BOSTON – If you are a runner who about whether you would make the cut for the 2022 Boston Marathon, you can amp up your training now.
The Boston Athletic Association announced Thursday that anyone who submitted an application during the registration window will be allowed to run the race in April as long as their qualifying time is verified.
The group said “for the first time since 2013, the ‘cut-off’ time is 0 minutes and 0 seconds,” Boston 25 News reported.
The association said about 24,000 applications were submitted between Nov. 8 and 12 this year. The race organizers expect to host about 30,000 runners.
All runners must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be able to compete, Boston 25 News reported.
The 2021 Boston Marathon was run in October after being held virtually in 2020 due to the pandemic.
The 2022 race will be held on April 18.
Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray, left, talks to member of the Massachusetts National Guard before the start the 125th running of the Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Mass., early Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Jennifer McDermott)
Volunteers put the finishing touches on the timing mat at the starting line of the 125th Boston Marathon, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Members of the State Police walk across starting line before the start of the 125th Boston Marathon, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Participants in the men’s wheelchair division break from the starting line of the 125th Boston Marathon, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Participants in the women’s wheelchair division break from the starting line of the 125th Boston Marathon, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Marcel Hug, of Switzerland, crosses the finish line to win the men’s wheelchair division of the 125th Boston Marathon on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Marcel Hug, of Switzerland, breaks the finish line with his helmet to win the men’s wheelchair division at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Manuela Schar, of Switzerland, smiles while breaking the finish line to win the women’s wheelchair division at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Benson Kipruto, of Ethiopia, raises his arms at the finish line as he wins the Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Masks are discarded at the starting line as runners cross for the start of the 125th Boston Marathon, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Benson Kipruto, of Ethiopia, breaks the finish line tape to win the Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Women’s wheelchair participant Manuela Char, right, of Switzerland, looks out from the starting line as Tatyana McFadden looks down before the 125th Boston Marathon, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Elite women’s runner Diana Kipyogei of Kenya, center, breaks from the start in the center of the pack in the 125th Boston Marathon, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Elite women’s runner Diana Kipyogei of Kenya, left, breaks from the start in the center of the pack in the 125th Boston Marathon, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
A dog watches as a runner strides out from the starting line of the 125th Boston Marathon, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Marcel Hug, left, and Manuela Schar, both of Switzerland, celebrate after winning the wheelchair divisions of the 125th Boston Marathon Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Marcel Hug, left, and Manuela Schar, both of Switzerland, pose after winning the wheelchair divisions of the 125th Boston Marathon on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Elite women’s runner Diana Kipyogei of Kenya, center, breaks from the start in the center of the pack in the 125th Boston Marathon, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Manuela Schar of Switzerland smiles after winning the women’s wheelchair division of the 125th Boston Marathon Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Manuela Schar, of Switzerland, approaches the tape to win the women’s wheelchair division of the 125th Boston Marathon Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Manuela Schar, of Switzerland, breaks the tape to win the women’s wheelchair division of the 125th Boston Marathon Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Runners including Shalane Flanagan, second from left, cross the starting line of the 125th Boston Marathon, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Benson Kipruto, of Kenya, approaches the tape to win the 125th Boston Marathon on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Spectators cheer for runners passing fall foliage just after crossing the starting line of the 125th Boston Marathon, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Marcel Hug, left, and Manuela Schar, both of Switzerland, celebrate after winning the wheelchair divisions of the 125th Boston Marathon on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Runners cross the starting line of the 125th Boston Marathon, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Marcel Hug, of Switzerland, celebrates with the trophy after winning the men’s division of the 125th Boston Marathon on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Benson Kipruto, of Kenya, approaches the tape to win the 125th Boston Marathon on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Runners head out from the starting line of the 125th Boston Marathon, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)