BOSTON (WHDH) - Registration opened Monday for the 129th Boston Marathon, with runners racing to secure one of the marathon’s highly-sought bids.
The 2025 marathon take place on April 21.
The current registration process allows anyone with a valid marathon qualifying time to submit a registration application online. The registration window will remain open until 5 p.m. Friday.
Qualifying times for the marathon range from 3 hours for men between 18 and 34 years old, to 5:20 for women and non-binary runners aged 80 and over.
Though runners may have a valid qualifying time, they are not guaranteed a spot in the marathon, with priority given to those with the fastest qualifying times in their pool. The Boston Athletic Association in a statement this week reminded runners that all applications are treated the same, regardless of when they are submitted within the application window.
The 2024 Boston marathon set a record for the highest number of qualified runners not accepted, with 11,039 runners turned away, according to the Boston Athletic Association.
The entry fee to run the marathon is $250.
Between who qualified for the race and runners participating in the marathon’s charity program, this year’s race is expected to include 30,000 participants.
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