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Michael Benson

MaleTennessee2000–2026

92

Total Finishes

59

Distinct Races

26

States (51%)

1:34:13

PR (7:12/mi)

2:11:16

Average

+0:11:30

Slower (first to last)

Medal House

2008

CentraCare Earth Day Run

1:41:22
#296 overall#243 gender
2008

DEXTER-ANN ARBOR RUN

1:55:18
#1074 overall#787 gender
2007

Greater St. Louis Marathon

1:47:57
#713 overall#560 gender
2007

Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon, Jesse Owens 5K, 1 Mile & Kids Run

1:51:54
#781 overall#537 gender
2007

DEXTER-ANN ARBOR RUN

2:03:09
#1235 overall#855 gender
2007

Grandma's Marathon

2:19:07
#3591 overall#1835 gender
2006

Pinckney Trail Weekend

2:32:28
#572 overall#417 gender
2005

Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon

2:22:24
#582 overall#288 gender
2005

Boulder Rez Marathon

2:42:19
#1857 overall#778 gender
2004

Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon

2:10:08
#340 overall#179 gender
2002

MO' Cowbell Marathon/Half-Marathon/10K/5K

1:54:34
#283 overall#208 gender
2000

Boulder Rez Marathon

1:54:43
#465 overall#307 gender

Performance Timeline

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Complete Race Log

YearRaceStateTimePlace
2026Germantown Half Marathon & Mayor's Cup 5KGermantownTN1:54:07#83
2026Time to Paddy 5k/10k & Lucky 13.1 - MemphisCordovaTN1:58:31#20
2026Time Travel Half-Marathon (and 5k/10k) - MemphisCordovaTN1:59:51#4
2026DoNot Stop Half Marathon (5k/10k) - MemphisMemphisTN2:06:13#11
2025ChesCo Race Fest #3 - 13.1M, 26.2M & 50KWaynePA——
2025Lane Purser Memorial Road Race SeriesMemphisTN1:57:11#120
2025Hernando Water Tower 10K and Half MarathonHernandoMS2:00:55#50
2025Navy Mid-South Half MarathonMillingtonTN2:06:52#41
2025Germantown Half Marathon & Mayor's Cup 5KGermantownTN2:08:43#235
2025Hometown Half Marathon & 5k/10k - MemphisMemphisTN2:13:36#29
2025Big River Crossing Half MarathonMemphisTN2:15:19#267
2025Historic Half Training (sponsored by FARC)FredericksburgVA2:19:26#2061
2025Grandma's MarathonDuluthMN2:38:07#6192
2025Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon, Jesse Owens 5K, 1 Mile & Kids RunColumbusOH3:39:10#8787
2024Big River Crossing Half MarathonMemphisTN1:56:43#172
2024Germantown Half Marathon & Mayor's Cup 5KGermantownTN2:08:44#187
2024Bethlehem Running FestivalBethlehemPA2:09:27#433
2024Sprouts Mesa - Phoenix MarathonMesaAZ2:12:23#1698
2024Duke City MarathonAlbuquerqueNM2:22:57#585
2024Great American River runMemphisTN2:25:05#263
2024Oktoberfest RunUticaMI2:31:07#93
2023Big River Crossing Half MarathonMemphisTN1:55:44#138
2023Lane Purser Memorial Road Race SeriesMemphisTN1:59:09#104
2023Germantown Half Marathon & Mayor's Cup 5KGermantownTN2:06:58#217
2023Second Wind Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend Training ProgramChampaignIL2:10:02#1108
2023Love Run Half MarathonPhiladelphiaPA3:13:32#5609
2022Murfreesboro Half MarathonMurfreesboroTN1:45:40#148
2022Irving Frost MarathonIrvingTX1:48:20#48
2022Runtastic HAUNTED ProvoProvoUT1:59:33#589
2022Purdue Boilermaker Half-Marathon & 5KWest LafayetteIN2:05:50#549
2022Lane Purser Memorial Road Race SeriesMemphisTN2:08:49#125
2022Big River Crossing Half MarathonMemphisTN2:09:49#281
2022Germantown Half Marathon & Mayor's Cup 5KGermantownTN2:15:44#209
2022St. Pete Run FestSaint PetersburgFL2:27:01#977
2022Gasparilla Distance Classic Race WeekendTampaFL2:32:28#1827
2022Cleveland Marathon & Half MarathonClevelandOH3:36:52#34
2021Great American River runMemphisTN2:00:18#254
2021Big River Crossing Half MarathonMemphisTN2:10:40#286
2021Lane Purser Memorial Road Race SeriesMemphisTN2:12:17#119
2020Germantown Half Marathon & Mayor's Cup 5KGermantownTN2:00:55#246
2020Lane Purser Memorial Road Race SeriesMemphisTN2:06:09#119
2020Big River Crossing Half MarathonMemphisTN2:06:09#129
2019Detroit Free Press MarathonDetroitMI1:41:51#424
2019Lane Purser Memorial Road Race SeriesMemphisTN1:56:36#121
2019HBF Run for a ReasonPerthWA2:08:01#2188
2019Asheville Marathon and HalfAshevilleNC2:18:42#511
2019Idaho Falls MarathonIdaho FallsID2:30:35#222
2019Ogden MarathonOgdenUT3:02:58#2426
2018The Great Ferry RaceBainbridge IslandWA2:35:19#278
2017Route 66 Marathon & Half Marathon, Marathon RelayTulsaOK2:31:47#2514
2017Detroit Free Press MarathonDetroitMI2:59:46#1122
2016The LESS Popular Brooklyn Half Marathon!BrooklynNY1:47:55#5794
2016Philadelphia MarathonPhiladelphiaPA2:43:32#9097
2015Rock n Roll NashvilleNashvilleTN2:09:50#5082
2015Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon, Jesse Owens 5K, 1 Mile & Kids RunColumbusOH2:23:16#6597
20152025 500 Festival Running EventsIndianapolisIN2:28:33#11897
2015Camp Chingachgook ChallengeLake GeorgeNY2:57:24#268
2014Monterey Bay Half MarathonMontereyCA2:00:15#1895
2014Kentucky Derby Festival Race WeekendLouisvilleKY2:24:46#6814
2014Heatwave Half Marathon - Little RockLittle RockAR3:32:28#4561
2013Mercedes Benz Marathon and Half MarathonBirminghamAL1:41:53#301
2013Heatwave Half Marathon - Little RockLittle RockAR1:42:50#203
2013Detroit Free Press MarathonDetroitMI1:49:17#908
2013Monterey Bay Half MarathonMontereyCA1:53:31#1353
20132026 Avenue of the Giants MarathonArcataCA1:55:40#238
2013Kentucky Derby Festival Race WeekendLouisvilleKY2:08:42#4484
2012UConn Health Half MarathonSimsburyCT1:54:50#421
20122025 500 Festival Running EventsIndianapolisIN1:56:58#4664
2012Thanksgiving Day Half MarathonAtlantaGA1:59:46#2831
2012Air Force MarathonDaytonOH2:00:00#1018
2012Kentucky Derby Festival Race WeekendLouisvilleKY2:11:07#5251
2012Monterey Bay Half MarathonMontereyCA2:12:53#2995
2012Life Time Chicago Half Marathon + 5KChicagoIL2:13:11#6667
2012Monster DashMinneapolisMN2:15:46#4358
2011Borgess Run For The Health Of It!KalamazooMI1:42:34#187
2011Rock n Roll NashvilleNashvilleTN1:58:25#3455
2011Kentucky Derby Festival Race WeekendLouisvilleKY2:18:44#5774
2010YMCA Harrisburg Half & 10KHarrisburgPA1:34:13#74
2010Pensacola Beach Run Half MarathonPensacola BeachFL1:50:51#135
2010Kentucky Derby Festival Race WeekendLouisvilleKY2:11:22#4061
2010Race to Robie CreekBoiseID3:00:43#1892
2010Bellingham Bay MarathonBellinghamWA3:01:59#1072
2009Santa Barbara Wine Country Half MarathonSolvangCA1:47:11#215
2009Greater St. Louis MarathonSt. LouisMO1:47:46#763
2009United Airlines NYC HalfNew YorkNY1:47:54#1704
2009NYCRUNS Brooklyn Ice Cream Social Half MarathonBrooklynNY1:48:29#1304
2009The LESS Popular Brooklyn Half Marathon!BrooklynNY1:49:08#2575
2009Publix Atlanta Marathon, Half Marathon & 5KAtlantaGA2:08:28#4273
2008CentraCare Earth Day RunSt. CloudMN1:41:22#296
2008DEXTER-ANN ARBOR RUNDexterMI1:55:18#1074
2007Greater St. Louis MarathonSt. LouisMO1:47:57#713
2007Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon, Jesse Owens 5K, 1 Mile & Kids RunColumbusOH1:51:54#781
2007DEXTER-ANN ARBOR RUNDexterMI2:03:09#1235
2007Grandma's MarathonDuluthMN2:19:07#3591
2006Pinckney Trail WeekendPinckneyMI2:32:28#572
2005Deadwood Mickelson Trail MarathonDeadwoodSD2:22:24#582
2005Boulder Rez MarathonBoulderCO2:42:19#1857
2004Deadwood Mickelson Trail MarathonDeadwoodSD2:10:08#340
2002MO' Cowbell Marathon/Half-Marathon/10K/5KSaint CharlesMO1:54:34#283
2000Boulder Rez MarathonBoulderCO1:54:43#465

States Raced

1 race 2 races 3-4 races 5+ races

State Breakdown

TNTennessee
28 races
MIMichigan
8 races
CACalifornia
5 races
KYKentucky
5 races
NYNew York
5 races
OHOhio
5 races
PAPennsylvania
5 races
MNMinnesota
4 races
FLFlorida
3 races
INIndiana
3 races
MOMissouri
3 races
WAWashington
3 races
ARArkansas
2 races
COColorado
2 races
GAGeorgia
2 races
IDIdaho
2 races
ILIllinois
2 races
SDSouth Dakota
2 races
UTUtah
2 races
ALAlabama
1 race
AZArizona
1 race
CTConnecticut
1 race
NCNorth Carolina
1 race
OKOklahoma
1 race
TXTexas
1 race
VAVirginia
1 race

50-State Challenge

26/ 51 states + DC

25 states to go