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Ben Nelson
MaleMinnesota1998–2025
83
Total Finishes
62
Distinct Races
24
States (47%)
1:17:55
PR (5:57/mi)
2:08:22
Average
-1:24:18
Faster (first to last)
Medal House
2006
Santa Claus Half Marathon
1:22:56
#7 overall#7 gender
2005
Race For The Roses Half Marathon & 5K
1:53:07
#342 overall#231 gender
2004
Horsetooth Half Marathon - Presented by Fort Collins Connexion
1:42:39
#90 overall#74 gender
2004
Rock n Roll Nashville
2:40:02
#6756 overall#3179 gender
2003
DRC Half Marathon and 5K
1:41:17
#241 overall#198 gender
2002
Rock n Roll Nashville
2:24:47
#3686 overall#1895 gender
2001
New Prague Half Marathon
2:38:23
#1239 overall#739 gender
2000
New Prague Half Marathon
2:33:40
#1229 overall#746 gender
1999
South Shore Half Marathon
1:58:21
#411 overall#307 gender
1999
New Prague Half Marathon
2:10:24
#1301 overall#860 gender
1999
2025 500 Festival Running Events
3:14:02
#15475 overall#8684 gender
1998
2025 500 Festival Running Events
3:39:49
#17334 overall#9097 gender
Performance Timeline
Complete Race Log
| Year | Race | State | Time | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mistletoe RunWinston Salem | NC | 1:45:46 | #169 |
| 2025 | Purdue Boilermaker Half-Marathon & 5KWest Lafayette | IN | 2:07:37 | #1184 |
| 2025 | Health First Florida Marathon WeekendMelbourne | FL | 2:08:01 | #359 |
| 2025 | Publix Florida MarathonMelbourne | FL | 2:08:01 | #359 |
| 2025 | Bass Pro Shops Conservation MarathonSpringfield | MO | 2:08:40 | #523 |
| 2025 | Saint Louis Half Marathon and 5KSaint Louis | MO | 2:15:31 | #595 |
| 2024 | Chandler #AZ48 Half MarathonChandler | AZ | 1:24:48 | #5 |
| 2024 | Mistletoe RunWinston Salem | NC | 1:49:19 | #173 |
| 2024 | CraftHalf Half Marathon & 5KWinston Salem | NC | 2:13:55 | #354 |
| 2024 | REVEL Big CottonwoodSalt Lake City | UT | 2:19:11 | #2203 |
| 2024 | EMC DAM to DSMPolk City | IA | 2:27:29 | #2305 |
| 2024 | Ogden MarathonOgden | UT | 2:54:13 | #2377 |
| 2024 | Dallas Marathon WeekendDallas | TX | 3:25:45 | #8375 |
| 2023 | Spring EquinoxWellington | CO | 1:28:43 | #23 |
| 2023 | Mistletoe RunWinston Salem | NC | 1:59:13 | #313 |
| 2023 | Run The SouthCharlotte | NC | 2:00:22 | #147 |
| 2023 | Gear Western Country Half MarathonLong Lake | MN | 2:07:14 | #134 |
| 2023 | Allianz Richmond Marathon, CarMax Richmond Half Marathon, & Richmond 8kRichmond | VA | 2:15:24 | #4290 |
| 2022 | Grandma's MarathonDuluth | MN | 2:13:22 | #3594 |
| 2022 | Monument Valley Veterans Marathon & Half MarathonMonument Valley | UT | 2:45:25 | #102 |
| 2021 | The Runners Den Scottsdale 1/2 Marathon & 5KScottsdale | AZ | 1:40:43 | #133 |
| 2021 | Mistletoe RunWinston Salem | NC | 1:52:23 | #214 |
| 2021 | Rockin Brews MadisonMadison | WI | 2:39:30 | #386 |
| 2020 | Urban Wildland Half Marathon & 5K (Richfield, MN)Richfield | MN | 2:00:18 | #32 |
| 2020 | Vancouver Lake Half Marathon & 4 Mile RunVancouver | WA | 2:26:35 | #172 |
| 2019 | Mistletoe RunWinston Salem | NC | 1:46:17 | #153 |
| 2019 | Vancouver Lake Half Marathon & 4 Mile RunVancouver | WA | 2:12:42 | #196 |
| 2019 | City of Lakes Surly Trail LoppetMinneapolis | MN | 2:19:38 | #227 |
| 2019 | 2025 Bridge Street Town Centre Half Marathon - Presented by SportsMEDHuntsville | AL | 2:39:23 | #808 |
| 2019 | Iron Furnace Trail RunAthens | OH | 2:41:15 | #63 |
| 2018 | Jeff Winter City of Lakes Half marathonMinneapolis | MN | 1:56:45 | #606 |
| 2018 | Grandma's MarathonDuluth | MN | 1:57:24 | #2214 |
| 2018 | St. Jude Rock 'n' Roll SeattleSeattle | WA | 2:12:31 | #3369 |
| 2017 | Papillion Half MarathonPapillion | NE | 1:39:03 | #31 |
| 2017 | Everett Half MarathonEverett | WA | 1:49:42 | #107 |
| 2017 | Minneapolis Halloween HalfMinneapolis | MN | 1:55:43 | #299 |
| 2017 | ZOOMA Cape Cod Half Marathon + Relay + 10KFalmouth | MA | 2:08:28 | #60 |
| 2016 | Seattle MarathonSeattle | WA | 2:03:10 | #1259 |
| 2016 | St. Jude Rock 'n' Roll SeattleSeattle | WA | 2:11:22 | #4189 |
| 2016 | Mini Donut Half Marathon and 5K Honor Walk/RunOnalaska | WI | 3:19:07 | #291 |
| 2015 | Guthrie Wineglass Marathon, Wegmans Wineglass Half Marathon & Williams Toyota Wineglass 5KCorning | NY | 1:33:43 | #41 |
| 2015 | Strider Half MarathonMilwaukee | WI | 1:43:54 | #202 |
| 2015 | Charlie Horse Half MarathonMohnton | PA | 1:58:26 | #20 |
| 2015 | Hibiscus Half Marathon 5m 15KHonolulu | HI | 1:58:40 | #395 |
| 2015 | Astoria's Run on the River Half Marathon, 10K & 5KAstoria | OR | 2:20:22 | #90 |
| 2014 | Uff-Da RunWoodville | WI | 2:11:32 | #54 |
| 2014 | Essentia Health Dick Beardsley RacesDetroit Lakes | MN | 2:11:55 | #296 |
| 2014 | Shiner Beer RunShiner | TX | 2:41:43 | #883 |
| 2013 | TMC Arizona Distance Classic Half Marathon, Quarter Marathon and 5KOro Valley | AZ | 1:54:02 | #232 |
| 2013 | Rock n Roll NashvilleNashville | TN | 3:51:48 | #17586 |
| 2012 | Urban Wildland Half Marathon & 5K (Richfield, MN)Richfield | MN | 1:53:38 | #347 |
| 2012 | Utah Valley MarathonProvo | UT | 2:09:48 | #1178 |
| 2012 | Breck Crest Mountain MarathonBreckenridge | CO | 2:44:11 | #42 |
| 2011 | Santa Claus Half MarathonNorth Pole | AK | 1:17:55 | #5 |
| 2011 | Horsetooth Half Marathon - Presented by Fort Collins ConnexionFort Collins | CO | 1:23:50 | #12 |
| 2011 | Harpers Ferry Half Marathon & 5KHarpers Ferry | WV | 1:30:49 | #7 |
| 2011 | Capital City MarathonOlympia | WA | 1:39:43 | #86 |
| 2011 | Cinco De Mayo Mini Marathon And 8kSnoqualmie | WA | 1:40:22 | #93 |
| 2011 | Tacoma City Marathon / Half / Ghost / 10K / 5K / 1KTacoma | WA | 1:41:37 | #94 |
| 2011 | Seattle MarathonSeattle | WA | 1:55:12 | #1488 |
| 2011 | Breck Crest Mountain MarathonBreckenridge | CO | 2:36:34 | #25 |
| 2011 | Fargo Marathon WeekendFargo | ND | 2:38:31 | #5054 |
| 2010 | Spring EquinoxWellington | CO | 1:42:14 | #142 |
| 2010 | Tacoma City Marathon / Half / Ghost / 10K / 5K / 1KTacoma | WA | 2:27:44 | #679 |
| 2009 | Rock 'n' Roll Arizona MarathonPhoenix | AZ | 1:56:12 | #3140 |
| 2008 | Grandma's MarathonDuluth | MN | 1:46:35 | #845 |
| 2008 | Rock 'n' Roll Las VegasLas Vegas | NV | 1:48:13 | #596 |
| 2008 | North Olympic Discovery Marathon (5K / 10K/ Half / Full / Relay / Kids Marathon)Port Angeles | WA | 1:52:44 | #168 |
| 2007 | Manchester City MarathonManchester | NH | 1:22:33 | #4 |
| 2007 | Horsetooth Half Marathon - Presented by Fort Collins ConnexionFort Collins | CO | 1:45:51 | #168 |
| 2007 | Cleveland Marathon & Half MarathonCleveland | OH | 2:00:27 | #1187 |
| 2006 | Santa Claus Half MarathonNorth Pole | AK | 1:22:56 | #7 |
| 2006 | Cleveland Marathon & Half MarathonCleveland | OH | 1:57:21 | #796 |
| 2005 | Race For The Roses Half Marathon & 5KPortland | OR | 1:53:07 | #342 |
| 2004 | Horsetooth Half Marathon - Presented by Fort Collins ConnexionFort Collins | CO | 1:42:39 | #90 |
| 2004 | Rock n Roll NashvilleNashville | TN | 2:40:02 | #6756 |
| 2003 | DRC Half Marathon and 5KDallas | TX | 1:41:17 | #241 |
| 2002 | Rock n Roll NashvilleNashville | TN | 2:24:47 | #3686 |
| 2001 | New Prague Half MarathonNew Prague | MN | 2:38:23 | #1239 |
| 2000 | New Prague Half MarathonNew Prague | MN | 2:33:40 | #1229 |
| 1999 | South Shore Half MarathonMilwaukee | WI | 1:58:21 | #411 |
| 1999 | New Prague Half MarathonNew Prague | MN | 2:10:24 | #1301 |
| 1999 | 2025 500 Festival Running EventsIndianapolis | IN | 3:14:02 | #15475 |
| 1998 | 2025 500 Festival Running EventsIndianapolis | IN | 3:39:49 | #17334 |
States Raced
1 race 2 races 3-4 races 5+ races
State Breakdown
MNMinnesota
13 racesWAWashington
12 racesCOColorado
7 racesNCNorth Carolina
7 racesWIWisconsin
5 racesAZArizona
4 racesUTUtah
4 racesINIndiana
3 racesOHOhio
3 racesTXTexas
3 racesAKAlaska
2 racesFLFlorida
2 racesMOMissouri
2 racesOROregon
2 racesALAlabama
1 raceHIHawaii
1 raceIAIowa
1 raceMAMassachusetts
1 raceNENebraska
1 raceNHNew Hampshire
1 raceNYNew York
1 racePAPennsylvania
1 raceVAVirginia
1 raceILIllinois
0 races50-State Challenge
24/ 51 states + DC
27 states to go