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Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers

Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers

It's here! Our annual list of the year's
best marathons to help you qualify for the Boston Marathon.


50 Best Non-Downhill Boston Marathon Qualifying Races in 2023


Looking to qualify for the Boston Marathon? Don't like downhill marathons? We have you covered. We compiled a list of the best non-downhill Boston Marathon qualifiers in 2023 as a companion to our 50 Best Boston Qualifiers list.

Midwestern states are well represented in our list with 17 races making the list led by Michigan (5) and Ohio (4). Pennsylvania (4), Massachusetts (4), Virginia (3) and Oregon (3) also have several races in the list.

 
RACE NAME (Previous Rank)
1. Indianapolis Monumental Marathon
2. Chicago Marathon
3. Glass City Marathon
4. Eugene Marathon
5. Baystate Marathon
6. Grandma's Marathon
7. Bayshore Marathon
8. Erie Marathon
9. Carmel Marathon
10. Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon (Illinois)
11. Santa Rosa Marathon
12. Cheap Marathon
13. Richmond Marathon
14. Philadelphia Marathon
15. Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon (Michigan)
16. Houston Marathon
17. Jersey City Marathon
18. Harrisburg Marathon
19. Columbus Marathon
20. Shamrock Marathon
21. Cape Cod Marathon
22. Tobacco Road Marathon
23. Spring Chance BQ.2 Marathon
24. The Woodlands Marathon
25. North Central Rail Trail Marathon
 
26. Charlevoix Marathon
27. Hartford Marathon
28. Newport News One City Marathon
29. White River Marathon
30. Mississippi River Marathon
31. Hyannis Marathon
32. Louisiana Marathon
33. Millennium Meadows Marathon
34. York Marathon
35. Rocket City Marathon
36. Newport Marathon (Oregon)
37. Cleveland Marathon
38. Wilmington Marathon
39. Vermont City Marathon
40. B&A Marathon
41. Foot Traffic Flat Marathon
42. Beantown Marathon
43. Buffalo Marathon
44. Rehoboth Beach Marathon
45. Grand Rapids Marathon
46. Ohio River Road Runners Club Marathon
47. Charles River Marathon
48. GO! St. Louis Marathon
49. Jekyll Island Marathon
50. Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon

More Resources

Want to view which marathons have the highest percentage or most Boston Marathon Qualifiers?
Highest Percentage of Boston Qualifiers (2023)

2025 Boston Marathon Qualifier Stats
2024 Boston Marathon Qualifier Stats

Last year’s 50 Best Boston Marathon Qualifying Races

View the current Boston Marathon Qualifying Times and the historical cut-off times.


Our Criteria for the Top 50

The criteria used to determine our list of the best Boston qualifying races is a combination of:

  • The percentage of finishers who ran Boston Marathon qualifying times for their age group
  • The total number of finishers achieving BQ standards
  • Our PR Score** for the 2023 race.


We did not include the Boston Marathon in our rankings.

**The Personal Record (PR) Score utilizes the course profile, elevation, and race time weather to create a score that can be compared to other marathons to determine at which race you could expect to run faster. The higher the score, the faster the race.



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