Boston Marathon Qualifying Times (BQ)
		Age group			Men			Women
		18 ~ 34			3:10			3:40
		35 ~ 39			3:15			3:45
		40 ~ 44			3:20			3:50
		45 ~ 49			3:30			4:00
		50 ~ 54			3:35			4:05
		55 ~ 59			3:45			4:15
		60 ~ 64			4:00			4:30
		65 ~ 69			4:15			4:45
		70 ~ 74			4:30			5:00
		75 ~ 79			4:45			5:15
		80 and over			5:00			5:30
	Qualifiers for the 115th Boston Marathon must meet the designated time standard that corresponds with their age group. Qualifying times must be run on or after September 20, 2009. Seeding was based on qualifying times, and is subject to review and verification. All participants will adhere to the guidelines set forth by the B.A.A., USA Track and Field or foreign equivalent, International Paralympic Committee, Wheelchair Sports, USA, Disabled Sports, USA, and the United States Association for Blind Athletes. Qualifying times are met in competitions observing these same rules. Proof of qualification accompanied each athlete's application. Participants are required to be 18 years or older on race day. The qualifying times below are based upon each athlete's age on the date of the Boston Marathon in which they are participating.  *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.

 

World Records of Distance Races
updated: 2010
			5Km	10Km	Half mara	Marathon
	Man	Time	12:37.35	26:17.53	0:58:23	2:03:59
		Athlete	Kenenisa Bekele         (ETH)	Kenenisa Bekele         (ETH)	Zersenary Tadese           (ERI)	Haile Gebrselassie            (ETH)
		Venue	Hengelo	Brussels	Lisbon	Berlin
		Date	May 31, 2004	Aug. 26, 2005	Mar. 21, 2010	Sep. 28, 2008
	Woman	Time	14:11.15	29:31.78	1:06:25	2:15:25
		Athlete	Tirunesh Dibaba         (ETH)	Wang Junxia         (CHN)	Lornah Kiplagat           (NED)	Paula Radcliffe            (UK)
		Venue	Oslo	Beijing	Udine	London
		Date	Jun. 6, 2008	Sep. 8, 1993	Oct. 14, 2007	Apr. 13, 2003

 

Pace Chart (Km)
	1	5	10	15	21.097	25	30	35	40	42.195
	0:02:51	0:14:13	0:28:26	0:42:40	1:00:00	1:11:06	1:25:19	1:39:32	1:53:45	2:00:00
	0:02:56	0:14:42	0:29:23	0:44:05	1:01:59	1:13:28	1:28:09	1:42:51	1:57:32	2:03:59
	0:03:05	0:15:24	0:30:49	0:46:13	1:05:00	1:17:01	1:32:26	1:47:50	2:03:14	2:10:00
	0:03:19	0:16:35	0:33:11	0:49:46	1:10:00	1:22:57	1:39:32	1:56:08	2:12:43	2:20:00
	0:03:33	0:17:46	0:35:33	0:53:19	1:15:00	1:28:52	1:46:39	2:04:25	2:22:12	2:30:00
	0:03:48	0:18:58	0:37:55	0:56:53	1:20:00	1:34:48	1:53:45	2:12:43	2:31:41	2:40:00
	0:04:02	0:20:09	0:40:17	1:00:26	1:25:00	1:40:43	2:00:52	2:21:01	2:41:09	2:50:00
	0:04:15	0:21:13	0:42:25	1:03:38	1:29:30	1:46:03	2:07:16	2:28:29	2:49:41	2:59:00
	0:04:16	0:21:20	0:42:40	1:03:59	1:30:00	1:46:39	2:07:59	2:29:18	2:50:38	3:00:00
	0:04:23	0:21:55	0:43:51	1:05:46	1:32:30	1:49:37	2:11:32	2:33:27	2:55:23	3:05:00
	0:04:30	0:22:31	0:45:02	1:07:33	1:35:00	1:52:34	2:15:05	2:37:36	3:00:07	3:10:00
	0:04:37	0:23:06	0:46:13	1:09:19	1:37:30	1:55:32	2:18:39	2:41:45	3:04:51	3:15:00
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	0:04:52	0:24:18	0:48:35	1:12:53	1:42:30	2:01:28	2:25:45	2:50:03	3:14:20	3:25:00
	0:04:59	0:24:53	0:49:46	1:14:39	1:45:00	2:04:25	2:29:18	2:54:11	3:19:05	3:30:00
	0:05:06	0:25:29	0:50:57	1:16:26	1:47:30	2:07:23	2:32:52	2:58:20	3:23:49	3:35:00
	0:05:13	0:26:04	0:52:08	1:18:12	1:50:00	2:10:21	2:36:25	3:02:29	3:28:33	3:40:00
	0:05:20	0:26:40	0:53:19	1:19:59	1:52:30	2:13:19	2:39:58	3:06:38	3:33:18	3:45:00
	0:05:27	0:27:15	0:54:31	1:21:46	1:55:00	2:16:16	2:43:32	3:10:47	3:38:02	3:50:00
	0:05:34	0:27:51	0:55:42	1:23:32	1:57:30	2:19:14	2:47:05	3:14:56	3:42:47	3:55:00
	0:05:40	0:28:19	0:56:39	1:24:58	1:59:30	2:21:36	2:49:56	3:18:15	3:46:34	3:59:00
	0:05:41	0:28:26	0:56:53	1:25:19	2:00:00	2:22:12	2:50:38	3:19:05	3:47:31	4:00:00
	0:05:55	0:29:37	0:59:15	1:28:52	2:05:00	2:28:07	2:57:45	3:27:22	3:57:00	4:10:00
	0:06:10	0:30:49	1:01:37	1:32:26	2:10:00	2:34:03	3:04:51	3:35:40	4:06:28	4:20:00
	0:06:24	0:32:00	1:03:59	1:35:59	2:15:00	2:39:58	3:11:58	3:43:58	4:15:57	4:30:00
	0:06:45	0:33:46	1:07:33	1:41:19	2:22:30	2:48:52	3:22:38	3:56:24	4:30:10	4:45:00
	0:07:07	0:35:33	1:11:06	1:46:39	2:30:00	2:57:45	3:33:18	4:08:51	4:44:24	5:00:00

 

Pace Chart (Mile)
	1	3.106	5	10	13.11	15	23	25	26	26.219
	0:04:35	0:14:13	0:22:53	0:45:46	1:00:00	1:08:39	1:45:16	1:54:25	1:59:00	2:00:00
	0:04:44	0:14:41	0:23:39	0:47:17	1:02:00	1:10:56	1:48:46	1:58:13	2:02:57	2:03:59
	0:04:57	0:15:24	0:24:47	0:49:35	1:05:00	1:14:22	1:54:02	2:03:57	2:08:55	2:10:00
	0:05:20	0:16:35	0:26:42	0:53:24	1:10:00	1:20:06	2:02:49	2:13:29	2:18:50	2:20:00
	0:05:43	0:17:46	0:28:36	0:57:13	1:15:00	1:25:49	2:11:35	2:23:02	2:28:45	2:30:00
	0:06:06	0:18:57	0:30:31	1:01:01	1:20:00	1:31:32	2:20:21	2:32:34	2:38:40	2:40:00
	0:06:29	0:20:08	0:32:25	1:04:50	1:25:00	1:37:15	2:29:08	2:42:06	2:48:35	2:50:00
	0:06:50	0:21:12	0:34:08	1:08:16	1:29:30	1:42:24	2:37:01	2:50:41	2:57:30	2:59:00
	0:06:52	0:21:19	0:34:20	1:08:39	1:30:00	1:42:59	2:37:54	2:51:38	2:58:30	3:00:00
	0:07:03	0:21:55	0:35:17	1:10:34	1:32:30	1:45:50	2:42:17	2:56:24	3:03:27	3:05:00
	0:07:15	0:22:30	0:36:14	1:12:28	1:35:00	1:48:42	2:46:40	3:01:10	3:08:25	3:10:00
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	0:08:58	0:27:50	0:44:49	1:29:38	1:57:30	2:14:27	3:26:09	3:44:04	3:53:02	3:55:00
	0:09:07	0:28:19	0:45:35	1:31:09	1:59:30	2:16:44	3:29:39	3:47:53	3:57:00	3:59:00
	0:09:09	0:28:26	0:45:46	1:31:32	2:00:00	2:17:18	3:30:32	3:48:51	3:58:00	4:00:00
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	0:10:52	0:33:46	0:54:21	1:48:42	2:22:30	2:43:03	4:10:01	4:31:45	4:42:37	4:45:00
	0:11:27	0:35:32	0:57:13	1:54:25	2:30:00	2:51:38	4:23:10	4:46:03	4:57:30	5:00:00