Apr 18, 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 - 2005
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 - 2005
The marathons below had the highest percent of Boston qualifying finishers in 2005. 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 | Clarence Demar Marathon (9/25/05 - Keene, NH) | 99 | 37.1% |
| 2 | Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon (10/9/05 - Albany, NY) | 130 | 37.0% |
| 3 | Bay State Marathon (10/16/05 - Lowell, MA) | 171 | 31.4% |
| 4 | Tucson Marathon (12/4/05 - Oracle, AZ) | 291 | 28.1% |
| 5 | Steamtown Marathon (10/9/05 - Scranton, PA) | 388 | 27.3% |
| 6 | Boston Marathon (4/18/05 - Boston, MA) | 4,650 | 26.5% |
| 7 | California International Marathon (12/4/05 - Sacramento, CA) | 784 | 24.6% |
| 8 | Rocket City Marathon (12/10/05 - Hunstville, AL) | 193 | 24.0% |
| 9 | Hyannis Marathon (2/27/05 - Hyannis, MA) | 59 | 23.6% |
| 10 | Harrisburg Marathon (11/13/05 - Harrisburg, PA) | 112 | 23.4% |
| 11 | Jacksonville Marathon (12/18/05 - Jacksonville, FL) | 186 | 22.7% |
| 12 | Forest City Road Races Marathon (5/8/05 - London, ON) | 57 | 22.6% |
| 13 | WhistleStop Marathon (10/15/05 - Ashland, WI) | 125 | 21.5% |
| 14 | Grand Rapids Marathon (10/30/05 - Grand Rapids, MI) | 129 | 21.5% |
| 15 | North Central Trail Marathon (11/26/05 - Sparks, MD) | 69 | 21.5% |
| 16 | Louisville Marathon (10/16/05 - Louisville, KY) | 62 | 21.5% |
| 17 | Niagara Falls International Marathon (10/23/05 - Niagara Falls, ON) | 202 | 21.4% |
| 18 | Victoria Marathon (10/9/05 - Victoria, BC) | 402 | 20.9% |
| 19 | Glass City Marathon (4/10/05 - Toledo, OH) | 63 | 20.9% |
| 20 | Quebec City Marathon/Marathon des Deux Rives (8/28/05 - Quebec City, QC) | 158 | 20.8% |
| 21 | Marshall University Marathon (11/13/05 - Huntington, WV) | 74 | 20.6% |
| 22 | Newport Marathon (6/4/05 - Newport, OR) | 129 | 20.4% |
| 23 | Lincoln Marathon (5/1/05 - Lincoln, NE) | 180 | 20.1% |
| 24 | St. George Marathon (10/1/05 - St. George, UT) | 868 | 19.7% |
| 25 | Capital City Marathon (5/15/05 - Olympia, WA) | 92 | 19.7% |
| 26 | Mystic Places Marathon (10/23/05 - East Lyme/Niantic, CT) | 107 | 19.1% |
| 27 | Kiawah Island Marathon (12/10/05 - Kiawah Island, SC) | 179 | 19.0% |
| 28 | Philadelphia Marathon (11/20/05 - Philadelphia, PA) | 1,113 | 19.0% |
| 29 | City of Trees Marathon (11/6/05 - Boise, ID) | 50 | 18.9% |
| 30 | Bayshore Marathon (5/28/05 - Traverse City, MI) | 199 | 18.8% |
| 31 | Towpath Marathon (10/9/05 - Cleveland/Akron Area, OH) | 67 | 18.5% |
| 32 | Akron Marathon (10/1/05 - Akron, OH) | 139 | 18.4% |
| 33 | the county marathon (10/2/05 - Wellington, ON) | 50 | 17.9% |
| 34 | Columbus Marathon (10/16/05 - Columbus, OH) | 612 | 17.8% |
| 35 | Erie Marathon at Presque Isle (9/11/05 - Erie, PA) | 75 | 17.8% |
| 36 | Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend) (5/29/05 - Ottawa, ON) | 562 | 17.5% |
| 37 | Detroit Free Press International Marathon (10/23/05 - Detroit, MI) | 611 | 17.5% |
| 38 | Florida Gulf Beaches Marathon (1/23/05 - Clearwater, FL) | 57 | 17.3% |
| 39 | Wineglass Marathon (10/2/05 - Corning, NY) | 91 | 17.2% |
| 40 | Gasparilla Distance Classic (2/6/05 - Tampa, FL) | 173 | 16.9% |
| 41 | Okanagan Marathon (10/9/05 - Kelowna, BC) | 125 | 16.8% |
| 42 | Colorado Marathon (prev. Fort Collins Old Town Marathon) (5/8/05 - Fort Collins, CO) | 94 | 16.6% |
| 43 | Toronto Waterfront Marathon (9/25/05 - Toronto, ON) | 323 | 16.4% |
| 44 | Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon (11/12/05 - Chickamauga, GA) | 51 | 16.4% |
| 45 | SEAFAIR Marathon (7/10/05 - Bellevue, WA) | 101 | 16.2% |
| 46 | Paavo Nurmi Marathon (USA) (8/13/05 - Hurley, WI) | 41 | 16.1% |
| 47 | Valley of the Sun Marathon (3/13/05 - Mesa, AZ) | 45 | 16.1% |
| 48 | Richmond Marathon (11/12/05 - Richmond, VA) | 537 | 15.8% |
| 49 | Tybee Marathon (2/5/05 - Tybee Island, GA) | 47 | 15.7% |
| 50 | Frederick Marathon (5/1/05 - Frederick, MD) | 81 | 15.6% |
*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 2005
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 2005.
| Rank | Marathon | Finishers | Boston Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Marathon (4/18/05 - Boston, MA) | 17,549 | 4,650 |
| 2 | Chicago Marathon (10/9/05 - Chicago, IL) | 32,995 | 3,725 |
| 3 | New York City Marathon (11/6/05 - New York City, NY) | 36,872 | 2,968 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Marathon (11/20/05 - Philadelphia, PA) | 5,887 | 1,113 |
| 5 | Marine Corps Marathon (10/30/05 - Washington, DC) | 19,110 | 980 |
| 6 | Grandma's Marathon (6/18/05 - Duluth, MN) | 6,885 | 909 |
| 7 | St. George Marathon (10/1/05 - St. George, UT) | 4,610 | 868 |
| 8 | California International Marathon (12/4/05 - Sacramento, CA) | 3,249 | 784 |
| 9 | Rock 'n' Roll Marathon (6/5/05 - San Diego, CA) | 15,934 | 744 |
| 10 | Honolulu Marathon (12/11/05 - Honololu, HI) | 24,219 | 702 |
| 11 | Houston Marathon (1/16/05 - Houston, TX) | 5,727 | 679 |
| 12 | Portland Marathon (10/9/05 - Portland, OR) | 7,201 | 658 |
| 13 | Las Vegas Marathon (12/4/05 - Las Vegas, NV) | 8,186 | 627 |
| 14 | Columbus Marathon (10/16/05 - Columbus, OH) | 3,786 | 612 |
| 15 | Detroit Free Press International Marathon (10/23/05 - Detroit, MI) | 3,553 | 611 |
| 16 | Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend) (5/29/05 - Ottawa, ON) | 3,232 | 562 |
| 17 | Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon (1/9/05 - Phoenix, Scottsdale & Tempe, AZ) | 7,166 | 560 |
| 18 | Austin Marathon (2/13/05 - Austin, TX) | 4,967 | 546 |
| 19 | Richmond Marathon (11/12/05 - Richmond, VA) | 3,532 | 537 |
| 20 | City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon) (3/6/05 - Los Angeles, CA) | 19,985 | 528 |
| 21 | Vancouver International Marathon (5/1/05 - Vancouver, BC) | 4,012 | 490 |
| 22 | Victoria Marathon (10/9/05 - Victoria, BC) | 1,958 | 402 |
| 23 | Steamtown Marathon (10/9/05 - Scranton, PA) | 1,426 | 388 |
| 24 | The San Francisco Marathon (7/31/05 - San Francisco, CA) | 4,873 | 356 |
| 25 | Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon (5/1/05 - Cincinnati, OH) | 3,741 | 344 |
| 26 | Dallas White Rock Marathon (12/11/05 - Dallas, TX) | 3,076 | 330 |
| 27 | Vermont City Marathon (5/29/05 - Burlington, VT) | 2,460 | 326 |
| 28 | Toronto Waterfront Marathon (9/25/05 - Toronto, ON) | 2,030 | 323 |
| 29 | Disney World Marathon (1/9/05 - Orlando, FL) | 7,726 | 319 |
| 30 | Las Vegas International Marathon (1/30/05 - Las Vegas, NV) | 2,188 | 301 |
| 31 | Seattle Marathon (11/27/05 - Seattle, WA) | 2,248 | 298 |
| 32 | Tucson Marathon (12/4/05 - Oracle, AZ) | 1,050 | 291 |
| 33 | Country Music Marathon (4/30/05 - Nashville, TN) | 3,689 | 288 |
| 34 | Lakefront Marathon (10/2/05 - Milwaukee, WI) | 1,876 | 269 |
| 35 | Cleveland Marathon (5/22/05 - Cleveland, OH) | 1,600 | 241 |
| 36 | Napa Valley Marathon (3/6/05 - Napa, CA) | 1,595 | 237 |
| 37 | Big Sur International Marathon (4/24/05 - Carmel, CA) | 2,871 | 236 |
| 38 | Toronto Marathon (10/16/05 - Toronto, ON) | 1,589 | 233 |
| 39 | Salt Lake City Marathon (4/23/05 - Salt Lake City, UT) | 2,905 | 227 |
| 40 | Shamrock Sportsfest Marathon (3/19/05 - Virginia Beach, VA) | 1,643 | 217 |
| 41 | Baltimore Marathon (10/15/05 - Baltimore, MD) | 2,397 | 209 |
| 42 | Mississauga Marathon (5/15/05 - Mississauga, ON) | 1,339 | 207 |
| 43 | Memphis Marathon (12/3/05 - Memphis, TN) | 1,531 | 204 |
| 44 | Niagara Falls International Marathon (10/23/05 - Niagara Falls, ON) | 958 | 202 |
| 45 | Miami Marathon (1/30/05 - Miami & Miami Beach, FL) | 1,762 | 199 |
| 46 | Bayshore Marathon (5/28/05 - Traverse City, MI) | 1,071 | 199 |
| 47 | Rocket City Marathon (12/10/05 - Hunstville, AL) | 812 | 193 |
| 48 | Jacksonville Marathon (12/18/05 - Jacksonville, FL) | 827 | 186 |
| 49 | Lincoln Marathon (5/1/05 - Lincoln, NE) | 905 | 180 |
| 50 | Kiawah Island Marathon (12/10/05 - Kiawah Island, SC) | 1,021 | 179 |
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