Managed by the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) the Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon, ranks as one of the world’s most prestigious road racing events and is the only Abbott World Marathon Majors race that requires a qualifying performance time.
The legendary point-to-point course starts in rural Hopkinton, passes through numerous quaint New England towns before finishing on Boylston Street in the heart of Boston.
Qualifiers who were 7 minutes, 47 seconds (7:47) or faster than the qualifying time for their age group and gender were accepted into the 125th Boston Marathon. In total, 23,824 applications were received by the Friday, April 23 registration deadline. A total of 14,609 athletes applied with a qualifying time equal to or faster than 7 minutes, 47 seconds under their respective qualifying standard or applied through the early registration period for consecutive runners. Among those accepted into the 125th Boston Marathon are athletes from 87 countries and all 50 U.S. states.
- Current qualifying standards:
Age Group | MEN | WOMEN |
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18-34 | 3hrs 00min | 3hrs 30min |
35-39 | 3hrs 05min | 3hrs 35min |
40-44 | 3hrs 10min | 3hrs 40min |
45-49 | 3hrs 20min | 3hrs 50min |
50-54 | 3hrs 25min | 3hrs 55min |
55-59 | 3hrs 35min | 4hrs 05min |
60-64 | 3hrs 50min | 4hrs 20min |
65-69 | 4hrs 05min | 4hrs 35min |
70-74 | 4hrs 20min | 4hrs 50min |
75-79 | 4hrs 35min | 5hrs 05min |
80 and over | 4hrs 50min | 5hrs 20min |
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