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The standards have been in place since 1970 for male runners and 1972 for female runners. The standards are published by the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), in advance of the qualifying window. To "qualify" for the Boston Marathon runners need to have run a marathon at a time given for their gender and age (as shown in the tables below).
On September 27, 2018, the B.A.A. announced that they were lowering the qualifying times for the 2020 marathon by another five minutes, with male runners in the 18-34 age group required to run a time of 3:00:00 (3 hours) or less and female runners in the 18-34 age group required to run a time of 3:30:00 (3 hours, 30 minutes) or less in order to ...
Beyond the age of 34, qualifying times increase by increments of five minutes with each age group, which are separated by four-year divisions. For example, one age group is 35 to 39, another is 40 ...
Between 2013 and 2015, Samuelson ran the Boston Marathon each year, and setting three of the four fastest marathon times for the 55–59 age group. None are recognized by the World Masters Athletics since the Boston Marathon course does not comply with IAAF regulations. Her times are 2:50:33 (2013), 2:52:15 (2014), and 2:54:26 (2015).
Aurèle Vandendriessche won back-to-back marathons in 1963 and 1964. Ron Hill set a course record at the 1970 Boston Marathon. Bill Rodgers won the race four times between 1975 and 1980. Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot won the race four times, and set two course records. Geoffrey Mutai holds the current course record, 2:03:02, set in 2011.
Rosie M. Vivas[ 1] ( née Ruiz; June 21, 1953 – July 8, 2019) [ 2] was a Cuban fraudster who, among other schemes, was declared the winner in the female category for the 84th Boston Marathon in 1980, only to have her title stripped eight days after the race when it was discovered that she had not run the entire course.
The qualifying times for the 2023 race are the same as the women’s times. But nonbinary standards are likely to change in coming years. Boston Marathon Adds Nonbinary Option for Runner Registration
Spencer died in February 2023 at age 13. 'A ... Chara, who is running the 128th Boston Marathon this year for Team Hoyt, March 14, 2024. ... the stops, prices, train times and more on Marathon ...