Registration to re-open on November 15. All participants who submitted an application during Week 1 (November 8-12) will be accepted, pending they submitted an approved and verified qualifying time
BOSTON—The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced today that a very limited number of qualifier spots remain available for entry into the 126th Boston Marathon, to be run on April 18, 2022. Registration for next April’s race will re-open to qualifiers on a first-come, first-served basis for the remaining qualifier entries. Qualified athletes can submit an application beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET on Monday, November 15 through the B.A.A.’s Athletes’ Village. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance after all places have been filled.
Athletes who submitted applications during week one of registration (November 8-12) will be accepted, provided their qualifying time is verified and credit card information is approved. The B.A.A. is currently in the process of verifying and confirming all qualifying time submissions. Applicants will receive official notice of acceptance by early December, once their time has been approved. Athletes who have been officially accepted into the race will also receive more information on the process to provide proof of vaccination or request a medical exemption. Applicants are asked not to send additional qualifying information to the B.A.A. unless specifically requested by a B.A.A. official.
The 126th Boston Marathon will feature a field size of 30,000 participants, and all athletes must be fully vaccinated in order to participate in the race. Athletes who have run a qualifying time within the current qualifying window (September 1, 2019 through the present) are eligible to enter the 126th Boston Marathon, and will be eligible to apply for entry on Monday at 12:00 p.m. ET through the B.A.A.’s online platform, Athletes’ Village.
Qualifying standards for the 126th Boston Marathon can be found here. The entry fee for qualifiers will remain $205 USD for United States residents and $255 USD for international residents. For the second straight year, participants will have the opportunity to purchase registration insurance at the point of registration.
The qualifying window for the 127th Boston Marathon, scheduled to take place on April 17, 2023, began on September 1, 2021. Registration details for that race will be announced following the 2022 Boston Marathon.