The Mastercard New York Mini 10K is an annual 10-kilometer

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competition for women that takes place in

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, in the

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. The race has been organised by

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since 1972. The competition has both an elite-level race and a

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, both of which accounted for a total of 5189 finishers in 2010. The idea of a 10K women's race was the joint vision of elite runners

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and Kathrine Switzer, and

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co-director Fred Lebow – in the early 1970s, there was a dearth of women's road racing competitions. The race's inaugural sponsor Johnson Wax (who were promoting a women's shaving gel called ''Crazylegs'') suggested a full

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event (26 miles and 385 yards), but it was decided that a more manageable "mini marathon" race over 6 miles would be held. A total of 78 runners took part in the race, which was the world's first women-only road racing competition. The course of the road race begins near 61st Street on

West and heads north, entering Central Park at West 90th Street. The route loops in a clockwise direction, turning southwards at

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around the 3-mile (5-kilometre) mark. It continues south past the

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and the

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. Runners continue southwards until they come towards the park's limits near

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at which point it heads to the west and turns north to the finishing point near the

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and

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. The course record is held by

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, who finished the race in 30:29 to win the 2002 edition. Grete Waitz and

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are the race's most successful athletes, with both of them having each won the race on five separate occasions. Following her death in 2011, the 40th edition of the race was dedicated to Waitz.Masai Repeats in New York 10Km
IAAF/NYRR (2011-06-11). Retrieved on 2011-06-11.

Past winners

Deena Kastor at the 2007 Boston Marathon

Key:

Statistics

Winners by country

Multiple winners

References

;List of winners *Post, Marty & Leydig, Jack (2010-06-14)

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. Retrieved on 2010-06-15.

External links

Official website
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