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Qualifying & Registering For Boston Facts Qualifying for the Boston Marathon is an amazing accomplishment. This is the time of year when many runners become interested in nailing down their plan to get to Boston. All the hype surrounding the Boston Marathon is a great time to chat about the facts of getting to Boston and how the standards have changed over the years
What are the Boston qualification standards for Boston 2021?
How can someone find their BQ time online?
How does one qualify for Boston 2021?
What is the ‘window for qualifying’?
How does age play a role?
What does ‘aging up’ mean?
What are some ways that you can ensure you get your spot at Boston?
Is anyone ever really safe?
What do you think they will do in the future?
Do you think the use of 4% shoes & downhill courses is making it so that more people can qualify?
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Qualifying and registering for Boston can be a confusing system! Here’s what YOU need to know:👇
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🔥QUALIFYING STANDARDS BY AGE AND GENDER🔥
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MEN
❇️18-34: 3:00
❇️35-39: 3:05
❇️40-44: 3:10
❇️45-49: 3:20
❇️50-54: 3:25
❇️55-59: 3:35
❇️60-64: 3:50
etc.
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WOMEN
❇️18-34: 3:30
❇️35-39: 3:35
❇️40-44: 3:40
❇️45-49: 3:50
❇️50-54: 3:55
❇️55-59: 4:05
❇️60-64: 4:20
etc.
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🔥QUALIFYING WINDOW FOR BOSTON 2021🔥
❇️MID SEPTEMBER 2018 to MID SEPTEMBER 2020
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🔥REGISTRATION🔥
❇️Happens MID-SEPTEMBER each year
❇️Fastest times get to register FIRST
❇️A couple week long process to find out if you got in
❇️You receive an email confirmation or rejection
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👇OTHER IMPORTANT BOSTON FAQS:👇
✅You need to run a marathon to qualify. A half marathon time will NOT get you into the Boston Marathon
✅However old you are going to be on the DATE of the Boston Marathon is your qualifying standard. So if you are ageing up to the next qualifying standard, you might not need to run as fast as you think you do!
✅There is a limited field size and the race has gotten really competitive! Just because you qualified does not mean you get to run the race. You have to run a “buffer time” which is unknown until the B.A.A completes the admissions process. Some years you need to run 4 minutes faster and some years it’s 2 minutes faster than the qualifying standard
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