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Eligibility Requirements

You are eligible to register for the 2018 BQ.2 Marathon Races if you ran a USATF Certified…

Full Marathon in 2015 at or below your 2019 BQ standard

Full Marathon in 2016,  2017 or 2018 within 10 minutes of your 2019 standard

Half Marathon in 2016, 2017 or 2018 at or below your 2019 BQ pace

Spring requirements will be WAIVED if the race has not filled by MARCH 1

Full Marathon in 2016 at or below your 2019 BQ standard

Full Marathon in 2017 or 2018 within 10 minutes of your 2019 standard

Half Marathon in 2017 or 2018 at or below your 2019 BQ pace

Fall requirements will be WAIVED if the race has not filled by JULY 1

 – Last Chance BQ.2 Chicagoland is expected to fill by 7/1
 – Last Chance BQ.2 Grand Rapids is expected to be open after 7/1

Note: The BQ.2 Marathon Races have a 4:30 cutoff.

BQ standards above 4:30 are calculated at 4:30 for eligibility.

BQ2 Eligibility Cutoff Table

  • Age on Boston 2019 Race Day
  • Eligibility result must be in a USATF Certified race
Men
Age
Women Age
2019
Boston
Standard
April BQ2 Cutoff  2015 Marathon
Sept BQ2 Cutoff 2016 Marathon
April BQ2 Cutoff  2016-18 Marathon
 Sept BQ2 Cutoff   2017-18 Marathon
April BQ2 Cutoff 2016-18 Half 
Sept BQ2 Cutoff 2017-18 Half
 18-34  3:05:00 3:05:00 3:15:00  1:32:30
 35-39 3:10:00 3:10:00 3:20:00 1:35:00
 40-44 3:15:00 3:15:00 3:25:00 1:37:30
 45-49 3:25:00 3:25:00 3:35:00 1:42:30
 50-54 3:30:00 3:30:00 3:40:00 1:45:00
18-34 3:35:00 3:35:00 3:45:00 1:47:30
55-59 35-39 3:40:00 3:40:00 3:50:00 1:50:00
40-44 3:45:00 3:45:00 3:55:00 1:52:30
45-49  3:55:00 3:55:00 4:05:00 1:57:30
60-64 3:55:00 3:55:00 4:05:00 1:57:30
50-54 4:00:00 4:00:00 4:10:00 2:00:00
65-69 55-59 4:10:00 4:10:00 4:20:00 2:05:00
70-74 60-64 4:25:00 4:25:00 4:30:00* 2:12:30
65-69 4:40:00 4:30:00* 4:30:00* 2:15:00*
75-79 4:40:00 4:30:00* 4:30:00* 2:15:00*
80+ 70-74 4:55:00 4:30:00* 4:30:00* 2:15:00*
75-79 5:10:00 4:30:00* 4:30:00* 2:15:00*
80+ 5:25:00 4:30:00* 4:30:00* 2:15:00*
* BQ.2 race has a 4:30 cutoff
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