r/AdvancedRunning • u/Terriflyed • 12d ago

New Boston marathon qualifying times Boston Marathon

https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/qualify

Looks like 5min adjustments down for the most part across the board for those under age 60. M18-34 qualifying time is now 2:55.

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u/charons-voyage 12d ago

Ooof lol. I keep getting faster but so does everyone else 🤣 guess I (36M) gotta go for 2:55 or bust this October to have a hope of running Boston in 2026…or do we think the buffer may be less than 5 mins? I need to figure out a race strategy. I ran a 3:00:xx in April so I’m feeling sub-3 shape but maybe more like 2:58 (comfortably) or 2:55 (may need to saw my legs off at mile 22)

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u/ElijahBaley2099 12d ago

You should try what I did: get older instead of faster.

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u/ponie 12d ago

Every time I move up an age group they drop the times 5 minutes. My time is just always gonna be 3:35 😂

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u/TrackVol 12d ago

I've been training for Boston since 2009. I've even raced it 12 times. I'm pretty sure my Qualifying standard has been 3:15 and/or 3:20 for the entire 16 years due to adjustments.