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

T1 Cory Grant, 42; MA; 5:52

T1 Ariel Velasquez, 24; MA; 5:52

3 Matthew Veiga, 39; MA; 5:56

4 Matthew Rogers, 36; RI; 6:28

5 Cole Crosby, 37; RI; 6:29

6 Laura Ricci, 42; MA; 6:30

7 Max Kempisty, 26; MA; 6:33

8 Sam Belcher, 33; MA; 6:38

9 Jason Kaplan, 44; MA; 6:55

10 Howie Breinan, 57; CT; 6:57

T11 James Mandart, 31; MA; 7:03

T11 Justin Martino-Harms, 42; MA; 7:03

T11 Danh Nguyen, 42; MA; 7:03

14 Denise Klatt, 34; MA; 7:23

T15 Erica Mincarelli, 31; MA; 8:00

T15 Lucas Wang, 24; MA; 8:00

17 Frank Gafford, 57; MA; 8:01

T18 Alexandra Brinkert, 39; MA; 8:09

T18 Chris Wristen, 46; MA; 8:09

T20 Erik Phelan, 40; MA; 8:17

T20 Dan Wilson, 46; MA; 8:17

T20 Matthew Montano, 38; MA; 8:17

23 Lisa Rising, 35; MA; 8:20

24 Bob Warren, 65; MA; 8:23

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

26 Julie Huber, 63; MA; 8:46

27 John Correiro, 57; RI; 8:46

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

29 Paul Notari, 56; MA; 8:59

T30 Rich Collins, 69; ME; 9:12

T30 Norm Sheppard, 68; MA; 9:12

32 Michael Plouffe, 37; RI; 9:19

33 Dietmar Bago, 58; MA; 9:46

34 Oliver Lindhorst, 26; MA; 10:26

T35 Leyla Jebelli, 47; MA; 13:12

T35 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