Once again, the Boston Marathon field is incredibly fast. Here's what you had to run to get a bib.
But it's not just about qualifying anymore.
For the 2025 race, Boston Athletic Association rejected a record number of applicants for the second consecutive year. The BAA received 36,393 applications, and 12,324 qualified applicants were rejected — more than 1,000 more than the 2024 race.
To earn admission to the 2025 Boston Marathon, runners had to finish at least six minutes and 51 seconds faster than their qualifying standard for their age and gender, according to the BAA. As an example: Men aged 18-34, for whom the standard has been set at 3 hours for the last few years, needed to run faster than 2:53:09 to punch their ticket.
The 6:51 cut-off time is the second-highest since 2014. See the historical cut-off times here:
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'Boston Marathon qualifiers have trained thousands of miles with the hopes of lining up in Hopkinton on Patriots' Day, ready to race towards the finish in Boston,' said Jack Fleming, President and CEO of the BAA in a statement. 'The sport of marathoning is reaching record levels from both a participation and speed standpoint. Unfortunately, we're unable to accept all athletes into the field, though we do want to recognize, thank, and applaud all whose goal was to be part of the 2025 event.'
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The accepted field for the 129th Boston Marathon includes residents of all 50 states plus Washington, D.C., and other US territories as well as citizens of 118 countries.
The strict cutoff time, a jump from last year's 5-minute-29-second cutoff, will likely stand as a record for some time, with the BAA set to lower its qualifying standards for the 2026 race by five minutes for each age and gender group.
The 2025 Boston Marathon is set for Monday.
Previous Globe reporting was used in this story.
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