The Trail Animals Running Club played host to the 30th annual “Don’t Run Boston” 50K and 17th edition of the DRB 50-miler on Saturday, April 19, 2026, at the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, Mass. Runners took on an unmarked course through the reservation, amassing around 5,700 feet of elevation gain for the 50K and nearly 7,000 feet of climbing for the 50-miler.

RESULTS

50K

Place; Name, Age; State; Time

Cory Grant, 42; MA; 5:52* – Did not complete route correctly and cut two miles off of the course

Ariel Velasquez, 24; MA; 5:52* – Did not complete route correctly and cut two miles off of the course

1 Matthew Veiga, 39; MA; 5:56

2 Matthew Rogers, 36; RI; 6:28

3 Cole Crosby, 37; RI; 6:29

4 Laura Ricci, 42; MA; 6:30

5 Max Kempisty, 26; MA; 6:33

6 Sam Belcher, 33; MA; 6:38

7 Jason Kaplan, 44; MA; 6:55

8 Howie Breinan, 57; CT; 6:57

T9 James Mandart, 31; MA; 7:03

T9 Justin Martino-Harms, 42; MA; 7:03

T9 Danh Nguyen, 42; MA; 7:03

12 Denise Klatt, 34; MA; 7:23

T13 Erica Mincarelli, 31; MA; 8:00

T13 Lucas Wang, 24; MA; 8:00

15 Frank Gafford, 57; MA; 8:01

T16 Alexandra Brinkert, 39; MA; 8:09

T16 Chris Wristen, 46; MA; 8:09

T18 Erik Phelan, 40; MA; 8:17

T18 Dan Wilson, 46; MA; 8:17

T18 Matthew Montano, 38; MA; 8:17

21 Lisa Rising, 35; MA; 8:20

22 Bob Warren, 65; MA; 8:23

23 Maarten Alexander van Weezenbeek, 27; MA; 8:29

24 Julie Huber, 63; MA; 8:46

25 John Correiro, 57; RI; 8:46

26 Lisa Erickson Gorman, 46; MA; 8:57

27 Paul Notari, 56; MA; 8:59

T28 Rich Collins, 69; ME; 9:12

T28 Norm Sheppard, 68; MA; 9:12

30 Michael Plouffe, 37; RI; 9:19

31 Dietmar Bago, 58; MA; 9:46

32 Oliver Lindhorst, 26; MA; 10:26

T33 Leyla Jebelli, 47; MA; 13:12

T33 Kristy Sodano, 47; MA; 13:12

50-Mile

Place; Name, Age; State; Time

1 Cory Grant, 42; MA; 10:07

2 Ariel Velasquez, 24; MA; 10:07

3 Howie Breinan, 57; CT; 11:25

T4 Jason Kaplan, 44; MA; 11:42

T4 James Mandart, 31; MA; 11:42

T4 Justin Martino-Harms, 42; MA; 11:42

T4 Danh Nguyen, 42; MA; 11:42

8 Denise Klatt, 34; MA; 11:58

9 Dan Wilson, 46; MA; 13:24

10 Frank Gafford, 57; MA; 13:25

11 Lisa Rising, 35; MA; 13:51