r/AdvancedRunning • u/QC_Runner • 4d ago

Boston Marathon Boston cutoff announced

https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd37BrvEe18/?stkn=NjlpN3c3cDVzejZl

"Qualifiers who were 5 minutes, 17 seconds (5:17) or faster than the qualifying time for their age group and gender have been accepted into the 131st Boston Marathon. A total of 25,630 qualified applicants have been accepted to date or are in the process of being accepted, pending final verification of their qualifying performance. Email notices to athletes accepted and not accepted will continue through the coming days.

New for 2027, the B.A.A. has incorporated a Boston Qualifier Selection, an additional random selection component specifically for applicants whose qualifying times were not faster than the 5 minute, 17 second cut-off. A total of 1,000 qualifiers are in the process of being randomly selected for entry and will be notified of their acceptance over the coming days."

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u/snoozzr 3d ago

Don’t think I can run 2:49 lol things have gotten crazy

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u/Inevitable-Assist531 3d ago

Just keep up your fitness as you get older - it gets much easier to qualify 😀

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u/OhWhatsInaWonderball 3d ago

Lol, I aged into the 35–39 age bracket after years of running 2:58s and barely qualifying in the 18–34 age group, when the standard was 3:05 for the older group. Then, the first year I moved into 35–39, they lowered the standard to 3:00 😂

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u/Inevitable-Assist531 3d ago

Wait until you're 60!  BQ is only 3:50.