Minnesota Runners of the Year Qualifiers

Marathon Men

May 9, 2026

Click here for data on women

Percents shown are "Age Grades," which compare the time with a world-class result
 for a runner of the same age and gender.
Results shown in red are new Minnesota age records.Net times are now used for Minnesota age records and age-group rankings for men and women over 40.
An "a" after a time indicates the course start-to-finish drop or distance exceeded national record requirements.

Open | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 90 | Women
MEN 35 - 39
1    Benjamin Drexler, 37       Minneapolis, MN       2:41:26  74.85%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
2    Nathan Wentz, 36           Minneapolis, MN       2:42:09  74.37%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
3    Adam Pangrac, 38           Moorhead, MN          2:52:00  70.57%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
4    Nicholas Tubbs, 39         Buffalo, MN           2:54:08  70.20%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon

Open | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 90 | Women
MEN 40 - 44
1    Alan Twomey, 40            Minneapolis, MN       2:38:11  77.92%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
2    Ben Johnson, 40            Minneapolis, MN       2:38:23  77.82%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
3    Brian Valentini, 42        Minneapolis, MN       2:40:42  78.01%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
4    Casey Kaplan, 43           Saint Paul, MN        2:57:01  71.43%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
5    Jon Bostrom, 41            Minneapolis, MN       3:02:32  68.10%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon

Open | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 90 | Women
MEN 45 - 49
1    Benjamin Keeler, 48        Mound, MN             2:59:31  73.58%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
2    Adam Hennen, 45            Minneapolis, MN       2:59:35  71.62%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
3    Jeffrey Dubois, 46         Minneapolis, MN       3:07:16  69.29%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
4    Christopher Olsen, 46      Saint Paul, MN        3:07:37  69.16%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
     Jason Cole, 45             Tampa, FL             3:09:00  68.05%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
     Paul Sanwald, 49           Brooklyn, NY          3:13:33  68.85%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
     Chad Fields, 45            Mount Holly, NC       3:14:43  66.05%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon

Open | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 90 | Women
MEN 50 - 54
     Jim Hansen, 50             Watford City, ND      3:18:23  67.79%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
1    Ben Peter, 52              Prior Lake, MN        3:22:34  67.63%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
2    Matt Binsfeld, 50          Saint Cloud, MN       3:24:19  65.81%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
3    Evan Roberts, 51           Minneapolis, MN       3:24:52  66.24%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
     Thomas Sinnott, 52         Trappe, PA            3:26:29  66.30%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon

Open | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 90 | Women
MEN 55 - 59
1    Eric Ostermeier, 55        Minneapolis, MN       3:07:38  75.13%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
2    Stephen Bartos, 55         Saint Paul, MN        3:15:26  72.11%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
     Lonnie Hazard, 57          Samoki, MO            3:27:00  69.37%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
3    Shengxu Li, 56             Chanhassen, MN        3:31:06  67.39%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
     Peter Kopke, 56            New York, NY          3:40:36  64.47%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon

Open | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 90 | Women
MEN 60 - 64
1    Kevin Zanker, 61           Burnsville, MN        2:52:18  86.80%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
2    David Pratt, 61            Moorhead, MN          3:39:17  68.17%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
     Alberto Colin, 60          Long Beach, CA        3:43:43  66.15%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
3    Tony Yang, 62              Maplewood, MN         3:50:17  65.53%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
     Kurt Kooyer, 63            West Fargo, ND        3:53:05  65.33%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
     Peter Ylvisaker, 63        Marion, IA            3:54:07  65.18%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
     Ben Thomas, 62             Fargo, ND             3:57:39  63.52%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
4    Fabio Rozo, 61             Farmington, MN        3:57:58  62.81%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon

Open | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 90 | Women
MEN 65 - 69
1    Bruce Jenkinson, 68        Saint Paul, MN        3:19:33  80.66%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
     Calvin Shiroma, 66         Honolulu, HI          3:50:15  68.38%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon
     David Kvidt, 67            Grand Forks, ND       3:56:20  67.37%   Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon

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