Apr 25, 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 - 2022
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 - 2022
The marathons below had the highest percent of Boston qualifying finishers in 2022. 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 | REVEL Big Bear and Half Marathon (11/12/22 - Big Bear, CA) | 621 | 39.8% |
| 2 | Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon (6/12/22 - North Bend, WA) | 202 | 39.6% |
| 3 | Tunnel Vision Marathon (8/14/22 - North Bend, WA) | 140 | 39.0% |
| 4 | The Tunnel Lite Marathon (9/11/22 - North Bend, WA) | 139 | 38.7% |
| 5 | Erie Marathon at Presque Isle (9/11/22 - Erie, PA) | 258 | 34.8% |
| 6 | California International Marathon (12/4/22 - Sacramento, CA) | 2,560 | 32.8% |
| 7 | REVEL Mt Charleston (4/2/22 - Las Vegas, NV) | 510 | 32.4% |
| 8 | Mississauga Marathon (5/1/22 - Mississauga, ON) | 178 | 29.7% |
| 9 | Jack and Jill's Downhill Saturday Marathon (7/30/22 - Hyak to Tanner, WA) | 148 | 29.4% |
| 10 | Jack and Jill's Downhill Marathon (7/31/22 - Hyak to Tanner, WA) | 148 | 29.2% |
| 11 | The Cheap! Marathon (4/10/22 - Salisbury, MA) | 102 | 28.4% |
| 12 | Big Cottonwood Marathon (9/10/22 - Salt Lake City, UT) | 270 | 28.4% |
| 13 | Baystate Marathon (10/16/22 - Lowell, MA) | 238 | 27.3% |
| 14 | Road2Hope Hamilton Marathon (11/6/22 - Hamilton, ON) | 104 | 25.8% |
| 15 | Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon (10/9/22 - Albany, NY) | 101 | 24.5% |
| 16 | Albany Marathon (formerly the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon) (3/5/22 - Albany, GA) | 97 | 24.3% |
| 17 | Ventura Marathon (2/27/22 - Ventura, CA) | 160 | 23.8% |
| 18 | Boston Marathon (4/18/22 - Boston, MA) | 5,643 | 23.1% |
| 19 | Phoenix Marathon (2/12/22 - Mesa, AZ) | 409 | 23.0% |
| 20 | Newport Marathon (6/4/22 - Newport, OR) | 59 | 22.7% |
| 21 | Sugarloaf Marathon (5/15/22 - Carrabassett Valley, ME) | 121 | 22.7% |
| 22 | New England Green River Marathon (8/28/22 - Greenfield, MA) | 68 | 21.9% |
| 23 | Rockies Marathon (6/4/22 - Denver, CO) | 149 | 21.8% |
| 24 | Wineglass Marathon (10/2/22 - Corning, NY) | 284 | 21.3% |
| 25 | Indianapolis Monumental Marathon (11/5/22 - Indianapolis, IN) | 936 | 21.0% |
| 26 | Carmel Marathon (4/9/22 - Carmel, IN) | 167 | 20.7% |
| 27 | Mountains 2 Beach Marathon (6/5/22 - Ojai, CA) | 262 | 20.4% |
| 28 | Town of Celebration Marathon (1/30/22 - Celebration, FL) | 67 | 20.1% |
| 29 | Marathon P'tit Train du Nord (10/2/22 - Saint-Jerome, QC) | 350 | 20.0% |
| 30 | Marquette Marathon (9/3/22 - Marquette, MI) | 53 | 19.2% |
| 31 | Eugene Marathon (5/1/22 - Eugene, OR) | 374 | 18.9% |
| 32 | Steamtown Marathon (10/9/22 - Scranton, PA) | 159 | 18.8% |
| 33 | Bayshore Marathon (5/28/22 - Traverse City, MI) | 282 | 18.7% |
| 34 | One City Marathon (3/6/22 - Newport News, VA) | 62 | 18.3% |
| 35 | Grandma's Marathon (6/18/22 - Duluth, MN) | 1,030 | 18.2% |
| 36 | Jacksonville Marathon (12/11/22 - Jacksonville, FL) | 74 | 17.9% |
| 37 | Harrisburg Marathon (11/13/22 - Harrisburg, PA) | 84 | 17.5% |
| 38 | Napa Valley Marathon (3/6/22 - Napa, CA) | 217 | 17.2% |
| 39 | Wilmington Marathon (2/26/22 - Wilmington, NC) | 101 | 17.1% |
| 40 | Houston Marathon (1/16/22 - Houston, TX) | 1,071 | 17.1% |
| 41 | Salisbury Marathon (4/2/22 - Salisbury, MD) | 61 | 17.0% |
| 42 | Chicago Marathon (10/9/22 - Chicago, IL) | 6,054 | 16.9% |
| 43 | Vermont City Marathon (5/29/22 - Burlington, VT) | 213 | 16.9% |
| 44 | Toronto Waterfront Marathon (10/16/22 - Toronto, ON) | 569 | 16.6% |
| 45 | Tobacco Road Marathon (3/20/22 - Cary, NC) | 125 | 16.2% |
| 46 | St. George Marathon (10/1/22 - St. George, UT) | 521 | 16.2% |
| 47 | Tucson Marathon (12/10/22 - Oracle, AZ) | 84 | 16.0% |
| 48 | Colorado Marathon (prev. Fort Collins Old Town Marathon) (5/1/22 - Fort Collins, CO) | 76 | 15.1% |
| 49 | Wisconsin Marathon (5/7/22 - Kenosha, WI) | 48 | 15.0% |
| 50 | Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend) (5/29/22 - Ottawa, ON) | 331 | 14.9% |
*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 2022
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 2022.
| Rank | Marathon | Finishers | Boston Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Marathon (10/9/22 - Chicago, IL) | 39,420 | 6,054 |
| 2 | Boston Marathon (4/18/22 - Boston, MA) | 24,607 | 5,643 |
| 3 | New York City Marathon (11/6/22 - New York City, NY) | 47,743 | 2,573 |
| 4 | California International Marathon (12/4/22 - Sacramento, CA) | 8,021 | 2,560 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Marathon (11/20/22 - Philadelphia, PA) | 8,394 | 1,173 |
| 6 | Houston Marathon (1/16/22 - Houston, TX) | 6,252 | 1,071 |
| 7 | Grandma's Marathon (6/18/22 - Duluth, MN) | 5,954 | 1,030 |
| 8 | Indianapolis Monumental Marathon (11/5/22 - Indianapolis, IN) | 4,605 | 936 |
| 9 | City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon) (3/20/22 - Los Angeles, CA) | 12,064 | 723 |
| 10 | REVEL Big Bear and Half Marathon (11/12/22 - Big Bear, CA) | 1,603 | 621 |
| 11 | Toronto Waterfront Marathon (10/16/22 - Toronto, ON) | 3,480 | 569 |
| 12 | Marine Corps Marathon (10/30/22 - Washington, DC) | 10,973 | 541 |
| 13 | St. George Marathon (10/1/22 - St. George, UT) | 3,448 | 521 |
| 14 | Twin Cities Marathon (10/2/22 - Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN) | 6,486 | 513 |
| 15 | REVEL Mt Charleston (4/2/22 - Las Vegas, NV) | 1,596 | 510 |
| 16 | Phoenix Marathon (2/12/22 - Mesa, AZ) | 1,831 | 409 |
| 17 | Vancouver International Marathon (5/1/22 - Vancouver, BC) | 4,242 | 382 |
| 18 | Eugene Marathon (5/1/22 - Eugene, OR) | 2,039 | 374 |
| 19 | Marathon P'tit Train du Nord (10/2/22 - Saint-Jerome, QC) | 1,750 | 350 |
| 20 | Columbus Marathon (10/16/22 - Columbus, OH) | 2,387 | 342 |
| 21 | Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend) (5/29/22 - Ottawa, ON) | 2,290 | 331 |
| 22 | Wineglass Marathon (10/2/22 - Corning, NY) | 1,371 | 284 |
| 23 | Bayshore Marathon (5/28/22 - Traverse City, MI) | 1,527 | 282 |
| 24 | Big Cottonwood Marathon (9/10/22 - Salt Lake City, UT) | 984 | 270 |
| 25 | Mountains 2 Beach Marathon (6/5/22 - Ojai, CA) | 1,314 | 262 |
| 26 | Erie Marathon at Presque Isle (9/11/22 - Erie, PA) | 755 | 258 |
| 27 | Baystate Marathon (10/16/22 - Lowell, MA) | 888 | 238 |
| 28 | Toronto Marathon (5/1/22 - Toronto, ON) | 1,632 | 223 |
| 29 | Napa Valley Marathon (3/6/22 - Napa, CA) | 1,267 | 217 |
| 30 | Vermont City Marathon (5/29/22 - Burlington, VT) | 1,310 | 213 |
| 31 | Richmond Marathon (11/12/22 - Richmond, VA) | 3,386 | 210 |
| 32 | Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon (6/12/22 - North Bend, WA) | 520 | 202 |
| 33 | Honolulu Marathon (12/11/22 - Honololu, HI) | 14,249 | 192 |
| 34 | Shamrock Sportsfest Marathon (3/20/22 - Virginia Beach, VA) | 1,807 | 186 |
| 35 | Detroit International Marathon (10/16/22 - Detroit, MI) | 2,269 | 181 |
| 36 | Mississauga Marathon (5/1/22 - Mississauga, ON) | 605 | 178 |
| 37 | The San Francisco Marathon (7/24/22 - San Francisco, CA) | 4,080 | 174 |
| 38 | Victoria Marathon (10/9/22 - Victoria, BC) | 1,184 | 168 |
| 39 | Carmel Marathon (4/9/22 - Carmel, IN) | 828 | 167 |
| 40 | Pittsburgh Marathon (5/1/22 - Pittsburgh, PA) | 2,606 | 165 |
| 41 | Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon) (12/11/22 - Dallas, TX) | 2,470 | 163 |
| 42 | Ventura Marathon (2/27/22 - Ventura, CA) | 693 | 160 |
| 43 | Steamtown Marathon (10/9/22 - Scranton, PA) | 865 | 159 |
| 44 | Hartford Marathon (10/8/22 - Hartford, CT) | 1,168 | 158 |
| 45 | Brooklyn Marathon (4/24/22 - Brooklyn, NY) | 2,791 | 157 |
| 46 | Rockies Marathon (6/4/22 - Denver, CO) | 696 | 149 |
| 47 | Jack and Jill's Downhill Saturday Marathon (7/30/22 - Hyak to Tanner, WA) | 515 | 148 |
| 48 | Jack and Jill's Downhill Marathon (7/31/22 - Hyak to Tanner, WA) | 520 | 148 |
| 49 | Kiawah Island Marathon (12/10/22 - Kiawah Island, SC) | 1,276 | 148 |
| 50 | Austin Marathon (2/20/22 - Austin, TX) | 2,766 | 146 |
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