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The Boston Athletic Association said it decided to update qualifying times for the 2026 Boston Marathon because of both a rise in skill and demand. “As we have witnessed in recent years, the ...
Runners hoping to qualify for the 2026 Boston Marathon are going to have to pick up the pace. The Boston Athletic Association has updated its qualifying times for the world's oldest annual ...
BOSTON (AP) — Runners hoping to qualify for the 2026 Boston Marathon are going to have to pick up the pace. The Boston Athletic Association has updated its qualifying times for the world's oldest annual marathon, asking most prospective competitors to run a 26.2-mile race five minutes faster than in recent years to earn a starting number.
The standards are published by the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), in advance of the qualifying window. To "qualify" for the Boston Marathon runners need to have run a marathon at a time given for their gender and age (as shown in the tables below). Before the 2012 marathon, qualification allowed runners to register and run the race.
To qualify for the Boston Marathon, you must achieve a qualifying time depending on your gender and age group. For men ages 18 to 34, they must complete a marathon in 3 hours or less .
The 2024 Boston Marathon was the 128th official edition ... with 22,019 runners chosen basen on their performances in qualifying ... Two-time defending men's ...
In September 2024, the B.A.A. announced new qualifying times for the 2026 race, lowering the former qualifying times by five minutes for most age groups. The 18-34 age group needs to run a time of 2:55 (two hours, 55 minutes) for males, and 3:25 (3 hours, 25 minutes) for female and non-binary runners to qualify for the 2026 race.
"I was hoping to come under 3:30," then a qualifying time for entry in the Boston Marathon. ... The current Boston qualifying time for Harmon is 3:25. For the first 20 miles, she maintained a pace ...