112th Boston Marathon, to be held on Monday, April 21, 2008.
Qualifying Standards To qualify for the 112th Boston Marathon, athletes must meet the designated time standard which corresponds to their age group. Qualifying times must be run on or after September 23, 2006. Seeding is based on qualifying times, which are subject to review and verification.
The qualifying window for the 2009 Boston Marathon will begin on September 29, 2007.
Boston Marathon Website www.bostonmarathon.org/BostonMarathon/
2008 BOSTON MARATHON QUALIFYING STANDARDS
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 example, a net time of 3:50:59 will be accepted for a 42-year old woman.
