Apr 19, 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 - 2013
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 - 2013
The marathons below had the highest percent of Boston qualifying finishers in 2013. 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.
| Rank | Marathon | Boston Qualifiers |
Qualifying Percent* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Marathon (4/15/13 - Boston, MA) | 9,795 | 55.7% |
| 2 | Erie Marathon at Presque Isle (9/15/13 - Erie, PA) | 311 | 32.1% |
| 3 | Mountains 2 Beach Marathon (5/26/13 - Ojai, CA) | 363 | 29.5% |
| 4 | Skagit Flats Marathon (9/8/13 - Burlington, WA) | 69 | 27.6% |
| 5 | Via Marathon (formerly the Lehigh Valley Hospital Marathon for Via) (9/8/13 - Allentown, PA) | 369 | 27.5% |
| 6 | Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon (5/26/13 - York, PA) | 107 | 26.9% |
| 7 | Road2Hope Hamilton Marathon (11/3/13 - Hamilton, ON) | 257 | 26.2% |
| 8 | Maine Coast Marathon (5/12/13 - Kennebunk, ME) | 65 | 25.6% |
| 9 | Manchester City Marathon (11/3/13 - Manchester, NH) | 112 | 24.5% |
| 10 | The Santa Rosa Marathon (8/25/13 - Santa Rosa, CA) | 265 | 24.2% |
| 11 | Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon (7/14/13 - North Bend, WA) | 88 | 23.8% |
| 12 | Peak to Creek Marathon (formerly Ridge to Bridge Marathon) (10/26/13 - Morganton, NC) | 67 | 23.5% |
| 13 | Baystate Marathon (10/20/13 - Lowell, MA) | 300 | 23.2% |
| 14 | Potomac River Run Marathon (5/5/13 - Carderock, MD) | 70 | 22.7% |
| 15 | Sugarloaf Marathon (5/19/13 - Carrabassett Valley, ME) | 88 | 22.6% |
| 16 | Foot Traffic Flat Marathon (7/4/13 - Portland, OR) | 91 | 22.0% |
| 17 | St. George Marathon (10/5/13 - St. George, UT) | 1,200 | 21.7% |
| 18 | California International Marathon (12/8/13 - Sacramento, CA) | 1,280 | 21.4% |
| 19 | Newport Marathon (6/1/13 - Newport, OR) | 156 | 21.2% |
| 20 | VENTURA MARATHON (9/8/13 - Ventura, CA) | 137 | 21.1% |
| 21 | Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon (5/11/13 - St. Joseph, MN) | 65 | 21.1% |
| 22 | Run Charlevoix Marathon (6/22/13 - Charlevoix, MI) | 78 | 21.1% |
| 23 | Eugene Marathon (4/28/13 - Eugene, OR) | 523 | 20.8% |
| 24 | Tallahassee Marathon (2/3/13 - Tallahassee, FL) | 64 | 20.8% |
| 25 | Big Cottonwood Marathon & Half (9/14/13 - Salt Lake City, UT) | 263 | 20.7% |
| 26 | Albany Marathon (formerly the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon) (3/2/13 - Albany, GA) | 106 | 19.4% |
| 27 | Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon (10/13/13 - Albany, NY) | 174 | 18.6% |
| 28 | Tucson Marathon (12/8/13 - Oracle, AZ) | 157 | 18.4% |
| 29 | Grandma's Marathon (6/22/13 - Duluth, MN) | 972 | 17.8% |
| 30 | Steamtown Marathon (10/13/13 - Scranton, PA) | 377 | 17.7% |
| 31 | Glass City Marathon (4/28/13 - Toledo, OH) | 160 | 17.7% |
| 32 | Pocono Mountain Run For The Red Marathon (5/19/13 - Pocono Mountains, PA) | 87 | 16.9% |
| 33 | Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend) (5/26/13 - Ottawa, ON) | 797 | 16.8% |
| 34 | Pocatello Marathon (8/31/13 - Pocatello, ID) | 65 | 16.8% |
| 35 | Regina Queen City Marathon (9/8/13 - Regina, SK) | 71 | 16.8% |
| 36 | Bayshore Marathon (5/25/13 - Traverse City, MI) | 321 | 16.6% |
| 37 | Clarence Demar Marathon (9/29/13 - Keene, NH) | 66 | 16.6% |
| 38 | Victoria Marathon (10/13/13 - Victoria, BC) | 273 | 16.6% |
| 39 | Lincoln Marathon (5/5/13 - Lincoln, NE) | 234 | 16.4% |
| 40 | North Central Trail Marathon (11/30/13 - Sparks, MD) | 67 | 16.0% |
| 41 | Big Wild Life Runs Marathon (prev. Humpy's Classic Marathon) (8/18/13 - Anchorage, AK) | 58 | 15.6% |
| 42 | Rehoboth Seashore Marathon (12/7/13 - Rehoboth, DE) | 120 | 15.6% |
| 43 | Marathon de Rimouski (10/6/13 - Rimouski, QC) | 45 | 15.5% |
| 44 | WhistleStop Marathon (10/12/13 - Ashland, WI) | 76 | 15.4% |
| 45 | Bucks County Marathon (11/17/13 - Washington Crossing and New Hope, PA) | 46 | 15.4% |
| 46 | Indianapolis Monumental Marathon (11/2/13 - Indianapolis, IN) | 518 | 15.2% |
| 47 | Med-City Marathon (5/26/13 - Rochester, MN) | 52 | 15.1% |
| 48 | Capital City Marathon (5/19/13 - Olympia, WA) | 43 | 15.0% |
| 49 | Rockfest Marathon (10/6/13 - Hampton, NH) | 139 | 14.8% |
| 50 | Maine Marathon (10/6/13 - Portland, ME) | 126 | 14.8% |
*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 2013
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 2013.
| Rank | Marathon | Finishers | Boston Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Marathon (4/15/13 - Boston, MA) | 17,580 | 9,795 |
| 2 | New York City Marathon (11/3/13 - New York City, NY) | 50,062 | 3,972 |
| 3 | Chicago Marathon (10/13/13 - Chicago, IL) | 39,122 | 3,559 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Marathon (11/17/13 - Philadelphia, PA) | 10,881 | 1,332 |
| 5 | California International Marathon (12/8/13 - Sacramento, CA) | 6,206 | 1,280 |
| 6 | St. George Marathon (10/5/13 - St. George, UT) | 5,819 | 1,200 |
| 7 | Marine Corps Marathon (10/27/13 - Washington, DC) | 23,513 | 1,176 |
| 8 | Twin Cities Marathon (10/6/13 - Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN) | 8,847 | 1,012 |
| 9 | Grandma's Marathon (6/22/13 - Duluth, MN) | 5,614 | 972 |
| 10 | Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend) (5/26/13 - Ottawa, ON) | 4,801 | 797 |
| 11 | City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon) (3/17/13 - Los Angeles, CA) | 19,545 | 621 |
| 12 | Houston Marathon (1/13/13 - Houston, TX) | 6,667 | 617 |
| 13 | Columbus Marathon (10/20/13 - Columbus, OH) | 5,524 | 611 |
| 14 | Eugene Marathon (4/28/13 - Eugene, OR) | 2,561 | 523 |
| 15 | Indianapolis Monumental Marathon (11/2/13 - Indianapolis, IN) | 3,518 | 518 |
| 16 | Portland Marathon (10/6/13 - Portland, OR) | 6,951 | 504 |
| 17 | Toronto Waterfront Marathon (10/20/13 - Toronto, ON) | 3,588 | 485 |
| 18 | Richmond Marathon (11/16/13 - Richmond, VA) | 4,842 | 441 |
| 19 | Honolulu Marathon (12/8/13 - Honololu, HI) | 22,054 | 390 |
| 20 | Steamtown Marathon (10/13/13 - Scranton, PA) | 2,157 | 377 |
| 21 | Via Marathon (formerly the Lehigh Valley Hospital Marathon for Via) (9/8/13 - Allentown, PA) | 1,359 | 369 |
| 22 | Vermont City Marathon (5/26/13 - Burlington, VT) | 2,622 | 367 |
| 23 | Mountains 2 Beach Marathon (5/26/13 - Ojai, CA) | 1,250 | 363 |
| 24 | Vancouver International Marathon (5/5/13 - Vancouver, BC) | 3,881 | 360 |
| 25 | Disney World Marathon (1/13/13 - Orlando, FL) | 20,679 | 356 |
| 26 | Rock 'n' Roll Marathon (6/2/13 - San Diego, CA) | 6,542 | 354 |
| 27 | Pittsburgh Marathon (5/5/13 - Pittsburgh, PA) | 4,742 | 344 |
| 28 | Bayshore Marathon (5/25/13 - Traverse City, MI) | 1,948 | 321 |
| 29 | Erie Marathon at Presque Isle (9/15/13 - Erie, PA) | 978 | 311 |
| 30 | Baystate Marathon (10/20/13 - Lowell, MA) | 1,300 | 300 |
| 31 | Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon (5/5/13 - Cincinnati, OH) | 4,133 | 297 |
| 32 | Lakefront Marathon (10/6/13 - Milwaukee, WI) | 2,158 | 285 |
| 33 | Hartford Marathon (10/12/13 - Hartford, CT) | 2,706 | 281 |
| 34 | The San Francisco Marathon (6/16/13 - San Francisco, CA) | 5,763 | 279 |
| 35 | Detroit International Marathon (10/20/13 - Detroit, MI) | 4,292 | 275 |
| 36 | Victoria Marathon (10/13/13 - Victoria, BC) | 1,691 | 273 |
| 37 | The Santa Rosa Marathon (8/25/13 - Santa Rosa, CA) | 1,137 | 265 |
| 38 | New Jersey Marathon (5/5/13 - Oceanport, NJ) | 2,269 | 263 |
| 39 | Big Cottonwood Marathon & Half (9/14/13 - Salt Lake City, UT) | 1,293 | 263 |
| 40 | Road2Hope Hamilton Marathon (11/3/13 - Hamilton, ON) | 984 | 257 |
| 41 | Shamrock Sportsfest Marathon (3/17/13 - Virginia Beach, VA) | 2,845 | 250 |
| 42 | Ogden Marathon (5/18/13 - Ogden, UT) | 2,529 | 243 |
| 43 | Rock 'n' Roll Montreal Marathon (9/22/13 - Montreal, QC) | 2,817 | 243 |
| 44 | Napa Valley Marathon (3/3/13 - Napa, CA) | 1,771 | 237 |
| 45 | Big Sur International Marathon (4/28/13 - Carmel, CA) | 3,121 | 237 |
| 46 | Lincoln Marathon (5/5/13 - Lincoln, NE) | 1,454 | 234 |
| 47 | Grand Rapids Marathon (10/20/13 - Grand Rapids, MI) | 1,637 | 224 |
| 48 | Myrtle Beach Marathon (2/16/13 - Myrtle Beach, SC) | 1,621 | 219 |
| 49 | Austin Marathon (2/17/13 - Austin, TX) | 3,548 | 211 |
| 50 | Toronto Marathon (5/5/13 - Toronto, ON) | 1,636 | 205 |
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