| 2004 Top-25 Road & Track Performances of the Year - Open Men | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Name | Age | Race Name | Distance | Time | IAAF Scoring | IAAF Rank | Purdy Scoring | Purdy Rank | Ath. Perf. % | Ath. Perf. % Rank | |
| 1 | Dan Nelson | 40 | Pacific Sun | 10k | 30:47 | 903 | 1 | 830 | 1 | 87.62% | 1 | |
| 2 | Dan Nelson | 39 | HP Up & Running | 10k | 30:53 | 894 | 3 | 820 | 2 | 87.34% | 2 | |
| 3 | Dan Nelson | 40 | Heritage Oaks | 10k | 31:10.2 | 870 | 5 | 792 | 4 | 86.54% | 3 | |
| 4 | Dan Nelson | 39 | Cal 10 | 10 mile | 52:09 | N/A | N/A | 778 | 6 | 85.65% | 6 | |
| 5 | Stephen Donahue | 27 | Twin Cities | Marathon | 2:29:36 | 899 | 2 | 794 | 3 | 84.78% | 8 | |
| 6 | Eric Ollila | 30 | Johnny Mathis Invitational | 5k | 14:59.89 | 833 | 7 | 743 | 8 | 86.50% | 4 | |
| 7 | Dan Nelson | 39 | NorCal John Frank Memorial | 10 mile | 52:13 | N/A | N/A | 775 | 7 | 85.54% | 7 | |
| 8 | Greg Menegat | 36 | Napa Valley | Marathon | 2:30:20 | 889 | 4 | 783 | 5 | 84.37% | 10 | |
| 9 | Dan Nelson | 39 | Zippy | 5k | 15:08 | 809 | 9 | 725 | 10 | 85.73% | 5 | |
| 10 | Eric Ollila | 30 | Fleet Feet | 1 mile | 4:26.87 | 770 | 14 | 722 | 11 | 84.08% | 11 | |
| 11 | Dan Nelson | 40 | Jamba Juice | 5k | 15:20 | 774 | 13 | 701 | 17 | 84.61% | 9 | |
| 12 | Eric Ollila | 31 | Heritage Oaks | 10k | 32:11 | 787 | 10 | 712 | 15 | 83.81% | 13 | |
| 13 | Eric Ollila | 30 | Los Gatos All-Comers | 1500m | 4:07.65 | 767 | 15 | 715 | 12 | 83.87% | 12 | |
| 14 | Chris Phipps | 34 | San Francisco Home Depot | 1/2 Marathon | 1:11:49 | N/A | N/A | 714 | 13 | 83.06% | 16 | |
| 15 | Eric Ollila | 30 | Pacific Sun | 10k | 32:18 | 778 | 12 | 705 | 16 | 83.51% | 15 | |
| 16 | Brian Spangenberg | 40 | Boston Marathon | Marathon | 2:33:57 | 840 | 6 | 736 | 9 | 82.39% | 19 | |
| 17 | Stephen Donahue | 26 | Zippy | 5k | 15:32 | 740 | 16 | 679 | 21 | 83.52% | 14 | |
| 18 | Eric Ollila | 30 | Juana Run | 8k | 25:44 | N/A | N/A | 688 | 19 | 82.83% | 18 | |
| 19 tie | Eric Ollila | 31 | Jamba Juice | 5k | 15:39 | 720 | 19 | 667 | 25 | 82.90% | 17 | |
| 19 tie | Chris Phipps | 34 | Cal 10 | 10 mile | 54:20 | N/A | N/A | 684 | 20 | 82.21% | 20 | |
| 21 | Stephen Donahue | 26 | Pacific Sun | 10k | 32:52 | 734 | 17 | 671 | 24 | 82.07% | 21 | |
| 22 | Paul Wellman | 26 | California International | Marathon | 2:35:56 | 814 | 8 | 714 | 13 | 81.34% | 28 | |
| 23 | Eric Ollila | 30 | HP Up & Running | 10k | 32:58 | 726 | 18 | 666 | 26 | 81.82% | 24 | |
| 24 | Brian Spangenberg | 39 | Pacific Shoreline | 1/2 Marathon | 1:13:19 | N/A | N/A | 675 | 22 | 81.36% | 27 | |
| 25 tie | Jesse McAlman | 35 | SoCal / USATF T&F Champs. | 800m | 2:04.31 | 669 | 24 | 658 | 29 | 81.84% | 23 | |
| 25 tie | Vitas Ezerskis | 42 | San Francisco Home Depot | 1/2 Marathon | 1:13:21 | N/A | N/A | 674 | 23 | 81.32% | 30 | |
| * Extrapolated from 3k point total | ||||||||||||
| ** Extrapolated from 10k point total | ||||||||||||
| Note: Overall Rank is based on the IAAF Scoring Tables of Athletics (2001 Edition), the Purdy-Gardner Scoring Tables (1996 & 1970 Editions), and the Athletics Performance Calculator % | ||||||||||||