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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
September 27, 2026 Boulderthon: Boulder Marathon
Boulder, CO
World-Class Marathon Experience Finishing in the Heart of Boulder.
October 11, 2026 Spokane Marathon
Spokane, Washington
Unique & scenic course running on city streets & the Centennial Trail
February 7, 2027 7th Annual St. Petersburg Marathon
St. Petersburg, Florida
FLAT, fast, scenic, certified, PR course, BQ! Florida in February = Ideal weather.
October 10, 2026 Hayden Lake Marathon
Hayden, Idaho
Enjoy a unique & challenging course around Hayden Lake in Idaho


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 54,508 (-4,220) 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%
51 Utah Valley Marathon (2025)
Provo, UT
143 (-42)
10.8% (-4.5%)
52 Cascade Express Marathon (2025)
North Bend, WA
141 (+5)
25.9% (0%)
53 OC Marathon (2025)
Costa Mesa, CA
138 (-39)
4.6% (-1.6%)
54 Madison Marathon (2024)
Madison, WI
135 (+5)
7.3% (-0.7%)
55 Lincoln Marathon (2025)
Lincoln, NE
130 (+20)
16.2% (+2.5%)
56 Cleveland Marathon (2025)
Cleveland, OH
130 (+20)
7.6% (+0.7%)
57 Portland Marathon (2024)
Portland, OR
129 (-9)
5% (-1.1%)
58 Long Beach Marathon (2024)
Long Beach, CA
129 (-96)
3.8% (-5.1%)
59 Buffalo Marathon (2025)
Buffalo, NY
127 (+4)
10.5% (+0.2%)
60 Ogden Marathon (2025)
Ogden, UT
124 (-1)
9.3% (-1%)
61 Boston or Bust Marathon (2025)
Huntsville, AL
122 (+87)
79.7% (+53.6%)
62 Big Sur International Marathon (2025)
Carmel, CA
120 (-129)
3.6% (-3.7%)
63 Wilmington Marathon (2025)
Wilmington, NC
117 (+15)
10.6% (-0.8%)
64 Shamrock Marathon (2025)
Virginia Beach, VA
116 (-84)
6% (-4%)
65 Sugarloaf Marathon (2025)
Kingfield, ME
116 (-64)
30.3% (-3.2%)
66 Rock n Roll San Diego Marathon (2025)
San Diego, CA
115 (-113)
1.9% (-2.3%)
67 Dallas Marathon (2024)
Dallas, TX
112 (-79)
3.3% (-2.4%)
68 Kiawah Island Marathon (2024)
Kiawah Island, SC
111 (-9)
8.4% (-0.4%)
69 Louisiana Marathon (2025)
Baton Rouge, LA
111 (-11)
9.1% (-3.1%)
70 Missoula Marathon (2025)
Missoula, MT
107 (+17)
9.3% (+1.5%)
71 Last Chance BQ.2 (Grand Rapids) Marathon (2024)
Grand Rapids, MI
104 (+36)
57.8% (+3.8%)
72 Myrtle Beach Marathon (2025)
Myrtle Beach, SC
101 (-28)
8.7% (-1.5%)
73 Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon (2024)
Geneva, IL
100 (-27)
47.2% (-11.6%)
74 Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon (2025)
Louisville, KY
98 (+29)
7.4% (+1.8%)
75 Fargo Marathon (2025)
Fargo, ND
98 (-44)
10.3% (+0.6%)
76 Illinois Marathon (2025)
Champaign-Urbana, IL
97 (+47)
10.8% (+3.7%)
77 Marquette Marathon (2025)
Marquette, MI
97 (+35)
21.7% (+7%)
78 Colorado Marathon (2025)
Fort Collins, CO
96 (-33)
8.9% (-3.4%)
79 Seattle Marathon (2024)
Seattle, WA
95 (-14)
4.7% (-1.5%)
80 Rehoboth Beach Marathon (2024)
Rehoboth Beach, DE
95 (-10)
10.7% (-1.5%)
81 Charlotte Marathon (2024)
Charlotte, NC
95 (+1)
4.6% (-1.7%)
82 Walt Disney World Marathon (2025)
Orlando, FL
95 (-54)
0.8% (-0.4%)
83 Cascade Express Marathon (2024)
North Bend, WA
94 (+57)
17.9% (-1.1%)
84 Harrisburg Marathon (2024)
Harrisburg, PA
93 (-5)
16.7% (-4.4%)
85 McKirdy Micro Marathon (Breaking 3) (2025)
Valley Cottage, NY
93 (+93)
81.6% (+81.6%)
86 St. Louis Marathon (2025)
St. Louis, MO
92 (+32)
7.8% (+2.8%)
87 Surf City Marathon (2025)
Huntington Beach, CA
91 (-38)
5.8% (-2.6%)
88 Carlsbad Marathon (2025)
Carlsbad, CA
89 (-1)
7.7% (-1.8%)
89 Rocket City Marathon (2024)
Huntsville, AL
88 (-29)
7.4% (-5.4%)
90 Beantown Marathon (2025)
Hingham, MA
86 (-11)
32.7% (-2.6%)
91 Woodlands Marathon (2025)
The Woodlands, TX
86 (-32)
9.1% (-5%)
92 Last Chance BQ.2 (Grand Rapids) Marathon (2025)
Grand Rapids, MI
84 (-50)
66.7% (-7.7%)
93 Jim Thorpe Marathon (2025)
Jim Thorpe, PA
84 (-25)
14.7% (-5.8%)
94 Runtastic NEBO Marathon (2025)
Payson, UT
82 (+28)
16.1% (-2.5%)
95 Maine Marathon (2024)
Portland, ME
82 (+7)
7.9% (-0.4%)
96 Colfax Marathon (2025)
Denver, CO
81 (+10)
3.6% (+0.4%)
97 Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon (2024)
Albany, NY
81 (+3)
15.8% (-2%)
98 St. Jude Memphis Marathon (2024)
Memphis, TN
80 (-28)
4.3% (-1.6%)
99 Des Moines Marathon (2024)
Des Moines, IA
79 (-58)
5.5% (-4%)
100 Spring Chance BQ.2 Marathon (2025)
Geneva, IL
79 (-3)
57.3% (-1.7%)