2024 Boston Marathon Qualification: A Tight Cutoff and Record Applications
2024 Boston Marathon Qualification: A Tight Cutoff and Record Applications
The Boston Marathon has imposed a cutoff time once again.
The Boston Marathon has imposed a cutoff time once again.
Runners needed to run 5:29 faster than the qualifying time for their age and gender to qualify for the 2024 race.
Runners needed to run 5:29 faster than the qualifying time for their age and gender to qualify for the 2024 race.
The field size for the 2024 race is set at 30,000 runners, the same as the 2022 and 2023 races.
The 2024 race will take place on April 15. The qualifying period was from September 1, 2022, to September 15, 2023
The 2024 race will take place on April 15. The qualifying period was from September 1, 2022, to September 15, 2023
The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced on September 28 that the cutoff for the 2024 Boston Marathon is 5:29.
The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced on September 28 that the cutoff for the 2024 Boston Marathon is 5:29.
In other words, applicants had to be significantly faster than their qualifying time.
In other words, applicants had to be significantly faster than their qualifying time.
This reverses the trend from the past two years when there was no cutoff time.
This reverses the trend from the past two years when there was no cutoff time.