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

fun run A fun run is a friendly race that involves either road running or cross country running with participants taking part for their own enjoyment rather than competition. A fun run will usually be held to raise funds for a charity, with sponsors prov ...

, 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

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, and

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co-director

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– in the early 1970s, there was a dearth of women's road racing competitions. The race's inaugural sponsor

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(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 30:12 to win the 2023 edition and beat the previous record by

Asmae Leghzaoui Asmae Leghzaoui (; born August 30, 1976) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner. She is a two-time Olympian for Morocco. Biography In 1999, Leghzaoui made a running breakthrough by improving her 3000 metres personal best by a minute and breakin ...

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set in 2002.

Grete Waitz Grete Waitz (, 1 October 195319 April 2011) was a Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder. In 1979, at the New York City Marathon, she became the first woman in history to run the marathon in under two and a half hours. 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

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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