2026 operating status

Know what is final.

Confirmed for 2026

Race date

19 April 2027. Age for the standards is age on that day.

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Confirmed for 2026

Entry

Qualifier registration closed 18 September 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Cutoff for acceptance was 5:17 under the standard. About 1,000 more places were a random draw for applicants who were not past that cutoff. The qualify page's table lists field size 30,000 and 8,019 qualifiers not accepted.

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Previous-edition reference

Course file

No GPX on the marathon page. The route towns, mile table, and MBTA chart are from the Race Course PDF in /wp-content/uploads/2026/03/. Not a 2027 edition label.

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Boston Marathon · April 2027

The crew’s weekend

The finish is a Boston day. The start is not.

In this guide · 1 decisions
  1. 01Skip Hopkinton unless you have a ride back

Skip Hopkinton unless you have a ride back

The PDF says there are no spectator shuttles. Kenmore at 25.2 miles is the late look. Copley station is marked CLOSED.

Family meeting area: Stuart Street and St. James Street.

Continue the plan

Build the exact race-day routeTurn the companion plan into course stops, transfer cutoffs, and a reunion fallback.

Edition status

The qualify page, opened 4 November 2026, dates the race 19 April 2027 and says qualifier registration closed on 18 September 2026. The cutoff for acceptance was 5:17 under the age-group standard. The course description is the B.A.A. Race Course PDF uploaded March 2026. That file is not labeled 2027, and it has no GPX. Wave clocks in the PDF are not copied here.