More than 40 Northern Colorado runners will be in 2026 Boston Marathon
Northern Colorado and Fort Collins are well-represented at the 2026 Boston Marathon. See the more than 40 qualifiers from across the NoCo region.
The Boston Marathon is one of the most prestigious races in the world, considered one of six traditional "Majors" in marathon racing. The 130th edition runs April 20, 2026, and will have a big Northern Colorado contingent, with dozens of NoCo runners qualifying for the race. That includes top-ranked Masters runner Esteban Trujillo, a Fort Collins-based marathoner making his Boston professional debut in the elite field.
Beyond Trujillo, more than 40 Northern Colorado runners also made this year's field. Here are the 2026 Boston Marathon qualifiers from Fort Collins, Loveland, Berthoud, Windsor, Severance, Timnath and Eaton: Fort Collins Elite Men's (start time of 9:37 ET/7:37 MT) Esteban Trujillo (Bib #59) Wave 1 (10 a. m.
ET/8 a. m. MT) Craig Depperschmidt (Bib #6070) Ben Gadomski (1637) Sky Grahn (3551) Calbert Guest (243) Gordon McLaughlin (5002) James McLoughlin (4285) Kealan McNally (6894) Brett Shanklin (6393) Olivia Taber (1548) Wave 2 (10:15 a.
m. ET/8:15 a. m.