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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
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.
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
April 24, 2027 Great Woods Marathon & 5k
Mansfield, MA
Chase your BQ or PR at the flat, fast Great Woods Marathon & 5K!
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.
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%
151 Rock n Roll Nashville Marathon (2025)
Nashville, TN
37 (-42)
1.4% (-1.4%)
152 Space Coast Marathon (2024)
Cocoa, FL
36 (+7)
4.1% (+0.7%)
153 B and A Marathon (2025)
Severna Park, MD
36 (-27)
11.5% (-10.5%)
154 North Central Rail Trail Marathon (2024)
Sparks, MD
36 (-21)
13.1% (-7.4%)
155 Vernonia Marathon (2025)
Banks, OR
36 (+14)
21.8% (+6.2%)
156 Med City Marathon (2025)
Rochester, MN
36 (+13)
10% (+2.4%)
157 Holland Haven Marathon (2025)
Holland, MI
35 (-11)
9.5% (-3.3%)
158 Hyannis Marathon (2025)
Hyannis, MA
35 (+6)
9.1% (-13.9%)
159 Donna Marathon (2025)
Jacksonville Beach, FL
35 (+2)
5.3% (-0.6%)
160 Surfers Point Marathon (2025)
Ventura, CA
34 (+18)
15.8% (+7.2%)
161 Route 66 Marathon (2024)
Tulsa, OK
34 (-11)
3.1% (-1.5%)
162 Coast Guard Marathon (2025)
Elizabeth City, NC
33 (-10)
6.8% (-2.2%)
163 Bryan-College Station Marathon (2024)
College Station, TX
32 (+5)
5.1% (+0.1%)
164 Mount Desert Island Marathon (2024)
Bar Harbor, ME
32 (-8)
3.8% (-2.4%)
165 Delaware Marathon (2025)
Wilmington, DE
32 (-28)
7.3% (-5.7%)
166 La Crosse Marathon (2025)
La Crosse, WI
32 (+3)
15.1% (-0.2%)
167 Long Island Marathon (2025)
East Meadow, NY
32 (-65)
5.9% (-11.1%)
168 Garmin Olathe Marathon (2025)
Olathe, KS
31 (+7)
6.8% (+1.9%)
169 Salisbury Marathon (2025)
Salisbury, MD
31 (-5)
12.2% (-1.1%)
170 Maritime Marathon (2025)
Manitowoc, WI
31 (+5)
13.4% (+2.5%)
171 Famous Idaho Potato Marathon (2025)
Boise, ID
31 (+10)
11.1% (-3.2%)
172 Buckeye Marathon (2025)
Buckeye, AZ
30 (-9)
12.7% (-6.1%)
173 White River Marathon (2024)
Cotter, AR
30 (+2)
24.6% (+2%)
174 Haunted Forest Marathon (2024)
Canal Fulton, OH
29 (+9)
16.5% (+4.9%)
175 Charles River Marathon Invitational (2025)
Boston, MA
29 (+29)
70.7% (+70.7%)
176 Tidewater Strider Marathon (2025)
Chesapeake, VA
29 (+2)
20.4% (-4.6%)
177 Huntsville Marathon (2024)
Huntsville, UT
29 (+29)
11.2% (+11.2%)
178 Suffolk County Marathon (2024)
Babylon, NY
28 (+6)
9.4% (+2%)
179 Quad Cities Marathon (2024)
Moline, IL
28 (-12)
5% (-2.2%)
180 Athens Marathon (2025)
Athens, OH
27 (+4)
12.5% (+0.9%)
181 Ocean City Running Festival Marathon (2024)
Ocean City, MD
27 (+21)
8% (+5.4%)
182 Rogue Marathon (2024)
Medford, OR
26 (-3)
17.8% (-6.4%)
183 Millennium Meadows Marathon (2025)
Grand Rapids, MI
26 (+6)
16.3% (+4.2%)
184 Salina Crossroads Marathon (2024)
Salina, KS
26 (-13)
5.9% (-5.8%)
185 Run Oak Island Marathon (2025)
Oak Island, NC
26 (-9)
8.8% (-6.6%)
186 D and L RaceFest Marathon (2024)
Allentown, PA
26 (+12)
8.8% (+2%)
187 Pocatello Marathon (2025)
Pocatello, ID
25 (-5)
10% (-8.1%)
188 York Marathon (2025)
York, PA
24 (-10)
12.3% (-4.8%)
189 McKirdy Micro Marathon (MicroOTQ) (2025)
Valley Cottage, NY
24 (+24)
100% (+100%)
190 Prairie Fire Marathon (2024)
Wichita, KS
24 (+7)
7.5% (+1.7%)
191 Big Beach Marathon (2025)
Gulf Shores, AL
24 (-3)
5.7% (-0.9%)
192 Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon (2024)
Biloxi, MS
23 (-23)
3.7% (-5.9%)
193 Aspen Valley Marathon (2025)
Basalt, CO
23 (+4)
10.4% (+0.5%)
194 Snohomish River Run Marathon (2024)
Snohomish, WA
22 (+1)
12.9% (-0.1%)
195 Sundance to Spearfish Marathon (2025)
Spearfish, SD
22 (-3)
25.9% (-7.9%)
196 Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon (2024)
Chickamauga, GA
22 (-6)
7.8% (-0.3%)
197 Appletree Marathon (2024)
Vancouver, WA
22 (+3)
12.6% (-3%)
198 Tallahassee Marathon (2025)
Tallahassee, FL
22 (-3)
7.4% (-4%)
199 Ocean State Rhode Races Marathon (2024)
Narragansett, RI
22 (+6)
7.5% (+1.9%)
200 Classic City Marathon (2025)
Athens, GA
22 (-5)
5.7% (-1.7%)