2026 Boston Marathon

2026 Boston Marathon
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DateMonday, April 20, 2026 (2026-04-20)
Websitehttps://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon

The 2026 Boston Marathon will be the 130th official edition of the annual marathon race in Boston, Massachusetts, held on Monday, April 20, 2026.[a] It will be a Platinum Label marathon, second of seven World Marathon Majors scheduled for 2026 following the 2026 Tokyo Marathon on March 1st.[2]

For the 2026 edition, runners who ran 4 minutes and 34 seconds faster than the qualifying time for their gender and age group were accepted to the race, for a total of 24,362 runners.[3] There will be a newly redesigned golden medal on a blue and gold ribbon, manufactured by the North Attleborough-based company Ashworth Awards.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Organizers specified 5:30 p.m. (ET) as the fixed finishing time for all runners.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Boston Marathon's Cutoff Rule Caused Controversy. This Year, There's Finally a Solution". Runner's World. April 16, 2025. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  2. ^ "Platinum Label Road Races Results". worldathletics.org. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  3. ^ "Boston Marathon Cutoff Time Announced: Entrants Must Have Run 4:34 Faster Than Qualifying Mark". Runner's World. September 23, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  4. ^ Tenser, Phil (February 18, 2026). "Boston Marathon unveils new medal for 2026 finishers". WCVB. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
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