Qualifying times / Boston qualifying times
Boston Marathon qualifying times 2027
The entry standard for the Boston Marathon on 19 Apr 2027, by gender and age on race day: from 2:55:00 for men 18–34 to 5:20:00 for women 80+.
Qualifying times · Marathon time
| Age | Women | Men | Non-binary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18–34 | 3:25:00 | 2:55:00 | 3:25:00 |
| 35–39 | 3:30:00 | 3:00:00 | 3:30:00 |
| 40–44 | 3:35:00 | 3:05:00 | 3:35:00 |
| 45–49 | 3:45:00 | 3:15:00 | 3:45:00 |
| 50–54 | 3:50:00 | 3:20:00 | 3:50:00 |
| 55–59 | 4:00:00 | 3:30:00 | 4:00:00 |
| 60–64 | 4:20:00 | 3:50:00 | 4:20:00 |
| 65–69 | 4:35:00 | 4:05:00 | 4:35:00 |
| 70–74 | 4:50:00 | 4:20:00 | 4:50:00 |
| 75–79 | 5:05:00 | 4:35:00 | 5:05:00 |
| 80+ | 5:20:00 | 4:50:00 | 5:20:00 |
The fine print
Window and rules
- Qualifying window
- Times run from 2025-09-13.
- Age
- Your age on race day (19 Apr 2027), unless a note below says otherwise.
- Source
- baa.org/races/boston-marathon/qualify
Last checked 2026-10-21. Organizers revise standards; theirs is the final word.
Read this first
A time isn't a place
Running under the standard makes you eligible to apply. When more qualifiers apply than there are places, some races take the fastest runners relative to their standard, so the time that gets in can be minutes quicker than the published one. Boston has worked this way for years.
The time has to be run on a course and at a race the organizer accepts, inside the window. Check their rules before you plan a season around it, and look at the other ways in: ballots, charity places and tour operators.
Questions
Common questions
- What's the Boston qualifying time for a 40-year-old woman?
- 3:35:00 for a marathon (the 2027 standard for women 40–44, by age on race day).
- What's the Boston qualifying time for a 50-year-old man?
- 3:20:00 for a marathon (the 2027 standard for men 50–54, by age on race day).
- When must a qualifying time for the Boston Marathon be run?
- On or after 2025-09-13, as the organizer publishes it. Check the organizer's page for when the window closes.
- Does running the Boston qualifying time guarantee a place?
- Not always. Meeting the standard makes you eligible to apply. When more qualifiers apply than there are places, some races take the fastest relative to their standard, so the time that gets in can be minutes quicker than the published one. Check the organizer's rules before you plan around it.