Boston Announces New Qualifying Times, Registration Process

The BAA site is getting flooded since the announcement.  The following is from Runner’s World online…

Boston Announces New Qualifying Times, Registration Process

02/16/2011 11:30 AM

By Peter Vigneron

Boston Marathon organizers have announced adjustments to qualifying times and registration policies for the 2012 and 2013 Boston Marathons. The marathon will institute a two-week, rolling registration process beginning for 2012, and will lower standards by five minutes across all age and gender categories beginning in 2013. BAA executive director Tom Grilk said that he expects race entry fees to rise by between $5 and $20, up from the current price of $130 for U.S. residents.

Read the RW article here and the BAA announcement here.  And below are the age group qualifying times.

Age Group       Men     Women  
18-34   3:05:00 3:35:00
35-39   3:10:00 3:40:00
40-44   3:15:00 3:45:00
45-49   3:25:00 3:55:00
50-54   3:30:00 4:00:00
55-59   3:40:00 4:10:00
60-64   3:55:00 4:25:00
65-69   4:10:00 4:40:00
70-74   4:25:00 4:55:00
75-79   4:40:00 5:10:00
80+     4:55:00 5:25:00