UAE Healthy Kidney 10K facts for kids

Quick facts for kids UAE Healthy Kidney 10K
The mass run in Central Park in 2007
Date	Mid-May
Location	New York City, United States
Event type	Road
Distance	10 kilometers
Established	2005
Official site	UAE Healthy Kidney 10K

The UAE Healthy Kidney 10K was a yearly running event in New York City, United States. It was a 10-kilometer (about 6.2 miles) race held every May. This event included a special race for top runners and a bigger race for almost 8,000 everyday runners who just wanted to have fun. The entire race course was inside Manhattan's famous Central Park.

The New York Road Runners Club started this race in May 2005. The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates helped sponsor it. The race was created to honor Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, a former leader of the UAE. He had a kidney transplant in 2000. Money raised from the race went to the National Kidney Foundation to help people with kidney problems.

The Race Course: Running Through Central Park

The race course was a single loop around the paths and roads of Central Park. Runners started in the park's southwest corner. They ran north past famous spots like Sheep Meadow and The Ramble and Lake.

Key Landmarks on the Course

• Around the 5-kilometer (3-mile) mark, runners looped south near Harlem Meer.
• They continued south, passing the Reservoir and the Great Lawn and Turtle Pond.
• The 5-mile mark was just before the park's Bandshell.
• Runners turned north again after Wollman Rink.
• The 6-mile mark was at the start line, and the finish line was near the Tavern on the Green.

Top Runners and Records

The first two races were won by Craig Mottram from Australia. Dathan Ritzenhein was the first American to win. The next year, Patrick Makau became the first African winner.

Setting New Records

• In 2009 and 2010, Ethiopian runners Tadese Tola and Gebre Gebremariam set new course records, finishing in under 28 minutes.
• In 2018, Rhonex Kipruto from Kenya set an amazing course record of 27 minutes and 8 seconds. This was the fastest 10K ever run on US soil that was eligible for a record.
• The race did not usually invite many top female runners because of another big women-only race, the New York Mini 10K, held in June.
• However, some elite female athletes who lived nearby did compete. Senbere Teferi from Ethiopia holds the women's course record of 30 minutes and 59 seconds, set in 2019.

Why the Race Ended

The 2020 race was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was also not held in 2021. The New York Road Runners Club faced financial challenges and made some changes. In late 2021, they decided not to hold the UAE Healthy Kidney 10K in 2022. This decision was partly because the organization wanted its sponsors to share its values.

The UAE Healthy Kidney 10K has not returned since. However, the New York Road Runners Club has started other races in Central Park:

• The NYRR Manhattan 10K in February.
• The NYRR Joe Kleinerman 10K in January.
• Grete's Great Gallop, a 10-kilometer race in August that remembers runner Grete Waitz.

Past Winners

Australia's Craig Mottram won the first two races.

Key:       Course record

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time (h:m:s)	Women's winner	Time (h:m:s)
1st	2005	Craig Mottram (AUS)	28:27.3	Alemtsehay Misganaw Abate (ETH)	35:10
2nd	2006	Craig Mottram (AUS)	28:13	Alemtsehay Misganaw Abate (ETH)	34:48
3rd	2007	Dathan Ritzenhein (USA)	28:07.2	Alemtsehay Misganaw Abate (ETH)	35:31
4th	2008	Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN)	28:18.4	Aziza Aliyu Abate (ETH)	33:32
5th	2009	Tadese Tola (ETH)	27:48	Aziza Aliyu Abate (ETH)	33:38
6th	2010	Gebre Gebremariam (ETH)	27:42	Bizunesh Deba (ETH)	33:09
7th	2011	Leonard Patrick Komon (KEN)	27:35	Bizunesh Deba (ETH)	33:39
8th	2012	Daniele Meucci (ITA)	28:28	Bekelech Bedada (ETH)	34:54
9th	2013	Leonard Patrick Komon (KEN)	27:58	Aziza Aliyu Abate (ETH)	34:34
10th	2014	Stephen Sambu (KEN)	27:39	Joyce Chepkirui (KEN)	31:17
11th	2015	Ben True (USA)	28:13	Joyce Chepkirui (KEN)	32:33
12th	2016	Lucas Rotich (KEN)	28:29	Cynthia Limo (KEN)	31:39
13th	2017	Sam Chelanga (USA)	28:21	Mamitu Daska (ETH)	31:37
14th	2018	Rhonex Kipruto (KEN)	27:08	Buze Diriba (ETH)	32:04
15th	2019	Mathew Kimeli (KEN)	27:45	Senbere Teferi (ETH)	30:59
	2020	cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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