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Florida Boston Qualifier Marathons

Florida Boston qualifiers usually come down to timing and heat management: flat roads, winter or shoulder-season dates, and travel plans that can make race weekend simple. These are useful options when runners want speed without a cold-weather destination.

Showing all 14 races in this collection. Updated August 2026.

Notable race guides: Life Time Miami Marathon, Space Coast Marathon, Walt Disney World Marathon, and Publix Fort Lauderdale A1A Marathon.

How to use this Boston qualifier list

Qualification applies to the certified full-marathon course and relevant race edition. A qualifying finish must fall inside the applicable window, meeting the standard allows a runner to apply but does not guarantee entry, and the B.A.A. can adjust times from net-downhill courses. Review the current Boston qualifying times and downhill-course rules, then compare the full Boston qualifier race calendar.

  1. 01Space Coast MarathonSunday, November 22, 2026Cocoa, FloridaBQSpace Coast Marathon gives runners a Florida waterfront qualifier with space-theme race energy, flat roads, and late-November timing near Cocoa.GuideResults
  2. 02Powerade Panama City Beach MarathonSaturday, December 5, 2026Panama City Beach, FloridaBQPanama City Beach Marathon gives runners a flat Florida Gulf Coast qualifier with beach-town scenery, December timing, and warm-weather risk.GuideResults
  3. 03Ameris Bank Jacksonville MarathonSaturday, December 12, 2026Jacksonville, FloridaBQThe Ameris Bank Jacksonville Marathon is a fast, certified winter road race built for Boston qualifying, with flat neighborhoods and strong pace support.GuideResults
  5. 05Walt Disney World MarathonSunday, January 10, 2027Lake Buena Vista, FloridaBQA huge January destination marathon at Walt Disney World, with a pre-dawn start, park miles, character stops, and Florida weather to manage.GuideResults
  6. 06FTC Mary Andrews MarathonSaturday, January 16, 2027Hawthorne, FloridaBQFTC Mary Andrews Marathon is a fast four-loop Boston qualifier on a shaded paved trail, with frequent spectator views and a five-hour limit.GuideResults
  8. 08Life Time Miami MarathonSunday, January 31, 2027Miami, FloridaBQMiami Marathon gives runners a tropical city qualifier with waterfront views, a flat loop course, bridge sections, humidity risk, and big-race feel.GuideResults
  9. 09Town of Celebration MarathonSunday, January 31, 2027Celebration, FloridaBQTown of Celebration Marathon offers a flat winter BQ course through planned neighborhoods, quiet shaded wetlands, and lakes just outside Orlando.GuideResults
  10. 1026.2 with DONNA MarathonSunday, February 7, 2027Jacksonville Beach, FloridaBQThe DONNA Marathon pairs a flat February Jacksonville Beaches course with Boston-qualifier utility and a long-running breast cancer mission.GuideResults
  11. 11St. Petersburg MarathonSunday, February 7, 2027St. Petersburg, FloridaBQFlat waterfront racing past Snell Isle, Coffee Pot Bayou, and the Central Avenue murals makes this certified February marathon a Florida winter option.Guide
  12. 12Tallahassee MarathonSunday, February 7, 2027Tallahassee, FloridaBQTallahassee mixes capital-city hills with a long, flat stretch on the shaded St. Marks Trail, creating a course that changes character midrace.GuideResults
  13. 13Publix Fort Lauderdale A1A MarathonSunday, February 14, 2027Fort Lauderdale, FloridaBQFort Lauderdale A1A Marathon gives runners a flat coastal Florida qualifier with oceanfront miles, winter timing, a beach finish, and humidity risk.GuideResults