Hellen Obiri—2023 United Airlines NYC Half and TCS New York City Marathon champion—captures open division title
New American event record: American half marathon record holder Weini Kelati
with runner-up finish
Susannah Scaroni wins a record-breaking sixth Mastercard New York Mini 10K title in the wheelchair division with a new event record
Largest Girls Run in history: more than 500—eight to 18 years old—
participating in free race
New York, June 7, 2025 – New York Road Runners (NYRR), the nonprofit that “runs” New York City producing 60 annual adult and youth races including the TCS New York City Marathon, made history today hosting the largest-ever Mastercard New York Mini 10K in Central Park, with 9,973 women athletes participating in the 53rd running of the world’s original women-only race. Since the first edition in 1972, the race has garnered more than 250,000 total finishers.
New York Road Runners recruited a world-class professional athlete field for the Mastercard New York Mini 10K featuring 16 Olympians and Paralympians, World Championships medalists, and multiple record-holders representing 11 countries competing.
Kenya’s Hellen Obiri, one of the most decorated runners in history and the only woman to win world titles in indoor track, outdoor track, and cross country, captured the open division title in 30:44, after pulling away from American Weini Kelati in the last mile. Obiri, already a two-time champion in New York City with titles in the United Airlines NYC Half and TCS New York City Marathon, successfully completed the trifecta with today’s victory, improving upon her runner-up finish at the 2023 Mastercard New York Mini 10K.
In her Mastercard New York Mini 10K debut, U.S. Olympian and American half marathon record holder Kelati finished second in 30:49, the fastest time by an American in event history.
For the first time ever, the top three open division champions broke the 31-minute barrier with two-time World Athletics Championships medalist Gotytom Gebreslase rounding out the podium in 30:54 in her Mastercard New York Mini 10K debut.
One of the strongest American fields assembled, two-time national champion and world record holder in the women-only 10-mile Taylor Roe placed fourth in 30:58, also under the previous American event record. Last year’s top American finisher Amanda Vestri took sixth in 31:20.
“There are so many people watching Hellen Obiri and when I’m on the start line, I say, ‘I’m the best and I’m here to give out my best,’” Obiri said on NYRR Set the Pace Presented by Peloton after her victory. “What was in my mind [was], ‘I’ve won the marathon here and half marathon here … I also want this one.’”
In the wheelchair division, Susannah Scaroni extended her Mastercard New York Mini 10K streak with her sixth consecutive title, breaking her own event record in the process, running 20:49 for the first sub-21-minute performance in event history. Scaroni has won every edition of the Mastercard New York Mini 10K since the wheelchair division began in 2018 and she now owns the top six fastest times ever.
Scaroni made way for an American sweep as Tatyana McFadden, a five-time TCS New York City Marathon champion, finished second in 23:32 and two-time Paralympian Hannah Dederick took third in 24:29.
“What I’ve really come to know this season especially is the community and I think this race highlights [that],”Scaroni said on NYRR Set the Pace Presented by Peloton following her historic day. “There’s so much history of allowing people to do sports…and how everybody, every gender, every ability level should be able to do sports and New York Road Runners and the [Mastercard New York] Mini 10K is a good reflection of that.”
Also among the record number of finishers was Marilyn Bevans,who finished her 14th Mini 10K at 75 years old. An inductee in the National Black Marathoners Association’s Distance Runner Hall of Fame, Bevans was the first Black American woman to win a marathon and finish a marathon in under three hours.
Empowering women of all ages and fitness levels to come together, be active, and follow in the footsteps of legends, the sold-out Mastercard New York Mini 10K also featured more than 65 Crazylegs—runners who have participated in more than 15 editions of the Mini 10K—and more than 40 alumnae from New York Road Runners’ Run for the Future program.
The adult race was accompanied by the largest-ever Girls Run, with more than 500 youth eight to 18 participating in free races. The Girls Run is one of more than 20 free Rising New York Road Runners youth events the nonprofit hosts during the year to encourage kids to be physically active and build their confidence to cross any finish line. Participants included members of Rising New York Road Runners, NYRR’s free running-based youth program that serves 200,000 students nationwide, with 100,000 students in New York City.
New York Road Runners started the Mini 10K in 1972 as the first women-only road race, known then as the Crazylegs Mini Marathon for the miniskirt, a symbol of women’s liberation. Seventy-two women finished the first race, and three weeks later, Title IX was signed into law, guaranteeing girls and women the right to participate in school sports and creating new opportunities for generations of women athletes.
Mastercard served as title sponsor of the event for the fifth year, and, as part of its ongoing partnership with New York Road Runners, also served as the presenting sponsor of professional women’s athlete field.
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About New York Road Runners (NYRR)
A New York City-based nonprofit, New York Road Runners’ vision is to build healthier lives and stronger communities through the transformative power of running – serving nearly a half a million people annually through its races, free community events, youth running initiatives, and school-based programs across the five boroughs. During its nearly 70 years, New York Road Runners has grown from a local running club to the world’s premier community running organization, producing more than 60 adult and youth races each year, including the TCS New York City Marathon. Held the first Sunday each November, the TCS New York City Marathon features more than 50,000 runners—from the world’s best professional athletes to a vast range of runners across experience levels, ages, genders, abilities, and backgrounds. To learn more, visit www.nyrr.org.