Men's 10K: Connor Bach Wires the Field Down Summit Ave

• Connor Bach wins in 32:06 (5:10/mi), unchallenged at the front from the opening mile to the Capitol finish line.
• Sam Nofziger, the 2024 champion here in 32:07, returns to the podium in 3rd at 33:44 — defending his title against a faster winner this time around.
• Mahamed Hassan doubles up on Twin Cities weekend, adding a 7th-place men's finish here (35:38) to his 5th-place result in the 5K.
• Isiah Kron, just 16 years old from Bloomington, clocks 36:53 for 10th — and Gabriel Lavana, 14, from Roseville, runs 37:35 for 13th among 1,120 men.

Connor Bach never let anyone wonder who was in charge. The 28-year-old from Apple Valley posted the fastest men's split on the opening 1M–5K stretch and held the men's lead wire-to-wire, crossing the finish at the Minnesota State Capitol in 32:06 — a 5:10/mi clip that no one in the field could answer. William Navarre, 42, from Denver was right behind him in that early split (2nd-fastest on the segment) and held on for a strong 2nd in 33:02, a 5:19/mi effort that made the Colorado visitor one of the sharpest performers of the morning.

Sam Nofziger knew this finish line well. The Fort Worth runner won this race in 2024 in 32:07 and came back in 2026 to find the field a step faster — Bach's winning time essentially matched that mark, and Nofziger had to settle for 3rd in 33:44. Still, his 3rd-fastest men's split on the opening segment showed he came to race, not just to reminisce. Abdi Robleh (22, Plymouth) and Marcus Huderle (34, Minneapolis) rounded out the top five in 34:04 and 34:18, with Michael Rusnaczyk (33, Austin) close behind in 6th at 34:33 — six men under 35 minutes in a field of 1,120.

The depth behind them was equally compelling. Mahamed Hassan of Burnsville had already raced the 5K earlier in Twin Cities weekend, finishing 5th there, and then came back to run 35:38 for 7th in the men's 10K — a genuine two-race weekend. Teenagers Isiah Kron (16, 10th in 36:53) and Gabriel Lavana (14, 13th in 37:35) both cracked the top 15 among more than a thousand men, turning heads on the iconic Summit Ave course in the process.