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 - 2014
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 - 2014
The marathons below had the highest percent of Boston qualifying finishers in 2014. 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 | Last Chance BQ.2 Chicagoland Marathon (9/13/14 - Geneva, IL) | 112 | 60.9% |
| 2 | Boston Marathon (4/21/14 - Boston, MA) | 11,053 | 35.7% |
| 3 | Erie Marathon at Presque Isle (9/14/14 - Erie, PA) | 316 | 33.4% |
| 4 | Pocono Mountain Run For The Red Marathon (5/18/14 - Pocono Mountains, PA) | 178 | 28.7% |
| 5 | Sugarloaf Marathon (5/18/14 - Carrabassett Valley, ME) | 132 | 26.7% |
| 6 | Mountains 2 Beach Marathon (5/25/14 - Ojai, CA) | 399 | 25.2% |
| 7 | Road2Hope Hamilton Marathon (11/2/14 - Hamilton, ON) | 222 | 25.0% |
| 8 | Baystate Marathon (10/19/14 - Lowell, MA) | 376 | 24.8% |
| 9 | Via Marathon (formerly the Lehigh Valley Hospital Marathon for Via) (9/7/14 - Allentown, PA) | 251 | 24.0% |
| 10 | REVEL Canyon City Marathon (11/15/14 - Azusa, CA) | 142 | 23.5% |
| 11 | Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon (10/12/14 - Albany, NY) | 207 | 23.2% |
| 12 | California International Marathon (12/7/14 - Sacramento, CA) | 1,283 | 23.1% |
| 13 | Manchester City Marathon (11/2/14 - Manchester, NH) | 95 | 22.5% |
| 14 | Rockies Marathon (8/17/14 - Denver, CO) | 71 | 22.0% |
| 15 | The Santa Rosa Marathon (8/24/14 - Santa Rosa, CA) | 258 | 21.9% |
| 16 | Eugene Marathon (7/27/14 - Eugene, OR) | 273 | 20.4% |
| 17 | Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon (5/25/14 - York, PA) | 85 | 20.1% |
| 18 | Steamtown Marathon (10/12/14 - Scranton, PA) | 430 | 20.0% |
| 19 | Big Cottonwood Marathon & Half (9/13/14 - Salt Lake City, UT) | 284 | 19.4% |
| 20 | Foot Traffic Flat Marathon (7/4/14 - Portland, OR) | 64 | 19.0% |
| 21 | Albany Marathon (formerly the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon) (3/1/14 - Albany, GA) | 109 | 18.9% |
| 22 | Marathon de Rimouski (10/5/14 - Rimouski, QC) | 55 | 18.5% |
| 23 | Grandma's Marathon (6/21/14 - Duluth, MN) | 1,107 | 18.5% |
| 24 | Charlevoix Marathon (6/21/14 - Charlevoix, MI) | 74 | 18.4% |
| 25 | St. George Marathon (10/4/14 - St. George, UT) | 995 | 18.1% |
| 26 | VENTURA MARATHON (9/7/14 - Ventura, CA) | 144 | 17.5% |
| 27 | Glass City Marathon (4/27/14 - Toledo, OH) | 147 | 17.4% |
| 28 | Clarence Demar Marathon (9/28/14 - Keene, NH) | 66 | 17.3% |
| 29 | Victoria Marathon (10/12/14 - Victoria, BC) | 260 | 17.3% |
| 30 | Hyannis Marathon (2/23/14 - Hyannis, MA) | 64 | 17.2% |
| 31 | Sioux Falls Marathon (9/7/14 - Sioux Falls, SD) | 68 | 17.1% |
| 32 | WhistleStop Marathon (10/11/14 - Ashland, WI) | 63 | 17.1% |
| 33 | Toronto Waterfront Marathon (10/19/14 - Toronto, ON) | 653 | 16.7% |
| 34 | Wrightsville Beach Marathon (3/16/14 - Wrightsville Beach, NC) | 79 | 16.7% |
| 35 | Mill Race Marathon (9/27/14 - Columbus, IN) | 46 | 16.6% |
| 36 | Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon (5/10/14 - St. Joseph, MN) | 52 | 16.5% |
| 37 | Indianapolis Monumental Marathon (11/1/14 - Indianapolis, IN) | 592 | 16.4% |
| 38 | North Central Trail Marathon (11/29/14 - Sparks, MD) | 51 | 15.9% |
| 39 | Spinx Run Fest (10/25/14 - Greenville, SC) | 50 | 15.8% |
| 40 | Bayshore Marathon (5/24/14 - Traverse City, MI) | 314 | 15.8% |
| 41 | Wineglass Marathon (10/5/14 - Corning, NY) | 293 | 15.6% |
| 42 | Grand Rapids Marathon (10/19/14 - Grand Rapids, MI) | 212 | 15.6% |
| 43 | Jacksonville Marathon (12/28/14 - Jacksonville, FL) | 107 | 15.6% |
| 44 | Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend) (5/25/14 - Ottawa, ON) | 814 | 15.3% |
| 45 | Toronto Marathon (5/4/14 - Toronto, ON) | 225 | 15.2% |
| 46 | Martian Marathon (4/12/14 - Dearborn, MI) | 53 | 15.1% |
| 47 | Bucks County Marathon (11/16/14 - Washington Crossing and New Hope, PA) | 45 | 15.0% |
| 48 | Marquette Marathon (8/30/14 - Marquette, MI) | 41 | 15.0% |
| 49 | Tucson Marathon (12/7/14 - Oracle, AZ) | 103 | 14.8% |
| 50 | Vancouver USA Marathon (6/15/14 - Vancouver, WA) | 104 | 14.7% |
*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 2014
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 2014.
| Rank | Marathon | Finishers | Boston Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Marathon (4/21/14 - Boston, MA) | 31,805 | 11,053 |
| 2 | Chicago Marathon (10/12/14 - Chicago, IL) | 40,801 | 4,027 |
| 3 | New York City Marathon (11/2/14 - New York City, NY) | 50,433 | 3,629 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Marathon (11/23/14 - Philadelphia, PA) | 10,330 | 1,334 |
| 5 | California International Marathon (12/7/14 - Sacramento, CA) | 5,777 | 1,283 |
| 6 | Grandma's Marathon (6/21/14 - Duluth, MN) | 6,211 | 1,107 |
| 7 | Twin Cities Marathon (10/5/14 - Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN) | 8,848 | 1,039 |
| 8 | St. George Marathon (10/4/14 - St. George, UT) | 5,799 | 995 |
| 9 | Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend) (5/25/14 - Ottawa, ON) | 5,425 | 814 |
| 10 | Marine Corps Marathon (10/26/14 - Washington, DC) | 19,661 | 717 |
| 11 | Houston Marathon (1/19/14 - Houston, TX) | 7,045 | 699 |
| 12 | Toronto Waterfront Marathon (10/19/14 - Toronto, ON) | 3,969 | 653 |
| 13 | Columbus Marathon (10/19/14 - Columbus, OH) | 5,538 | 621 |
| 14 | Indianapolis Monumental Marathon (11/1/14 - Indianapolis, IN) | 3,725 | 592 |
| 15 | City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon) (3/9/14 - Los Angeles, CA) | 21,481 | 527 |
| 16 | Richmond Marathon (11/15/14 - Richmond, VA) | 5,093 | 518 |
| 17 | Honolulu Marathon (12/14/14 - Honololu, HI) | 21,824 | 448 |
| 18 | Steamtown Marathon (10/12/14 - Scranton, PA) | 2,183 | 430 |
| 19 | Vancouver International Marathon (5/4/14 - Vancouver, BC) | 3,779 | 429 |
| 20 | Portland Marathon (10/5/14 - Portland, OR) | 6,258 | 423 |
| 21 | Mountains 2 Beach Marathon (5/25/14 - Ojai, CA) | 1,621 | 399 |
| 22 | Baystate Marathon (10/19/14 - Lowell, MA) | 1,527 | 376 |
| 23 | Disney World Marathon (1/12/14 - Orlando, FL) | 19,191 | 333 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh Marathon (5/4/14 - Pittsburgh, PA) | 4,500 | 321 |
| 25 | Vermont City Marathon (5/25/14 - Burlington, VT) | 2,432 | 321 |
| 26 | Erie Marathon at Presque Isle (9/14/14 - Erie, PA) | 956 | 316 |
| 27 | Bayshore Marathon (5/24/14 - Traverse City, MI) | 2,016 | 314 |
| 28 | Hartford Marathon (10/11/14 - Hartford, CT) | 2,419 | 311 |
| 29 | Detroit International Marathon (10/19/14 - Detroit, MI) | 3,972 | 303 |
| 30 | Wineglass Marathon (10/5/14 - Corning, NY) | 1,962 | 293 |
| 31 | The San Francisco Marathon (7/27/14 - San Francisco, CA) | 6,625 | 285 |
| 32 | Big Cottonwood Marathon & Half (9/13/14 - Salt Lake City, UT) | 1,525 | 284 |
| 33 | Eugene Marathon (7/27/14 - Eugene, OR) | 1,358 | 273 |
| 34 | Victoria Marathon (10/12/14 - Victoria, BC) | 1,570 | 260 |
| 35 | Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon (1/19/14 - Phoenix, Scottsdale & Tempe, AZ) | 2,878 | 258 |
| 36 | Shamrock Sportsfest Marathon (3/16/14 - Virginia Beach, VA) | 2,776 | 258 |
| 37 | The Santa Rosa Marathon (8/24/14 - Santa Rosa, CA) | 1,234 | 258 |
| 38 | Via Marathon (formerly the Lehigh Valley Hospital Marathon for Via) (9/7/14 - Allentown, PA) | 1,058 | 251 |
| 39 | Lakefront Marathon (10/5/14 - Milwaukee, WI) | 2,086 | 244 |
| 40 | Austin Marathon (2/16/14 - Austin, TX) | 3,628 | 231 |
| 41 | Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon (5/4/14 - Cincinnati, OH) | 3,978 | 229 |
| 42 | Cleveland Marathon (5/18/14 - Cleveland, OH) | 1,898 | 228 |
| 43 | Phoenix Marathon (3/1/14 - Mesa, AZ) | 1,816 | 227 |
| 44 | Napa Valley Marathon (3/2/14 - Napa, CA) | 1,741 | 227 |
| 45 | Ogden Marathon (5/17/14 - Ogden, UT) | 2,530 | 227 |
| 46 | Toronto Marathon (5/4/14 - Toronto, ON) | 1,504 | 225 |
| 47 | Road2Hope Hamilton Marathon (11/2/14 - Hamilton, ON) | 893 | 222 |
| 48 | Surf City Marathon (prev. Pacific Shoreline Marathon) (2/2/14 - Huntington Beach, CA) | 2,332 | 219 |
| 49 | Rock 'n' Roll Marathon (6/1/14 - San Diego, CA) | 5,285 | 216 |
| 50 | Grand Rapids Marathon (10/19/14 - Grand Rapids, MI) | 1,395 | 212 |
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