Agnes Ngetich runs 30:07 in Central Park, a course record at the New York Mini 10K
Ngetich won her Mini debut by 46 seconds from Tsigie Gebreselama; 10,084 women finished, the first time the race has gone past 10,000.
Photograph: the women's 10,000 m final at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, with Agnes Ngetich in the lead group, by filip bossuyt, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsAgnes Ngetich won the Mastercard New York Mini 10K in Central Park on Saturday in 30:07, a course record for the women-only race. It was her first time at the Mini. She led from the first mile and had 46 seconds on the field at the finish.
Tsigie Gebreselama of Ethiopia was second in 30:53 and Hellen Obiri, who won last year in 30:44, third in 31:10. Emily Venters was the first American, fourth in 31:36 and a personal best, leading five Americans in the top ten. The old course record was 30:12, set by Senbere Teferi in 2023.
The field was the biggest the race has had: 10,084 finishers, the first time the Mini has passed 10,000. The course is the familiar Central Park loop, the hills on the north end included, and 30:07 on it is the fastest women's 10K ever run in the United States.
A race for women only, filling the park with more than ten thousand of them, and the winner averaged 4:51 a mile over the hills. The Mini is doing fine.
Sources: ABC7 New York; Running USA.
