2014 Boston Marathon Registration Info: Dates, Notes, Field Size Increase, & More

If you want to get into the 2014 Boston Marathon, the registration date is coming up soon... so you might want to spend part of your Labor Day weekend checking out the details. Here are some basic details, shown after the graphic of qualifying times (you can find full information at the Boston Athletic Association's registration dates page):

2014 Boston Marathon qualifying times.

• Registration for the 2014 Boston Marathon starts September 9, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. ET; it will be conducted online only at www.baa.org
• The registration process will be the same as for 2012 and 2013, allowing faster runners to register first
• Race date: Monday, April 21, 2014
• Field size: for 2014 only, the Boston Marathon field has been increased to 36,000 participants
• Qualifying standards for 2014 (shown above) are the same as for the 2013 race  
• The 2015 Boston Marathon will take place on April 20th; registration dates have not yet been announced. The qualification window for the 2015 race opens on Saturday, September 14, 2013.

For more information, see the Boston Marathon website or the race's Registration Dates and Field Size page. (And, if you can't run in 2014, note the date of the 2015 Boston Marathon: April 20th.)

Good luck to all entrants!

2012 Boston Marathon Registration Now Open

Registration for the 2012 Boston Marathon opened Sept. 12th at 10 a.m. Eastern time. The Boston Athletic Association (BAA) has been tweaking its registration system in the last couple of years to address some of the complaints about it, so be sure to read all the rules.

Registration is sure to fill up fast, so if you're interested in running the 2012 race, which takes place on April 16th, head over to the Boston Marathon registration page.

For other information about the Boston Marathon or the BAA, visit the BAA's website, www.baa.org. 

A few of my friends have already gone through the registration process, so good luck to them and all applicants!