| 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 |
TheUAE Healthy Kidney 10K was an annualroad running event over 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) that took place in May inNew York City in theUnited States. The event featured both an elite-level men's race and a general mass race forfun runners. Almost 8000 runners took part in the event each year.[1] Its course is situated entirely withinManhattan'sCentral Park. It was one of two major annual 10K races held at the venue by theNew York Road Runners Club, alongside the women-onlyNew York Mini 10K.[2]
The event was launched in May 2005 by New York Road Runners with the sponsorship of the Embassy of theUnited Arab Emirates.Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, a former president of the country, received treatment and a kidney transplant at theCleveland Clinic in 2000.[3] He lived until November 2004 and the event was created in his honor soon after, with proceeds from the race going towards theNational Kidney Foundation.[4][5]
The course for the race was a single-looped circuit on the paths and roads within the park, comprising a little over one full lap of the park in a clockwise direction. Runners started in the south-west corner of Central Park, heading north pastSheep Meadow andThe Ramble and Lake via West Park Drive. It looped southwards pastHarlem Meer at the 5 km (3-mile) mark and went south on East Park Drive, passingthe Reservoir andGreat Lawn and Turtle Pond. The course reached the 5-mile mark just before Central Park's Bandshell. Runners turned back north afterWollman Rink, reached the 6-mile mark at the start line, then crossed the finish line near theTavern on the Green.[6]
The first two editions of the men's race were won byCraig Mottram.[7]Dathan Ritzenhein became the first American to win the race andPatrick Makau became the first African the year after.[8][9] EthiopiansTadese Tola andGebre Gebremariam ran course records under 28 minutes to win in 2009 and 2010.[10][11] Phoenix Kipruto of Kenia set the course record at 27:08 minutes in 2018, the fastest record eligible 10k ever run on US soil. The event does not actively invite an elite women's field, due to the proximity of June's New York Mini 10K women's race, but elite level female athletes who are resident in the area typically take part.[2] Ethiopia'sSenbere Teferi holds the women's course record of 30:59 minutes, set in 2019.
The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[12] It was not held in 2021 either. In 2021, the NYRR were in a crisis due to COVID-19 related revenue drops, layoffs and accusations against senior management. After changes in management, NYRR planned to cull races if sponsor do not align with the organization's values. It decided in fall 2021 not to hold the UAE Healthy Kidney 10K in 2022, which may be related to the UAE's human rights record.[13]
The event has not returned since. NYRR introduced theNYRR Manhattan 10K in 2022, which also takes place in Central Park, but in February. Other races by NYRR held in Central Park are theNYRR Joe Kleinerman 10K in January andGrete's Great Gallop, a 10-kilometer race in August commemoratingGrete Waitz.
Key: Course record
| Year | Total | No. of men | No. of women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | cancelled | ||
| 2019 | 7,696 | 4,212 | 3,484 |
| 2018 | 7,474 | 3,978 | 3,496 |
| 2017 | 8,618 | 4,584 | 4,034 |
| 2016 | 8,044 | 4,159 | 3,885 |
| 2015 | 7,948 | 4,255 | 3,693 |
| 2014 | 7,976 | 4,112 | 3,864 |
| 2013 | 5,851 | 3,128 | 2,723 |
| 2012 | 7,918 | 4,181 | 3,737 |
| 2011 | 7,564 | 3,920 | 3,644 |
| 2010 | 7,839 | 4,113 | 3,726 |
| 2009 | 7,967 | 4,178 | 3,789 |
| 2008 | 6,273 | 3,438 | 2,835 |
| 2007 | 5,418 | 3,087 | 2,331 |
| 2006 | 4,753 | 2,589 | 2,164 |
| 2005 | 4,146 | 2,335 | 1,811 |
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