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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!


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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 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
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.


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%
101 Super Hyak Marathon (2025)
North Bend, WA
78 (-2)
19% (-1.8%)
102 Wicked Fast Marathon (Friday) (2025)
Jim Thorpe, PA
77 (+77)
47.2% (+47.2%)
103 Lakefront Marathon (2024)
Milwaukee, WI
76 (-7)
4.8% (-1.1%)
104 Charles River Marathon (2024)
Boston, MA
75 (+49)
37% (+15.5%)
105 Milwaukee Marathon (2025)
Milwaukee, WI
71 (+36)
7.7% (-0.9%)
106 Jacksonville Marathon (2024)
Jacksonville, FL
71 (+19)
11.4% (+2%)
107 Grand Rapids Marathon (2024)
Grand Rapids, MI
70 (-39)
6.7% (-4.9%)
108 Maine Coast Marathon (2025)
Wells, ME
70 (-38)
7.7% (-3.4%)
109 Tobacco Road Marathon (2025)
Cary, NC
69 (-47)
12.6% (-0.7%)
110 Beantown Marathon (2024)
Hingham, MA
69 (+23)
25.1% (+5.8%)
111 Coastal Delaware Running Festival Marathon (2025)
Rehoboth Beach, DE
69 (+2)
8.9% (-0.7%)
112 Newport Rhode Races Marathon (2025)
Newport, RI
68 (-54)
6.2% (-6.3%)
113 Baltimore Marathon (2024)
Baltimore, MD
68 (-29)
4.2% (-2.3%)
114 Newport News One City Marathon (2025)
Newport News, VA
66 (-14)
13.9% (-2.3%)
115 Rock n Roll San Antonio Marathon (2024)
San Antonio, TX
65 (+6)
2.9% (-0.2%)
116 Cape Cod Marathon (2024)
Falmouth, MA
65 (-91)
7% (-10.4%)
117 Kansas City Marathon (2024)
Kansas City, MO
58 (-6)
4.5% (-0.7%)
118 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon (2025)
Oklahoma City, OK
57 (-17)
2.3% (-1.5%)
119 Deseret News Marathon (2025)
Salt Lake City, UT
57 (+24)
13.4% (+4.7%)
120 Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon (2025)
St. Joseph, MN
57 (-29)
17% (-9.1%)
121 Hawaii Bird Conservation Marathon (2024)
Hilo, HI
53 (-1)
41.7% (-9.2%)
122 Two Cities Marathon (2024)
Fresno, CA
52 (-5)
9.5% (-2.4%)
123 Cowtown Marathon (2025)
Fort Worth, TX
52 (-9)
3% (-1.3%)
124 Atlantic City Marathon (2024)
Atlantic City, NJ
51 (-30)
5.3% (-2.5%)
125 Little Rock Marathon (2025)
Little Rock, AR
49 (+7)
4.3% (+0.6%)
126 Foot Traffic Flat Marathon (2025)
Portland, OR
48 (+13)
16.1% (+3.7%)
127 Newport Marathon (RI) (2024)
Newport, RI
48 (+23)
5.4% (+1.7%)
128 Salt Lake City Marathon (2025)
Salt Lake City, UT
47 (-24)
2.9% (-2.4%)
129 Manchester City Marathon (2024)
Manchester, NH
47 (+2)
8.3% (-1.7%)
130 Modesto Marathon (2025)
Modesto, CA
47 (-1)
14.5% (+0.5%)
131 Akron Marathon (2024)
Akron, OH
46 (-5)
5.8% (-1.6%)
132 Marshall University Marathon (2024)
Huntington, WV
46 (+16)
12.8% (+3.7%)
133 Mayors Marathon (2025)
Anchorage, AK
45 (+8)
6.8% (+1.7%)
134 Miami Marathon (2025)
Miami, FL
45 (-17)
1.5% (-0.9%)
135 Charlevoix Marathon (2025)
Charlevoix, MI
44 (-46)
8.6% (-9.4%)
136 Sri Chinmoy Marathon (2025)
Congers, NY
43 (-35)
13.2% (-8%)
137 Epic Marathon (2025)
Green Bay, WI
42 (+42)
10.7% (+10.7%)
138 Town of Celebration Marathon (2025)
Celebration, FL
42 (+2)
11.2% (+1.4%)
139 Clarence DeMar Marathon (2024)
Keene, NH
42 (+1)
11.3% (-1.6%)
140 Eau Claire Marathon (2025)
Eau Claire, WI
41 (-44)
6.5% (-7.1%)
141 New England Green River Marathon (2025)
Greenfield, MA
41 (-16)
11.8% (-5.7%)
142 Chicagoland Spring Marathon (2025)
Schaumburg, IL
41 (-4)
8.4% (-0.6%)
143 Newport Marathon (OR) (2025)
Newport, OR
40 (-11)
12.1% (-2.1%)
144 Sackets Harbor Marathon (2025)
Sackets Harbor, NY
40 (+10)
12.3% (+0.3%)
145 City of Oaks Marathon (2024)
Raleigh, NC
40 (+8)
4.8% (0%)
146 Knoxville Marathon (2025)
Knoxville, TN
40 (+9)
5.6% (+0.6%)
147 Oakland Marathon (2025)
Oakland, CA
39 (-17)
4.4% (-4.1%)
148 Runtastic NEBO Marathon (2024)
Payson, UT
38 (+13)
13.1% (+1.2%)
149 Holland Haven Marathon (2024)
Holland, MI
38 (-6)
10.6% (-4.2%)
150 Combos Marathon (2025)
Albany, GA
38 (-25)
15.9% (-8.5%)