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Qualifying checker

Your time against each race’s standard for your age.

Example · 3:29:00 · Women

Meets 2 of 6Boston 2028: 6:00 under the standard, enough for 3 of the last 4 cut-offs (2024–2027).

Official standardsChecked

Your marathon

h:mm:ss, e.g. 3:29:00 or 3:29.

The day you ran it.

It never goes into links or analytics.

Course and entry details, optional

Boston adds 5:00 from 1,500 ft and 10:00 from 3,000 ft, and does not accept 6,000 ft or more. Sydney accepts at most 457 m.

For NYRR guaranteed entry. Ticking it sets the race date.

  1. London 2027Open now14:00 under the standard. Meets the time · UK residents only

    Meets the time · UK residents only · 14:00 under

    • Good For Age is for UK residents. If you live in the UK, tick it under “Course and entry details”.
    Standard
    3:43:00
    women 40–44 · strictly under
    Your time
    3:29:00
    Chip (net) time
    Aim for
    3:42:59
    8:30/mi even pace, a second inside the standard · Pace band for it
    Age used
    42
    Age on the day you ran it, Sep 27, 2026
    Window
    Inside
    Times run October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026.
    Applications
    Open now
    Closes in 21 days. Applications close 16:00 GMT, October 29, 2026. UK residents only.
    Entry
    6,000 places (3,000 men, 3,000 women) allocated fastest first relative to age and standard.
    Rules and fine print: London
    • Age is your age on the day you ran the qualifying time.
    • Times must be strictly under the standard (“sub”).
    • London Good For Age has men’s and women’s categories only.
    • MyWay: if your only qualifying time is from the virtual TCS London Marathon MyWay, you also need an in-person half marathon run in the same window on a certified course, under 1:46:47 for women in your age band.
    • Championship entry (a separate route for members of a UK athletics body, open to non-residents): marathon under 2:38:00 for men or 3:10:00 for women, run in the same window; 1,200 places, fastest first; applications close 16:00 BST, Oct 20, 2026.
    • London publishes no acceptance cut-off.

    Official qualifying pageEvery London age group

  2. Chicago 2027Open now1:00 under the standard. Meets

    Meets the standard · 1:00 under

    • Guaranteed entry if you apply in the window (October 8–29, 2026), the result is approved and the fee is paid by November 10, 2026. No cut-off is listed.
    Standard
    3:30:00
    women 40–44 · at or under
    Your time
    3:29:00
    Chip (net) time
    Aim for
    3:30:00
    8:01/mi even pace · Pace band for it
    Age used
    43
    Age on race day, Oct 10, 2027
    Window
    Inside
    Times run January 1, 2025 – October 29, 2026.
    Applications
    Open now
    Closes in 21 days. Applications open 8 a.m. CT October 8 and close 2 p.m. CT October 29, 2026.
    Entry
    A time that meets the standard gives a guaranteed entry if you apply as a time qualifier in the application window (October 8–29, 2026), the Chicago Marathon verifies and approves the result, and you pay the entry fee by 11:59 p.m. CT on November 10, 2026. Chicago lists no cut-off under the standard.
    Rules and fine print: Chicago
    • Marathons only, on a certified course; no allowances for weather or course conditions.
    • Non-binary standards equal the women’s; the documented time must be in the division you apply in.

    Official qualifying pageEvery Chicago age group

  3. Berlin 2027Open now19:00 over the standard. Misses

    Misses the standard · 19:00 over

    Standard
    3:10:00
    women, born 1983–2009 · at or under (assumed; not stated by the race)
    Your time
    3:29:00
    Chip (net) time
    Aim for
    3:10:00
    7:15/mi even pace · Pace band for it
    Age used
    43
    Age reached in 2027: Berlin bands go by birth year (born 1984)
    Window
    Inside
    Marathon times from 2025 or 2026. The time must be run by Nov 12, 2026, when applications close.
    Applications
    Open now
    Closes in 35 days. Registration October 1 – November 12, 2026; results December 3, 2026.
    Entry
    Registering as a fast runner does not guarantee a place; proof is reviewed, and invalid proof moves you to the lottery.
    Rules and fine print: Berlin
    • Bands go by birth year: born 2009–1983, 1982–1968, and 1967 or earlier (the age reached in 2027).
    • Berlin lists men’s and women’s qualifying times only.

    Official qualifying pageEvery Berlin age group

  4. Boston 2028Not announced6:00 under the standard. Meets

    Meets the standard · 6:00 under

    • You can apply. Acceptance depends on the cut-off.
    Standard
    3:35:00
    women 40–44 · at or under (assumed; not stated by the race)
    Time counted
    3:29:00
    Chip time; add a course drop for the downhill index
    Aim for
    3:35:00
    8:12/mi even pace · Pace band for it
    Age used
    43
    Age on race day, Apr 17, 2028
    Window
    Inside
    Times from September 19, 2026 through the end of registration week in September 2027 count for the 2028 race. 2027 registration week has not been dated; it is usually mid-September.
    Applications
    Dates not announced
    Registration week for the 2028 race is in September 2027, its dates announced after the 2027 race. Accepted runners are those fastest relative to their standard.
    Entry
    Meeting the standard lets you apply. Acceptance depends on the cut-off (and, for 2027, a random selection of about 1,000 qualifiers who missed it).

    Your 6:00 margin would have cleared 13 of 15 cut-offs since 2012.

    0:002:004:006:008:00201220142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027Your 6:00
    All numbers15 rows

    Boston cut-offs: how far under their standard applicants had to be, and how many qualifiers were turned away

    RaceCut-offTurned awayCleared
    2027 Plus about 1,000 qualifiers drawn at random5:178,019Yes
    20264:348,887Yes
    20256:5112,324No
    20245:2911,039Yes
    20230:000Yes
    20220:000Yes
    2021 Reduced field7:479,215No
    2020 Race later held virtually1:393,161Yes
    20194:527,248Yes
    20183:235,062Yes
    20172:092,957Yes
    20162:284,562Yes
    20151:021,947Yes
    20141:382,976Yes
    20121:143,228Yes

    2027 random selection. The B.A.A. also drew about 1,000 qualifiers at random from those who missed the 5:17 cut-off: about 11% of that group.

    Past cut-offs, not a forecast: the B.A.A. does not predict them, and neither does Pace Notes.

    Rules and fine print: Boston
    • Race date April 17, 2028. The qualifying window ends with registration week in September 2027, which is not yet dated.
    • Net (chip) time on a certified course. No virtual, indoor, treadmill or time-trial marathons.
    • From 2027 registration, courses with a net drop of 1,500–2,999 ft (457.2–914.1 m) add 5:00, 3,000–5,999 ft (914.2–1,828.5 m) add 10:00, and 6,000 ft (1,828.6 m) or more are not accepted.
    • B.A.A. statements differ on how long the downhill index lasts: the June 2025 rule says the indexes will be in place for at least the next two years; the September 2026 registration update says they are subject to change ahead of the 2028 registration period.
    • Non-binary standards equal the women’s. A non-binary time must come from a race that offered the category, unless it offered none.

    Official qualifying pageEvery Boston age group

  5. New York 2027Not announced3:00 over the standard. Misses

    Misses the standard · 3:00 over

    Standard
    3:26:00
    women 40–44 · at or under
    Your time
    3:29:00
    Chip (net) time
    Aim for
    3:26:00
    7:51/mi even pace · Pace band for it
    Age used
    43
    Age on race day, Nov 7, 2027
    Window
    Inside
    Times run January 1 – December 31, 2026.
    Applications
    Dates not announced
    Application dates for this edition are not listed yet.
    Entry
    NYRR races (and listed NYRR half marathons) give guaranteed entry. Other marathons enter a capped pool, fastest first: for 2026 that pool took runners at least 22:52 under their standard.
    Rules and fine print: New York
    • Half-marathon times count only from NYRR half marathons.
    • Net (chip) time; “at least as fast as” the standard.
    • Non-binary standards equal the women’s. Apply in the gender your result was posted under, or as non-binary if the race offered no non-binary option.

    Official qualifying pageEvery New York age group

  6. Sydney 2027Closed2:00 over the standard. Outside window

    Outside the qualifying window · 2:00 over

    • The time would also miss the standard, but Sep 27, 2026 is after applications closed (Sep 18, 2026), so it cannot be submitted for this edition.
    Standard
    3:27:00
    women 40–44 · at or under (assumed; not stated by the race)
    Your time
    3:29:00
    Chip (net) time; Sydney also accepts gun time
    Aim for
    3:27:00
    7:54/mi even pace · Pace band for it
    Age used
    43
    Age on race day, Aug 29, 2027
    Window
    Outside
    Times run since July 1, 2025 on a World Athletics-certified course with a net drop of no more than 457 m. The time must be run by Sep 18, 2026, when applications closed.
    Applications
    Closed
    The 2027 application window ran September 14–18, 2026. Shown for reference.
    Entry
    1,200 places: 600 sub-elite (the fastest men, women and non-binary athletes) and 600 Good For Age (fastest within each age and gender group). Not guaranteed.
    Rules and fine print: Sydney
    • Gun or net (chip) time is accepted. This checker uses the chip time you entered; a gun time is usually a little slower.
    • Qualifying times may be assessed by gun time or net (chip) time.
    • Non-binary standards equal the women’s.

    Official qualifying pageEvery Sydney age group

The copied link carries your division, time and race date, never your date of birth.

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