Boston qualifying calculator now shows the right standards for runners 60 and up

• The 60+ standards were five minutes too fast. They now read 3:50 for men 60–64 and 4:20 for women 60–64, with each older band 15 minutes slower. A 62-year-old man who ran 3:48 used to be told he'd missed. He beat the standard by two minutes.
• It now says the qualifying window closed in September 2026 and that 2027 standards are the ones in effect, so you know whether your race counts. It also shows the 5:17 cutoff the BAA published, so you can see how far under the standard you'd need to be.
• If you ran a steeply downhill course, the calculator explains that the BAA adjusts those times upward. Your finish time on the clock may not be the one Boston looks at.

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