| October 19th, 2010 at 9:00 a.m., on-line registration for the 115th running of the Boston Marathon 2011 opened up. An incredible 8 hours later registration was closed down after some 26,800 runners signed up and completed the field. Officials were stunned at this unprecedented demand. It was necessary to come up with a new plan for the future. |
| 2012 The New Process for registration will begin Monday September 12th and will not close until Friday September 23rd. The "rolling schedule" for registration will start with all those having met their qualifying times by 20 minutes or better will be registered and advised on Day 1. On Day 3 all those beating qualifying time by 10 minutes or more will be registered. On Day 5 all qualifying 5 minutes or better than their needed times will be registered. If openings still remain then entrants will be registered based on best qualifying times in each age group till all spots are filled. AGE GROUP MEN WOMEN 18-34 3hrs 10min 3hrs 40min 35-39 3hrs 15min 3hrs 45min 40-44 3hrs 20min 3hrs 50min 45-49 3hrs 30min 4hrs 00min 50-54 3hrs 35min 4hrs 05min 55-59 3hrs 45min 4hrs 15min 60-64 4hrs 00min 4hrs 30min 65-69 4hrs 15min 4hrs 45min 70-74 4hrs 30min 5hrs 00min 75-79 4hrs 45min 5hrs 15min 80 and over 5hrs 00min 5hrs 30min *An additional 59 seconds will be accepted for each age group time standard for 2012 only. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2013 The entry requirements will be even more stringent for 2013. A similar process for "rolling registration" as in 2012 will be used. However, qualifying times are 5 minutes faster for all age groups. AGE GROUP MEN WOMEN 18-34 3hrs 05min 00sec 3hrs 35min 00sec 35-39 3hrs 10min 00sec 3hrs 40min 00sec 40-44 3hrs 15min 00sec 3hrs 45min 00sec 45-49 3hrs 25min 00sec 3hrs 55min 00sec 50-54 3hrs 30min 00sec 4hrs 00min 00sec 55-59 3hrs 40min 00sec 4hrs 10min 00sec 60-64 3hrs 55min 00sec 4hrs 25min 00sec 65-69 4hrs 10min 00sec 4hrs 40min 00sec 70-74 4hrs 25min 00sec 4hrs 55min 00sec 75-79 4hrs 40min 00sec 5hrs 10min 00sec 80 and over 4hrs 55min 00sec 5hrs 25min 00sec *Unlike previous years, an additional 59 seconds will NOT be accepted for each age group time standard. ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
| BOSTON MARATHON qualifying times explained |