Boston “BQ” times to get a little harder
For anyone interested in qualifying times for the Boston Marathon… times, they are a changin’
In a nutshell, for 2012 BQ times will stay the same, but there will be a rolling registration letting people in who were much faster than their BQ time first. In 2013, they are cutting every BQ standard down by 5 minutes and removing the :59 margin, and also doing the roll down registration.
Read more below:The field size for the 2012 Boston Marathon will not represent a significant increase from the most recent years.
For 2012 the BQ time will not change, but the order of letting people register will:
Date registration opens for runners with times…
September 12, 2011: 20min.or more below qualifying time (based on age/gender)
September 14, 2011: 10min. or more below qualifying time (based on age/gender)
September 16, 2011: 5min. or more below qualifying time (based on age/gender)
September 19, 2011: All Qualified Runners
For the 2013 Boston Marathon, in addition to the new “rolling admission” process for registration, the B.A.A. will lower qual times by five minutes. An additional 59 seconds will NOT be accepted for each age group time standard any more. The adjusted qualifying times will go into effect on September 24, 2011, and are as follows:
2013 Qualifying Times (effective September 24, 2011)
Age Group Men Women
18-34 : 3hrs 05min 00sec 3hrs 35min 00sec
35-39 : 3hrs 10min 00sec 3hrs 40min 00sec
40-44 : 3hrs 15min 00sec 3hrs 45min 00sec
45-49 : 3hrs 25min 00sec 3hrs 55min 00sec
50-54 : 3hrs 30min 00sec 4hrs 00min 00sec
55-59 : 3hrs 40min 00sec 4hrs 10min 00sec
60-64 : 3hrs 55min 00sec 4hrs 25min 00sec
65-69 : 4hrs 10min 00sec 4hrs 40min 00sec
70-74 : 4hrs 25min 00sec 4hrs 55min 00sec
75-79 : 4hrs 40min 00sec 5hrs 10min 00sec
80 and over: 4hrs 55min 00sec 5hrs 25min 00sec
Registration for the 2013 Boston Marathon will begin on Monday, September 10, 2012.
Additionally, to recognize and to encourage longtime Boston Marathon entrants, the B.A.A. will allow those who have met the qualifying times and who have finished the last ten consecutive Boston Marathons to enter anytime during the registration period. Currently, there are approximately 500 runners who have run 10 or more consecutive Boston Marathons.
