Apr 26, 2024
Boston Marathon Qualifiers - Most Common and Most Popular Qualifying Marathons
Boston Marathon Qualifying Races - Most Likely and Largest Qualifiers
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Boston Qualifiers in the USA/Canada - 2007
The Boston Marathon is the only mass-participation marathon that requires qualifying times and those times become goal times for many runners. The times are, to some extent, age-graded, with those 35 and over given easier standards.
See: Boston Marathon Qualifying Times
We're often asked what courses are good Boston qualifying courses and where do people qualify for the Boston Marathon. While there is no specific answer for each individual, and while different races may be easier or harder in any given year due to weather or other factors - following is a factual list of those marathons that have the highest percentage of Boston Marathon qualifiers in their field and those with the largest overall number of qualifiers.
Note that different years may show different results as weather, course changes and other factors can affect the performance of a race from year to year.
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Boston Marathon Qualifying Races - Most Likely To Qualify - 2007
The marathons below had the highest percent of Boston qualifying finishers in 2007. These courses will undoubtedly be among those ranked the fastest of all courses - but there are other factors that might cause a marathon to appear on this list or to cause a race to fall off this list. For a point-to-point course, a tailwind or headwind might make the difference from one year to the next. Some races (such as Boston itself) simply attracts faster runners, so the fact that a marathon is on this list might be an indication of the type of runner it attracts even more than the quality of its course. But, you can be sure that any marathon on this is not slow.
Note: The terrible weather on the weekend of 10/6-10/7 negatively affected a number of marathons that might have otherwise been on these lists.
| Rank | Marathon | Boston Qualifiers |
Qualifying Percent* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon (11/3/07 - New York, NY) | 104 | 100.0% |
| 2 | Boston Marathon (4/16/07 - Boston, MA) | 6,816 | 33.7% |
| 3 | Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon (10/7/07 - Albany, NY) | 161 | 32.9% |
| 4 | Bay State Marathon (10/14/07 - Lowell, MA) | 216 | 30.2% |
| 5 | Tucson Marathon (12/2/07 - Oracle, AZ) | 299 | 29.5% |
| 6 | Newport Marathon (6/2/07 - Newport, OR) | 166 | 27.8% |
| 7 | California International Marathon (12/2/07 - Sacramento, CA) | 1,223 | 26.2% |
| 8 | St. George Marathon (10/6/07 - St. George, UT) | 1,280 | 25.7% |
| 9 | Pocono Mountain Run For The Red Marathon (5/6/07 - Pocono Mountains, PA) | 99 | 24.9% |
| 10 | Hyannis Marathon (2/25/07 - Hyannis, MA) | 81 | 23.5% |
| 11 | North Central Trail Marathon (11/24/07 - Sparks, MD) | 88 | 23.3% |
| 12 | Wineglass Marathon (9/30/07 - Corning, NY) | 96 | 23.2% |
| 13 | Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend) (5/27/07 - Ottawa, ON) | 670 | 22.8% |
| 14 | Road2Hope Hamilton Marathon (11/4/07 - Hamilton, ON) | 75 | 22.1% |
| 15 | Niagara Falls International Marathon (10/28/07 - Niagara Falls, ON) | 195 | 22.0% |
| 16 | Marshall University Marathon (11/4/07 - Huntington, WV) | 76 | 21.5% |
| 17 | Eugene Marathon (4/29/07 - Eugene, OR) | 291 | 21.3% |
| 18 | Victoria Marathon (10/7/07 - Victoria, BC) | 406 | 21.1% |
| 19 | Steamtown Marathon (10/7/07 - Scranton, PA) | 329 | 21.0% |
| 20 | Philadelphia Marathon (11/18/07 - Philadelphia, PA) | 1,369 | 21.0% |
| 21 | Tybee Marathon (2/3/07 - Tybee Island, GA) | 54 | 20.9% |
| 22 | Hartford Marathon (10/13/07 - Hartford, CT) | 319 | 20.7% |
| 23 | Harrisburg Marathon (11/11/07 - Harrisburg, PA) | 149 | 20.6% |
| 24 | Capital City Marathon (5/19/07 - Olympia, WA) | 64 | 20.4% |
| 25 | Sacramento CowTown Marathon (10/7/07 - Sacramento, CA) | 55 | 20.4% |
| 26 | Maine Marathon (10/7/07 - Portland, ME) | 124 | 20.4% |
| 27 | Green Bay Marathon (5/20/07 - Green Bay, WI) | 263 | 20.3% |
| 28 | Cape Cod Marathon (10/28/07 - Falmouth, MA) | 198 | 20.1% |
| 29 | Glass City Marathon (4/15/07 - Toledo, OH) | 54 | 20.1% |
| 30 | Rochester Marathon (9/16/07 - Rochester, NY) | 98 | 19.4% |
| 31 | Mississauga Marathon (5/13/07 - Mississauga, ON) | 268 | 19.3% |
| 32 | Grand Rapids Marathon (10/28/07 - Grand Rapids, MI) | 276 | 19.0% |
| 33 | Akron Marathon (9/29/07 - Akron, OH) | 218 | 18.7% |
| 34 | Jacksonville Marathon (12/16/07 - Jacksonville, FL) | 148 | 18.6% |
| 35 | Bayshore Marathon (5/26/07 - Traverse City, MI) | 240 | 18.6% |
| 36 | Regina Queen City Marathon (9/9/07 - Regina, SK) | 73 | 17.8% |
| 37 | Manchester City Marathon (11/4/07 - Manchester, NH) | 91 | 17.7% |
| 38 | Paavo Nurmi Marathon (USA) (8/11/07 - Hurley, WI) | 45 | 17.6% |
| 39 | Santa Clarita Marathon (11/4/07 - Santa Clarita, CA) | 58 | 17.6% |
| 40 | Kiawah Island Marathon (12/8/07 - Kiawah Island, SC) | 140 | 17.5% |
| 41 | Med-City Marathon (5/27/07 - Rochester, MN) | 51 | 17.5% |
| 42 | SEAFAIR Marathon (7/8/07 - Bellevue, WA) | 70 | 17.5% |
| 43 | Vermont City Marathon (5/27/07 - Burlington, VT) | 430 | 17.4% |
| 44 | Toronto Waterfront Marathon (9/30/07 - Toronto, ON) | 341 | 17.2% |
| 45 | Yakima River Canyon Marathon (3/31/07 - Yakima, WA) | 72 | 17.1% |
| 46 | Napa Valley Marathon (3/4/07 - Napa, CA) | 211 | 17.1% |
| 47 | Louisville Marathon (10/21/07 - Louisville, KY) | 60 | 17.0% |
| 48 | Colorado Marathon (prev. Fort Collins Old Town Marathon) (5/6/07 - Fort Collins, CO) | 105 | 17.0% |
| 49 | Montreal International Marathon (9/9/07 - Montreal, QC) | 191 | 16.7% |
| 50 | Toronto Marathon (10/14/07 - Toronto, ON) | 287 | 16.6% |
*This list is limited to marathons with 250 or more finishers, or 100 or more qualifiers regardless of size. Percentages calculated ignore finishers over 6:00.
Boston Marathon Qualifying Races - Most Qualifiers 2007
The races that have the most Boston Marathon qualifiers are, obviously, going to be skewed to those that have the most participants. Below is a list of the races that qualified the most people for Boston in 2007.
| Rank | Marathon | Finishers | Boston Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Marathon (4/16/07 - Boston, MA) | 20,348 | 6,816 |
| 2 | New York City Marathon (11/4/07 - New York City, NY) | 38,557 | 4,342 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Marathon (11/18/07 - Philadelphia, PA) | 6,668 | 1,369 |
| 4 | Marine Corps Marathon (10/28/07 - Washington, DC) | 20,622 | 1,310 |
| 5 | St. George Marathon (10/6/07 - St. George, UT) | 5,155 | 1,280 |
| 6 | California International Marathon (12/2/07 - Sacramento, CA) | 4,743 | 1,223 |
| 7 | Chicago Marathon (10/7/07 - Chicago, IL) | 28,815 | 1,100 |
| 8 | Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon (1/14/07 - Phoenix, Scottsdale & Tempe, AZ) | 6,942 | 897 |
| 9 | Rock 'n' Roll Marathon (6/3/07 - San Diego, CA) | 15,958 | 820 |
| 10 | Grandma's Marathon (6/16/07 - Duluth, MN) | 6,898 | 707 |
| 11 | Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend) (5/27/07 - Ottawa, ON) | 3,026 | 670 |
| 12 | Portland Marathon (10/7/07 - Portland, OR) | 7,224 | 663 |
| 13 | Columbus Marathon (10/21/07 - Columbus, OH) | 3,981 | 618 |
| 14 | Houston Marathon (1/14/07 - Houston, TX) | 5,333 | 603 |
| 15 | Richmond Marathon (11/10/07 - Richmond, VA) | 3,679 | 589 |
| 16 | Honolulu Marathon (12/9/07 - Honololu, HI) | 20,692 | 584 |
| 17 | Austin Marathon (2/18/07 - Austin, TX) | 4,551 | 558 |
| 18 | Dallas White Rock Marathon (12/9/07 - Dallas, TX) | 4,019 | 522 |
| 19 | Vancouver International Marathon (5/6/07 - Vancouver, BC) | 3,077 | 465 |
| 20 | Detroit Free Press International Marathon (10/21/07 - Detroit, MI) | 3,745 | 444 |
| 21 | Vermont City Marathon (5/27/07 - Burlington, VT) | 2,504 | 430 |
| 22 | City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon) (3/4/07 - Los Angeles, CA) | 20,016 | 426 |
| 23 | Las Vegas Marathon (12/2/07 - Las Vegas, NV) | 4,154 | 421 |
| 24 | Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon (5/6/07 - Cincinnati, OH) | 3,970 | 407 |
| 25 | Victoria Marathon (10/7/07 - Victoria, BC) | 1,979 | 406 |
| 26 | Twin Cities Marathon (10/7/07 - Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN) | 7,215 | 371 |
| 27 | Toronto Waterfront Marathon (9/30/07 - Toronto, ON) | 2,040 | 341 |
| 28 | Disney World Marathon (1/7/07 - Orlando, FL) | 10,936 | 334 |
| 29 | Steamtown Marathon (10/7/07 - Scranton, PA) | 1,576 | 329 |
| 30 | Hartford Marathon (10/13/07 - Hartford, CT) | 1,571 | 319 |
| 31 | Tucson Marathon (12/2/07 - Oracle, AZ) | 1,017 | 299 |
| 32 | Seattle Marathon (11/25/07 - Seattle, WA) | 2,012 | 297 |
| 33 | Eugene Marathon (4/29/07 - Eugene, OR) | 1,496 | 291 |
| 34 | Toronto Marathon (10/14/07 - Toronto, ON) | 1,748 | 287 |
| 35 | The San Francisco Marathon (7/29/07 - San Francisco, CA) | 4,250 | 286 |
| 36 | Big Sur International Marathon (4/29/07 - Carmel, CA) | 3,092 | 284 |
| 37 | Cleveland Marathon (5/20/07 - Cleveland, OH) | 1,989 | 284 |
| 38 | Baltimore Marathon (10/13/07 - Baltimore, MD) | 2,538 | 282 |
| 39 | Grand Rapids Marathon (10/28/07 - Grand Rapids, MI) | 1,519 | 276 |
| 40 | Mississauga Marathon (5/13/07 - Mississauga, ON) | 1,406 | 268 |
| 41 | Memphis Marathon (12/1/07 - Memphis, TN) | 1,923 | 268 |
| 42 | Country Music Marathon (4/28/07 - Nashville, TN) | 4,778 | 265 |
| 43 | Shamrock Sportsfest Marathon (3/18/07 - Virginia Beach, VA) | 1,878 | 263 |
| 44 | Green Bay Marathon (5/20/07 - Green Bay, WI) | 1,311 | 263 |
| 45 | Bayshore Marathon (5/26/07 - Traverse City, MI) | 1,292 | 240 |
| 46 | Georgia Marathon (3/25/07 - Atlanta, GA) | 4,344 | 237 |
| 47 | Myrtle Beach Marathon (2/17/07 - Myrtle Beach, SC) | 1,765 | 230 |
| 48 | Air Force Marathon (9/15/07 - Dayton, OH) | 1,643 | 220 |
| 49 | Akron Marathon (9/29/07 - Akron, OH) | 1,164 | 218 |
| 50 | Bay State Marathon (10/14/07 - Lowell, MA) | 717 | 216 |
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