Boston Marathon qualifying standards tightened by five minutes for 2026

With a record number of registrations for the 2025 race, the B.A.A. will make it tougher to qualify in 2026 for athletes under age 60

World Athletics changes qualification system in middle-distance events

Starting with this year’s World Championships, the big Q, little q system will no longer apply

Boston Marathon cutoff is 1:39 for 2020

Even with qualifying times being lowered by five minutes across the board for 2020 and increasing the field size to 31,500, runners still had to beat their qualifying time by more than a minute and a half