New York Mini 10K

ETH Senbere Teferi

The Mastercard New York Mini 10K is an annual 10-kilometer road running competition for women that takes place in Central Park, New York City, in the United States. The race has been organised by New York Road Runners since 1972. The competition has both an elite-level race and a fun run, both of which accounted for a total of 9,977 finishers in 2025.

The idea of a 10K women's race was the joint vision of elite runners Nina Kuscsik and Kathrine Switzer, and New York City Marathon 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 marathon 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 Central Park West and heads north, entering Central Park at West 90th Street. The route loops in a clockwise direction, turning southwards at Harlem Meer around the 3-mile (5-kilometre) mark. It continues south past the Central Park Reservoir and the Guggenheim Museum. Runners continue southwards until they come towards the park's limits near Wollman Rink at which point it heads to the west and turns north to the finishing point near the Tavern on the Green and Sheep Meadow.

The course record is held by Senbere Teferi of Ethiopia, who finished the race in 30:12 to win the 2023 edition and beat the previous record by Asmae Leghzaoui of Morocco set in 2002. Grete Waitz and Tegla Loroupe 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.

Past winners

Key:

Edition	Year	Winner	Time (m:s)
1st	1972	Jacqueline Dixon	37:01.7
2nd	1973	Katherine Schrader	36:48.7
3rd	1974	Doreen Ennis	36:46
4th	1975	Charlotte Lettis	35:57
5th	1976	Julie Shea	35:05
6th	1977	Peg Neppel	34:15
7th	1978	Martha White	33:29
8th	1979	Grete Waitz	31:15.4
9th	1980	Grete Waitz	30:59.8
10th	1981	Grete Waitz	32:43.1
11th	1982	Grete Waitz	31:59.2
12th	1983	Anne Audain	32:23
13th	1984	Grete Waitz	31:53
14th	1985	Francie Larrieu Smith	32:23
15th	1986	Ingrid Kristiansen	31:45
16th	1987	Lisa Ondieki	32:49
17th	1988	Ingrid Kristiansen	31:31
18th	1989	Lynn Williams	32:09
19th	1990	Judi St. Hilaire	32:36
20th	1991	Delilah Asiago	32:24
21st	1992	Liz McColgan	31:41
22nd	1993	Tegla Loroupe	32:31
23rd	1994	Anne Marie Lauck	31:52
24th	1995	Delilah Asiago	31:22
25th	1996	Tegla Loroupe	32:13
26th	1997	Tegla Loroupe	31:45
27th	1998	Kimberly Griffin	35:26
28th	1999	Tegla Loroupe	31:48
29th	2000	Tegla Loroupe	31:37
30th	2001	Paula Radcliffe	30:47
31st	2002	Asmae Leghzaoui	30:28.6
32nd	2003	Lornah Kiplagat	31:13
33rd	2004	Deena Kastor	31:44
34th	2005	Lornah Kiplagat	31:43.7
35th	2006	Lornah Kiplagat	31:26.7
36th	2007	Lornah Kiplagat	32:10
37th	2008	Hilda Kibet	32:42.6
38th	2009	Rose Kosgei	32:43
39th	2010	Linet Masai	30:48
40th	2011	Linet Masai	31:40
41st	2012	Edna Kiplagat	32:08
42nd	2013	Mamitu Daska	31:47
43rd	2014	Molly Huddle	31:37
44th	2015	Mary Keitany	31:15
45th	2016	Jemima Sumgong	31:26
46th	2017	Mary Keitany	31:20
47th	2018	Mary Keitany	30:59
48th	2019	Sara Hall	32:27
N/A	2020	Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)}}
49th	2021	Sara Hall	31:33
50th	2022	Senbere Teferi	30:43
51st	2023	Senbere Teferi	30:12
52nd	2024	Senbere Teferi	30:47
53rd	2025	Hellen Obiri	30:44