Women's veterans champions
Here are the Boston Marathon women's veterans champions through the years. The veterans division is for runners aged 50-59, and has been officially recognized for women since 1979.
| Year | Name | Age | Home | Time |
| 1979 | Helen S. Dick | 54 | California | 3:29:21 |
| 1980 | Toshiko d'Elia | 50 | New Jersey | 3:09:07 |
| 1981 | Sr. Marion Irvine | 51 | California | 3:11:00 |
| 1982 | Janet Glassman | 53 | Pennsylvania | 3:18:13 |
| 1983 | Edna Craig | 54 | Florida | 3:07:59 |
| 1984 | Janet Glassman | 55 | Pennsylvania | 3:14:46 |
| 1985 | Miyo Ishigami | 50 | Japan | 3:03:47 |
| 1986 | Wen Shi Yu | 51 | Japan | 3:18:23 |
| 1987 | Carolyn Cappetta | 51 | Massachusetts | 3:17:24 |
| 1988 | Carolyn Cappetta | 52 | Massachusetts | 3:21:41 |
| 1989 | Wen-Shi Yu | 54 | New York | 3:23:19 |
| 1990 | Wen-Shi Yu | 55 | New York | 3:19:51 |
| 1991 | Wen-Shi Yu | 56 | New York | 3:15:20 |
| 1992 | Barbara Miller | 52 | California | 3:18:47 |
| 1993 | Margret Betz | 56 | New York | 3:28:23 |
| 1994 | Melody Schultz | 52 | California | 3:20:28 |
| 1995 | Wendy Burbank | 52 | Massachusetts | 3:29:19 |
| 1996 | Gerti Wettstein | 50 | Switzerland | 3:05:50 |
| 1997 | Susan Gustafson | 50 | Massachusetts | 3:19:47 |
| 1998 | Mary Preisel | 51 | Tennessee | 3:05:16 |
| 1999 | Judith Hine | 50 | New Zealand | 3:01:35 |
| 2000 | Anne Roden | 53 | Great Britain | 2:54:21 |
| 2001 | Joan P. Ellis | 52 | Ohio | 3:06:45 |
| 2002 | Masako Matsumura | 50 | Japan | 3:02:41 |
| 2003 | Janice M. Kreuz | 55 | Ohio | 3:21:20 |
| 2004 | Edie Stevenson | 54 | Colorado | 3:16:47 |
| 2005 | Louise Voghel | 50 | Quebec | 2:58:56 |
| 2006 | Marla K. Rhoden | 50 | Kansas | 3:16:15 |
| 2007 | Louise Voghel | 52 | Quebec | 3:07:45 |
| 2008 | Becky E. Backstrom | 50 | Washington | 3:04:50 |