Boston Marathon
Available distances
How to get a bib
Every known way in for this edition, with dates. Times are local to the race (America/New_York).
Qualifying time
Results out- Opens
- Mon, 14 September 2026 at 10:00
- Closes
- Fri, 18 September 2026 at 17:00
- Results
- Tue, 29 September 2026
Lottery / ballot
Results out- Closes
- Fri, 18 September 2026 at 17:00
- Results
- Tue, 29 September 2026
Places : 1,000
Official page ↗Charity places
Not announcedDates not announced yet
Official page ↗Charity places
Open- Opens
- Mon, 14 September 2026
- Results
- Sat, 31 October 2026
- Official page ↗
Official tour operators
Available
About
The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon (1897) and one of the six World Marathon Majors. It runs on Patriots' Day, the third Monday in April, from Hopkinton to Boylston Street on a rolling course famous for the Newton Hills and Heartbreak Hill at mile 20.
Over 30,000 runners take part, most of them qualified with a time standard — the coveted “BQ” — earned at another marathon.
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