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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
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 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.


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%
251 Spinx Runfest Marathon (2024)
Greenville, SC
13 (-13)
4.5% (-4.1%)
252 Bismarck Marathon (2024)
Bismarck, ND
13 (-2)
7% (-1.4%)
253 Ohio River Road Runners Club Marathon (2025)
Xenia, OH
13 (-7)
12.5% (-1.5%)
254 We Run this Beach Marathon (2025)
Gulf Shores, AL
13 (-1)
13.4% (+2.7%)
255 Bound for Boston Marathon (Atlanta) (2025)
Suwanee, GA
13 (+2)
15.3% (-1.9%)
256 Irving Frost Marathon (2024)
Irving, TX
13 (-3)
4.3% (-3.5%)
257 Lost Dutchman Marathon (2025)
Apache Junction, AZ
13 (-5)
3.9% (-1.7%)
258 Irving Marathon (2025)
Irving, TX
12 (-12)
2.5% (-1.8%)
259 Panama City Beach Marathon (2024)
Panama City, FL
12 (-4)
4.1% (-2%)
260 Mill Race Marathon (2024)
Columbus, IN
12 (+3)
6.7% (+1.2%)
261 Greenbrier River Trail Marathon (2024)
Cass, WV
12 (+3)
6.4% (+0.9%)
262 Chattanooga Marathon (2025)
Chattanooga, TN
12 (-7)
4.9% (-2.4%)
263 Whitefish Marathon (2025)
Whitefish, MT
12 (+2)
5.8% (+0.2%)
264 Seaside Marathon (2025)
Ventura, CA
12 (-2)
10% (-5.6%)
265 Juneau Marathon (2025)
Juneau, AK
12 (+9)
16.9% (+12.1%)
266 Eisenhower Marathon (2025)
Abilene, KS
12 (+9)
13.8% (+9.3%)
267 Heartland Marathon (2024)
Omaha, NE
12 (+2)
4.4% (-0.4%)
268 Mississippi River Marathon (2025)
Greenville, MS
12 (-8)
11.2% (-2%)
269 Des Moines St. Paddys Marathon (2025)
Des Moines, IA
12 (-7)
5.7% (-3.7%)
270 East Canyon Marathon (2025)
Morgan, UT
11 (-1)
8.5% (-4%)
271 Tupelo Marathon (2025)
Tupelo, MS
11 (+2)
15.3% (+5.1%)
272 Tidewater Striders Dismal Swamp Marathon (2024)
Chesapeake, VA
11 (+1)
15.1% (+0.4%)
273 Wausau Marathon (2025)
Wausau, WI
11 (-1)
8.7% (-2.3%)
274 Towpath Marathon (2024)
Cleveland, OH
11 (+3)
8% (+2%)
275 Top of Utah Marathon (2024)
Logan, UT
11 (-1)
7.8% (+0.2%)
276 Veterans Marathon (2024)
Columbia City, IN
11 (-8)
13.4% (-1.9%)
277 South Texas International Marathon (2024)
Harlingen, TX
11 (-7)
8.9% (+0.2%)
278 Maui Oceanfront Marathon (2025)
Maui, HI
11 (+3)
4.4% (-0.4%)
279 MO Cowbell Marathon (2024)
St. Charles, MO
11 (0)
2.4% (0%)
280 Fort Worth Marathon (2024)
Fort Worth, TX
11 (-13)
3% (-10.4%)
281 Fox Valley Marathon (2024)
St. Charles, IL
11 (-23)
2.4% (-5.2%)
282 Fort Wayne Marathon (2025)
Fort Wayne, IN
10 (+10)
9.5% (+9.5%)
283 Nashville Marathon (2024)
Nashville, TN
10 (0)
2.3% (-0.4%)
284 Long View Marathon (2024)
Loveland, CO
10 (-3)
8.2% (-1.1%)
285 Florida Marathon (2025)
Melbourne, FL
10 (-3)
3.1% (-2.8%)
286 Warm up Columbus (2025)
Dublin, OH
10 (+2)
19.6% (+5.3%)
287 3 Bridges Marathon (2024)
Little Rock, AR
10 (-4)
5.7% (-1.9%)
288 Oak Ridge Qualifier Marathon (2024)
Oak Ridge, TN
10 (+5)
52.6% (-3%)
289 Humboldt Bay Marathon (2025)
Eureka, CA
10 (-3)
16.4% (-2.2%)
290 MISH Waterfront Marathon (2025)
Gladstone, MI
10 (+5)
10.8% (+2.6%)
291 Historic Drawbridge Running Festival Marathon (2024)
St. Michaels, MD
10 (+10)
9.4% (+9.4%)
292 Spokane Marathon (2024)
Spokane, WA
10 (-4)
6.1% (-1.6%)
293 Jekyll Island Marathon (2025)
Jekyll Island, GA
9 (-20)
3.4% (-8.2%)
294 Millinocket Marathon (2024)
Millinocket, ME
9 (-5)
5% (-2.3%)
295 Gettysburg North-South Marathon (2025)
Gettysburg, PA
9 (+3)
4.3% (+1.3%)
296 Jackson Hole Marathon (2024)
Jackson Hole, WY
9 (-2)
3.5% (-1.2%)
297 Surfers Point Marathon (2024)
Ventura, CA
9 (-5)
4.8% (-3.2%)
298 SoCal Marathon (2025)
Huntington Beach, CA
9 (+6)
3.6% (+1.2%)
299 Rockin Brews Marathon (2025)
Madison, WI
9 (+5)
12.9% (+8.6%)
300 Capital City Marathon (2025)
Olympia, WA
9 (-22)
3% (-7.5%)