New York Road Runners to Host World-Class Professional Athlete Field with 10,000 Runners for 53rd Mastercard New York Mini 10K Saturday, June 7

New York Road Runners to Host World-Class Professional Athlete Field with 10,000 Runners for 53rd Mastercard New York Mini 10K Saturday, June 7

World’s original women-only race to feature Olympians and World Championships medalists, including former TCS New York City Marathon winners Sharon Lokedi and Hellen Obiri, World Champion Gotytom Gebreslase, and U.S. Olympians Kim Conley, Emily Infeld, Weini Kelati, Dakotah Popehn, and Emily Sisson

Professional wheelchair division returns, headlined by Paralympic medalist and defending TCS New York City Marathon champion Susannah Scaroni racing for sixth consecutive event title

More than 1,000 youth to participate in accompanying Girls Run, one of 20+ annual Rising New York Road Runners youth events encouraging kids to get physically active

All-women commentary team on WABC-TV, ESPN+, abc7ny.com, and New York Road Runners’ YouTube channel

New York, May 28, 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, has announced a star-studded professional athlete field that includes 17 Olympians and Paralympians, and multiple national record-holders representing 12 countries for the 2025 Mastercard New York Mini 10K, taking place Saturday, June 7, in Central Park.

Empowering women of all ages and fitness levels to come together, be active, and follow in the footsteps of legends, the 53rd running of the event will be headlined by two former TCS New York City Marathon open division champions: Kenyans Sharon Lokedi—the newly minted 2025 Boston Marathon champion and course record-holder, 2022 TCS New York City Marathon winner, and 2024 Mastercard New York Mini 10K runner-up—and Hellen Obiri—the 2025 Boston Marathon runner-up, 2023 TCS New York City Marathon winner, and bronze medalist at the Paris 2024 Olympic Marathon.

“New York City has been a special place for me ever since I won the 2022 TCS New York City Marathon in my debut,” says Lokedi. “I’m excited to be back competing in Central Park after winning my first United Airlines NYC Half in March and the Boston Marathon to continue the momentum as I take on my third Mastercard New York Mini 10K.”

Also returning to the Mastercard New York Mini 10K are two members of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Women’s Marathon team—American marathon record holder Emily Sisson and the top American finisher at the Paris 2024 Olympic…