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 - 2006
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 - 2006
The marathons below had the highest percent of Boston qualifying finishers in 2006. 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 (4/17/06 - Boston, MA) | 7,761 | 39.4% |
| 2 | Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon (10/8/06 - Albany, NY) | 153 | 36.5% |
| 3 | Bay State Marathon (10/15/06 - Lowell, MA) | 219 | 32.3% |
| 4 | Sugarloaf Marathon (5/21/06 - Carrabassett Valley, ME, ME) | 83 | 29.7% |
| 5 | Pocono Mountain Run For The Red Marathon (5/7/06 - Pocono Mountains, PA) | 98 | 28.2% |
| 6 | Steamtown Marathon (10/8/06 - Scranton, PA) | 453 | 27.3% |
| 7 | California International Marathon (12/3/06 - Sacramento, CA) | 986 | 26.4% |
| 8 | PEC Marathon (10/1/06 - Picton, ON) | 61 | 24.8% |
| 9 | the county marathon (10/1/06 - Wellington, ON) | 60 | 24.4% |
| 10 | North Central Trail Marathon (11/25/06 - Sparks, MD) | 77 | 24.3% |
| 11 | Tucson Marathon (12/10/06 - Oracle, AZ) | 272 | 24.0% |
| 12 | Glass City Marathon (4/2/06 - Toledo, OH) | 63 | 23.6% |
| 13 | Niagara Falls International Marathon (10/22/06 - Niagara Falls, ON) | 189 | 23.2% |
| 14 | St. George Marathon (10/7/06 - St. George, UT) | 1,051 | 22.9% |
| 15 | Victoria Marathon (10/8/06 - Victoria, BC) | 394 | 22.2% |
| 16 | Wineglass Marathon (10/1/06 - Corning, NY) | 132 | 22.1% |
| 17 | City of Trees Marathon (11/5/06 - Boise, ID) | 57 | 21.9% |
| 18 | Rocket City Marathon (12/9/06 - Hunstville, AL) | 202 | 21.6% |
| 19 | Quebec City Marathon/Marathon des Deux Rives (8/27/06 - Quebec City, QC) | 156 | 21.2% |
| 20 | Erie Marathon at Presque Isle (9/10/06 - Erie, PA) | 83 | 21.1% |
| 21 | Lincoln Marathon (5/7/06 - Lincoln, NE) | 199 | 20.7% |
| 22 | Hartford Marathon (10/14/06 - Hartford, CT) | 259 | 20.7% |
| 23 | Kiawah Island Marathon (12/9/06 - Kiawah Island, SC) | 175 | 20.6% |
| 24 | Jacksonville Marathon (12/17/06 - Jacksonville, FL) | 173 | 20.1% |
| 25 | Clarence Demar Marathon (9/24/06 - Keene, NH) | 62 | 20.1% |
| 26 | Capital City Marathon (5/21/06 - Olympia, WA) | 90 | 20.0% |
| 27 | Sunburst Marathon (6/3/06 - South Bend, IN) | 112 | 19.8% |
| 28 | Hyannis Marathon (2/26/06 - Hyannis, MA) | 56 | 19.7% |
| 29 | Grand Rapids Marathon (10/29/06 - Grand Rapids, MI) | 141 | 19.7% |
| 30 | Columbus Marathon (10/15/06 - Columbus, OH) | 684 | 19.6% |
| 31 | Philadelphia Marathon (11/19/06 - Philadelphia, PA) | 1,146 | 18.9% |
| 32 | Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run (3/5/06 - Sarasota, FL) | 78 | 18.5% |
| 33 | Mystic Places Marathon (10/22/06 - East Lyme/Niantic, CT) | 100 | 18.3% |
| 34 | Okanagan Marathon (10/8/06 - Kelowna, BC) | 126 | 18.3% |
| 35 | Harrisburg Marathon (11/12/06 - Harrisburg, PA) | 82 | 18.2% |
| 36 | Bayshore Marathon (5/27/06 - Traverse City, MI) | 218 | 17.9% |
| 37 | Wichita Marathon (10/22/06 - Wichita, KS) | 56 | 17.7% |
| 38 | Austin Marathon (2/19/06 - Austin, TX) | 780 | 17.5% |
| 39 | Newport Marathon (6/3/06 - Newport, OR) | 117 | 17.3% |
| 40 | Mississauga Marathon (5/14/06 - Mississauga, ON) | 255 | 17.2% |
| 41 | Quad Cities Marathon (9/24/06 - Moline, IL) | 89 | 17.1% |
| 42 | Green Bay Marathon (5/21/06 - Green Bay, WI) | 223 | 16.8% |
| 43 | Louisville Marathon (10/22/06 - Louisville, KY) | 46 | 16.8% |
| 44 | Yakima River Canyon Marathon (4/1/06 - Yakima, WA) | 59 | 16.7% |
| 45 | Lakefront Marathon (10/1/06 - Milwaukee, WI) | 312 | 16.6% |
| 46 | National Marathon (3/25/06 - Washington, DC) | 115 | 16.6% |
| 47 | Coeur d' Alene Marathon (5/28/06 - Coeur d'Alene, ID) | 51 | 16.5% |
| 48 | Avenue of the Giants Marathon (5/7/06 - Eureka, CA) | 53 | 16.3% |
| 49 | Maine Marathon (10/1/06 - Portland, ME) | 110 | 16.2% |
| 50 | Lost Dutchman Marathon (2/19/06 - Apache Junction, AZ) | 61 | 16.0% |
*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 2006
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 2006.
| Rank | Marathon | Finishers | Boston Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Marathon (4/17/06 - Boston, MA) | 19,688 | 7,761 |
| 2 | Chicago Marathon (10/22/06 - Chicago, IL) | 33,618 | 4,483 |
| 3 | New York City Marathon (11/5/06 - New York City, NY) | 37,936 | 4,376 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Marathon (11/19/06 - Philadelphia, PA) | 6,119 | 1,146 |
| 5 | Marine Corps Marathon (10/29/06 - Washington, DC) | 20,879 | 1,082 |
| 6 | St. George Marathon (10/7/06 - St. George, UT) | 4,761 | 1,051 |
| 7 | California International Marathon (12/3/06 - Sacramento, CA) | 3,789 | 986 |
| 8 | Twin Cities Marathon (10/1/06 - Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN) | 8,215 | 807 |
| 9 | Austin Marathon (2/19/06 - Austin, TX) | 4,788 | 780 |
| 10 | Portland Marathon (10/1/06 - Portland, OR) | 7,719 | 755 |
| 11 | Honolulu Marathon (12/10/06 - Honololu, HI) | 24,573 | 706 |
| 12 | Columbus Marathon (10/15/06 - Columbus, OH) | 3,764 | 684 |
| 13 | Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon (1/15/06 - Phoenix, Scottsdale & Tempe, AZ) | 7,428 | 674 |
| 14 | Rock 'n' Roll Marathon (6/4/06 - San Diego, CA) | 15,771 | 662 |
| 15 | Houston Marathon (1/15/06 - Houston, TX) | 5,425 | 630 |
| 16 | City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon) (3/19/06 - Los Angeles, CA) | 20,169 | 629 |
| 17 | Detroit Free Press International Marathon (10/29/06 - Detroit, MI) | 3,880 | 505 |
| 18 | Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend) (5/28/06 - Ottawa, ON) | 3,243 | 472 |
| 19 | Steamtown Marathon (10/8/06 - Scranton, PA) | 1,672 | 453 |
| 20 | Disney World Marathon (1/8/06 - Orlando, FL) | 10,125 | 440 |
| 21 | Vancouver International Marathon (5/7/06 - Vancouver, BC) | 3,550 | 413 |
| 22 | Dallas White Rock Marathon (12/10/06 - Dallas, TX) | 3,507 | 409 |
| 23 | Victoria Marathon (10/8/06 - Victoria, BC) | 1,839 | 394 |
| 24 | Las Vegas Marathon (12/10/06 - Las Vegas, NV) | 5,903 | 387 |
| 25 | Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon (5/7/06 - Cincinnati, OH) | 4,172 | 384 |
| 26 | Lakefront Marathon (10/1/06 - Milwaukee, WI) | 1,908 | 312 |
| 27 | The San Francisco Marathon (7/30/06 - San Francisco, CA) | 4,021 | 277 |
| 28 | Toronto Waterfront Marathon (9/24/06 - Toronto, ON) | 1,841 | 272 |
| 29 | Tucson Marathon (12/10/06 - Oracle, AZ) | 1,149 | 272 |
| 30 | Hartford Marathon (10/14/06 - Hartford, CT) | 1,285 | 259 |
| 31 | Cleveland Marathon (5/21/06 - Cleveland, OH) | 1,794 | 257 |
| 32 | Mississauga Marathon (5/14/06 - Mississauga, ON) | 1,520 | 255 |
| 33 | Miami Marathon (1/29/06 - Miami & Miami Beach, FL) | 2,477 | 254 |
| 34 | Toronto Marathon (10/15/06 - Toronto, ON) | 1,583 | 252 |
| 35 | Shamrock Sportsfest Marathon (3/19/06 - Virginia Beach, VA) | 1,738 | 249 |
| 36 | Baltimore Marathon (10/14/06 - Baltimore, MD) | 2,149 | 248 |
| 37 | Richmond Marathon (11/11/06 - Richmond, VA) | 2,917 | 247 |
| 38 | Big Sur International Marathon (4/30/06 - Carmel, CA) | 2,947 | 224 |
| 39 | Green Bay Marathon (5/21/06 - Green Bay, WI) | 1,369 | 223 |
| 40 | Myrtle Beach Marathon (2/18/06 - Myrtle Beach, SC) | 1,518 | 220 |
| 41 | Bay State Marathon (10/15/06 - Lowell, MA) | 677 | 219 |
| 42 | Bayshore Marathon (5/27/06 - Traverse City, MI) | 1,224 | 218 |
| 43 | Memphis Marathon (12/2/06 - Memphis, TN) | 1,535 | 218 |
| 44 | Seattle Marathon (11/26/06 - Seattle, WA) | 2,052 | 204 |
| 45 | Rocket City Marathon (12/9/06 - Hunstville, AL) | 950 | 202 |
| 46 | Lincoln Marathon (5/7/06 - Lincoln, NE) | 977 | 199 |
| 47 | Country Music Marathon (4/29/06 - Nashville, TN) | 4,022 | 197 |
| 48 | Napa Valley Marathon (3/5/06 - Napa, CA) | 1,438 | 192 |
| 49 | Niagara Falls International Marathon (10/22/06 - Niagara Falls, ON) | 815 | 189 |
| 50 | Top of Utah Marathon (9/23/06 - Logan, UT) | 1,560 | 187 |
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