)
Indianapolis, IN
1,015 (+97)
18% (-3.8%)
7 Philadelphia Marathon (2024)
Philadelphia, PA
957 (-541)
7.7% (-5.4%)
8 REVEL Mt. Charleston Marathon (2025)
Las Vegas, NV
931 (+226)
38.7% (-2.7%)
9 Grandmas Marathon (2025)
Duluth, MN
865 (-359)
11.5% (-4.9%)
10 Marine Corps Marathon (2024)
Arlington, VA
665 (+222)
4.1% (+0.9%)
11 Eugene Marathon (2025)
Eugene, OR
637 (-148)
16.8% (-9.3%)
12 Richmond Marathon (2024)
Richmond, VA
540 (+22)
10.7% (-2%)
13 Mesa Marathon (2025)
Mesa, AZ
497 (-131)
15.6% (-8.3%)
14 Jersey City Marathon (2025)
Jersey City, NJ
485 (+50)
16.2% (-2.5%)
15 Los Angeles Marathon (2025)
Los Angeles, CA
455 (-39)
2.1% (-0.3%)
16 Twin Cities Marathon (2024)
St. Paul, MN
445 (+445)
6.6% (+6.6%)
17 Mountains 2 Beach Marathon (2025)
Ventura, CA
379 (-31)
21.6% (-3.2%)
18 Erie Marathon (2025)
Erie, PA
360 (-37)
32.6% (-6.3%)
19 Columbus Marathon (2024)
Columbus, OH
355 (-19)
9.2% (-3.2%)
20 St. George Marathon (2024)
St. George, UT
319 (-208)
8.2% (-5.6%)
21 Bayshore Marathon (2025)
Traverse City, MI
310 (+56)
19.2% (-0.2%)
22 Erie Marathon (2024)
Erie, PA
301 (+38)
29.5% (+1.9%)
23 Glass City Marathon (2025)
Toledo, OH
295 (+81)
24.6% (+8.5%)
24 Tunnel Vision Marathon (2025)
North Bend, WA
257 (+22)
33.5% (-1.1%)
25 Wineglass Marathon (2024)
Corning, NY
257 (-9)
14.2% (-2%)
26 Flying Pig Marathon (2025)
Cincinnati, OH
252 (+68)
5.4% (+0.9%)
27 Baystate Marathon (2024)
Lowell, MA
247 (+15)
22.9% (-1.8%)
28 Ventura Marathon (2025)
Ventura, CA
239 (-21)
21.9% (-4.5%)
29 Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon - 2025 (2025)
North Bend, WA
230 (+19)
32.2% (+2.1%)
30 Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon (2025)
North Bend, WA
230 (+19)
32.2% (+2.1%)
31 REVEL White Mountains Marathon (2025)
Conway, NH
217 (-214)
19% (-6.6%)
32 Santa Rosa Marathon (2025)
Santa Rosa, CA
210 (-31)
15.6% (-4.5%)
33 Detroit Free Press Marathon (2024)
Detroit, MI
208 (-21)
5.7% (-1.7%)
34 Tunnel Light Marathon (2024)
North Bend, WA
196 (-30)
23.6% (-10.4%)
35 Napa Valley Marathon (2025)
Napa, CA
195 (-12)
13.2% (-1.3%)
36 San Francisco Marathon (2025)
San Francisco, CA
188 (-23)
2.9% (-0.8%)
37 Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon (Saturday) (2025)
North Bend, WA
187 (-13)
24% (-0.5%)
38 Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon (2025)
North Bend, WA
186 (-148)
23.1% (-16.1%)
39 Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon (2025)
Geneva, IL
174 (+24)
68.5% (-2.3%)
40 Cheap Marathon (2025)
Derry, NH
172 (+33)
31.3% (-4%)
41 Vermont City Marathon (2025)
Burlington, VT
171 (+21)
11.2% (+0.3%)
42 Austin Marathon (2025)
Austin, TX
169 (-60)
4.1% (-1.5%)
43 Pittsburgh Marathon (2025)
Pittsburgh, PA
168 (-62)
4.4% (-2%)
44 Steamtown Marathon (2024)
Scranton, PA
167 (+9)
18.6% (+0.4%)
45 REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon (2024)
Murray, UT
166 (-169)
11.3% (-10%)
46 Honolulu Marathon (2024)
Honolulu, HI
162 (-3)
0.9% (-0.2%)
47 Las Vegas Marathon (2024)
Las Vegas, NV
158 (+158)
7.4% (+7.4%)
48 Tucson Marathon (2024)
Tucson, AZ
158 (+34)
14.7% (-0.5%)
49 Hartford Marathon (2024)
Hartford, CT
157 (-33)
9.5% (-3.5%)
50 Every Womans Marathon (2024)
New Orleans, LA
155 (+155)
3.6% (+3.6%)