FAQ

For the 2014 Boston Marathon, registration will begin in September, 2013 and continue until the field size limit is reached.

• Registration will occur on a “rolling admission” schedule until the maximum field size is reached, beginning with the fastest qualifiers.
• For the first two days of registration for the 2014 Boston Marathon, those who are eligible for entry by having met the qualifying standards for their age and gender group by 20 minutes or more will be able to enter.
• On the third day, registration will open for those who have met their qualifying standards by 10 minutes or more.
• On the fifth day, registration will open for those who have met their qualifying standards by five minutes or more.
• During this first week of registration, applicants will be notified as they are accepted and their qualifying performance verified.

The 2014 Boston Marathon will be held on Monday, April 21. Patriots' Day in Massachusetts.

See all future dates of the Boston Marathon.

Numbers and entry fees are non-refundable, non-deferrable and non-transferable. You may NOT give your number to someone else.

No. The B.A.A. is only extending a special invitation to participate in the 2014 Boston Marathon to 2013 Boston Marathon starters who reached and were recorded at the half marathon checkpoint or later but did not have the opportunity to cross the finish line on Boylston Street.

Official starters who reached and were recorded at the half marathon checkpoint or later and received a projected finish time at the 2013 Boston Marathon that meets the Boston Marathon qualifying standard for their age and gender for the 2014 Boston Marathon may submit that time during the special registration period for seeding purposes.

For more information on qualifying, please visit: http://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/participant-information/qualifying.aspx.

Runners with an active, consecutive streak of Boston Marathon finishes of any length who started the 2013 Boston Marathon and reached the half marathon checkpoint or later but did not have the opportunity to cross the finish line on Boylston Street may count the 2013 Boston Marathon as an official finish and a preservation of their streak. In addition, those runners with 10 or more consecutive Boston Marathon finishes will be eligible to register for the 2014 Boston Marathon during a special registration period from August 19 to August 29.

No decision has been made regarding the maximum field size for the 2014 Boston Marathon, including the number of qualifiers and invitational applications available. The B.A.A. will work with many partners, including public safety officials, before determining changes, if necessary, to the event and the race. Registration will open in September for eligible qualifiers.

For more information on registration, please visit: http://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/participant-information/athlete-registration.aspx.