RunnersWeb (RRW) Athletics: Guide to Saturday's Mastercard New York Mini 10-K

NEW YORK (09-Jun) -- With the smoke from the Canadian wildfires cleared out of the New York City area, Saturday's 51st Mastercard New York Mini 10-K is ON! Here is what you need to know about the 51st edition of the world's oldest road race for women, founded in 1972:

ELITE FIELD: Here are the leading contenders:

PHOTO: Senbere Teferi winning the 2022 Mastercard New York Mini 10-K (photo by Jane Monti for Race Results Weekly)

Here is a quick video showing the top contenders:

BROADCAST INFO: Live, FREE, global broadcast via usatf.tv beginning at 7:40 a.m. EDT (12:40 p.m. BST or 1:40 p.m. CEST). Broadcast link is here. Broadcast can be watched later on-demand, but only with a RunnerSpace+ or USATF.tv subscription.
PRIZE MONEY: Open Division: $10,000-8,000-5,000-2,500-1,000-500-250 USA Division: $5,000-2,500-1,250-750-500 NYRR Member Division: $1,000-750-500-250-150-100 Wheelchair Division: $2,500-1,500-1,000 USA athletes and NYRR members are also eligible to also win Open Division prize money
COURSE: USATF-certified, point-to-point route from Central Park West and 90th Street to the 72nd Street Transverse in Central Park. Rolling hills throughout. Although certified, the course is not record-eligible with 1.53m/km elevation loss (1m/km is the limit). Course map is here: https://prodsitecore.blob.core.windows.net/nyrrsitecoreblob/nyrr/pdf/race-course-maps/mini23_map_053123_rd4_withlinks.pdf FIELD SIZE: Nearly 12,000 women have entered, a race record, but organizers expect about 9,000 finishers. Unlike last year, when there were 454 male finishers, men were not permitted to enter this year. The race record for finishers is 8,885 in 2019.
EVENT RECORDS: Open Division, 30:29, Asmae Leghzaoui (MAR), 2002 (original course from Columbus Circle to Tavern on the Green); Wheelchair Division, 21:10, Susannah Scaroni, 2022.
COURSE RECORD: Open Division, 30:43, Senbere Teferi (ETH), 2022; Wheelchair Division, 21:10, Susannah Scaroni, 2022.

PHOTO: The start of the 2022 Mastercard New York Mini 10-K (photo by David Monti for Race Results Weekly)
USATF CHAMPIONSHIPS: The race hosted the USATF Championships once in 2019 and Sara Hall was the winner in 32:27.<>P>

Open/USA Divisions: . Hellen Obiri (KEN), Boulder, Colo., 30:15 PB . Senbere Teferi (ETH), Addis Ababa, 30:38 . Sharon Lokedi (KEN), Flagstaff, Ariz., 30:52 . Keira D'Amato, Midlothian, Va. 31:03 . Edna Kiplagat (KEN/40+), Longmont, Colo., 31:06 . Emily Sisson, Flagstaff, Ariz. 31:29 . Cynthia Limo (KEN), Iten, Kenya, 31:39 . Emily Durgin, Flagstaff, Ariz. 31:49 . Nell Rojas, Boulder, Colo., 31:52 . Dom Scott (RSA), Boulder, Colo. 31:58 . Kellyn Taylor, Flagstaff, Ariz., 32:34 . Marielle Hall, Providence, R.I., 32:51 . Susanna Sullivan, Reston, Va., 33:02 . Des Linden, Charlevoix, Mich., 33:06 . Beverly Ramos (PUR) San Juan, Puerto Rico, 33:17 . Laura Galvan (MEX), Leon, Mexico, 33:30 . Tristin Van Ord, Blowing Rock, N.C., 34:14+

Wheelchair Division: . Susannah Scaroni, Champaign, Ill., 21:10 . Jenna Fesemyer, Champaign, Ill., 24:34 . Hannah Dederick, Champaign. Ill., 25:29 . Michelle Wheeler, Dallas, Tx., 26:13

NOTABLE WINNERS: . Grete Waitz (NOR), 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984 . Tegla Loroupe (KEN), 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 . Lornah Kiplagat (KEN/NED), 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 . Susannah Scaroni (USA), 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 (wheelchair division) . Mary Keitany (KEN), 2015, 2017, 2018 . Linet Masai (KEN), 2010, 2011 . Delillah Asiago (KEN), 1991, 1995 . Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR), 1986, 1988 . Molly Huddle (USA), 2014 . Deena Kastor (USA), 2004 . Paula Radcliffe (GBR), 2001 . Anne-Marie Lauck (USA), 1994 . Liz McColgan (GBR), 1992 . Francie Larrieu (USA), 1985

FASTEST TIMES: 30:29 Asmae Leghzaoui (MAR) 2002 30:43 Senbere Teferi (ETH) 2022 30:44 Lornah Kiplagat (KEN) 2002 30:47 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2001 30:48 Linet Masai (KEN) 2010 30:52 Sharon Lokedi (KEN) 2022 30:59 Mary Keitany (KEN) 2018 31:00 Grete Waitz (NOR) 1980 31:03 Keira D'Amato (USA) 2022 31:08 Aliphine Tuliamuk (USA) 2022

EVENT WEBSITE: NYRR.org.

ARRS RACE HISTORY WEBSITE: ARRS.run.