Carlsbad 5000 Honors Roosevelt Cook, Jr.

Our man, Roosevelt Cook, fought hard all the way to the finish line to take another win in the Men's Masters division by just .1 of a second, finishing in 15:08, at the 2026 Carlsbad 5000. This makes his 15th or 16th individual race win at the Carlsbad 5000, the most wins by anyone in the race's history. Roosevelt was honored by the Carlsbad 5000 race directors (including Meb), by being enshrined in a new Carlsbad 5000 mural painted on the side of a building on Grand St. 

Another stand-out performance at the 2026 Carlsbad 5000 was by Maggie Shearer. Maggie finished 3rd overall in the Women's Masters race in 17:29!