To score guaranteed entry into a major marathon, aim to hit these age group qualifying standards for races like Boston, New York City, Chicago, and London.
It isn’t surprising that the marathon that produced the largest percentage of BQ finishers (37.5%) wasBoston, itself.Boston’s BQ rate was so much greater than all but a couple of the other 226 marathons that, combined with the race’s size, it has a very noticeable effect on the over...
As someone who tried for nearly eight years before I finally ran a marathon fast enough to get into Boston, its clear to me that one crucial aspect of the Boston Marathon has been taken away here — the “journey” to qualify has lost a lot of its appeal. ...