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Qualifying for the Boston Marathon

Qualifying Races

Following is a list of marathons most frequently used to qualify for the Boston Marathon. THIS IN NOT AN ALL-INCLUSIVE LIST, but simply a list of the top feeder races. There are many marathons that can be used to qualify for the Boston Marathon. Please contact the race you are interested in attempting your qualifying mark for more information. 

  • Qualifying window for the 2014 Boston Marathon opened September 22, 2012
  • Registration for the 2014 Boston Marathon is scheduled to open in early September, 2013
  • All qualifying marathons must be certified
  • For application into the Boston Marathon, applicants must provide the name and date of the marathon at which they qualified, and their official finishing time
  • The B.A.A. will verify all qualifying times before granting acceptance into the race
  • Dates with an asterik fall AFTER the opening of 2014 registration, and therefore are not a guaranteed option for entry into the 2014 race.

RACE2012 DATE2013 DATE
Baystate Marathon October 21 October 20*
Berlin Marathon September 30 September 29*
Boston Marathon April 15
Cal International Marathon December 2 December 8*
Chicago Marathon October 7 October 13*
Columbus Marathon October 21 October 20*
Cox Providence Marathon May 12
Eugene Marathon April 28
Grandma's Marathon June 22
Hartford Marathon October 13 October 12*
Houston Marathon January 13
Indianapolis Monumental Marathon November 3 November 2*
Lakefront Marathon October 7 October 6*
Los Angeles Marathon March 17
Marine Corps Marathon October 28 October 27*
Mohawk Hudson Marathon October 7 October 13
New Jersey Marathon May 5
New York City Marathon November 3*
Ottawa Marathon May 26
Philadelphia Marathon November 18 November 17*
Portland Marathon October 7 October 6*
Richmond Marathon November 10 November 16*
Road 2 Hope Marathon November 4 November 3*
Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon January 20 
Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon June 2
Santa Rosa Marathon August 25
St. George Marathon October 6 October 5*
Steamtown Marathon October 7 October 13*
Toronto Waterfront Marathon October 14 October 20*
Twin Cities Marathon October 7 October 6*
Vancouver Marathon May 5
Walt Disney World Marathon January 13
Wineglass Marathon September 30 October 6*

B.A.A. Moment 8

1996 - Centennial Boston Marathon

The historic centennial Boston Marathon in 1996 was monumental for many reasons. It was the not only the first time that the ChampionChip timing and scoring device was used in a major US Marathon, but it was the largest running event ever held at the time. 

The starting field of 38,708 stood for more than seven years as the largest in the history of the sport. Included among the finishers were 16 Boston champions.

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