Did you see the prize money? I'm stunned by how large it was. I'm also stunned an African didn't show up. Was it US only prize money? I know in the past Africans were eligible for the $$$.
From Race Results Weekly.
Boston 10-K for Women (45]6th) - Presented by REI
Boston, MA, USA; Saturday, October 7
Distance: 10 km, USATF-certified (MA19017JK) and record-eligible
Finishers: 3241 (up 18% from 2745 in 2022)
Prize Money: See primary details below; open prize money limited to top-3 women
Course Record: 31:18, Weini Kelati (USA), 2021
Timing: Granite State Race Services
Race Founded: 1977; held every year except 2020
Weather: Cloudy, 66F
Race History: (through 2017)
NOTE: Super 10-K debut for (former?) steeplechaser Annie Rodenfels, clocking 32:08 and winning by 23 seconds. Also a good debut for former University of Utah star Emily Venters who finished second. Jenny Simpson continued her road racing progression and set a personal best in third place. Also, the race recorded 3241 finishers, up 18% from last year --Ed.
WOMEN (gun times) -
1. Annie Rodenfels, 27, Roslindale, MA, 32:08 DB ($9000)
2. Emily Venters, 24, Portland, OR, 32:31 DB ($5000)
3. Jenny Simpson, 37, Boulder, CO, 32:39 PB ($3000)
4. Erika Kemp, 28, Providence, RI, 32:44
5. Molly Huddle, 39, Providence, RI, 32:50
6. Anne-Marie Blaney, 30, Rochester, MI, 32:57
7. Mary Munanu (KEN), 28, Salem, OR, 33:00
8. Makena Morley, 26, Bozeman, MT, 33:04
9. Bethany Hasz, 26, Dorchester Center, MA, 33:05
10. Amy Davis-Green, 26, Lake Orion, MI, 33:11
11. Lauren Hagans, 37, Flagstaff, AZ, 33:13
12. Sara Hall, 40, Flagstaff, AZ, 33:19 ($500m)
13. Abbey Cooper, 31, Johnson City, TN, 33:29
14. Elena Hayday, 23, Washington, DC, 33:30
15. Kassie Parker, 24, Rochester, MI, 33:30
16. Abbey Wheeler, 24, Allston, MA, 33:31
17. Anna Oeser, 24, Boston, MA, 33:43
18. Megan Hasz, 26, Dorchester Center, MA, 33:46
19. Mahlet Alemu, 28, Colorado Springs, CO, 33:50
20. Cleo Boyd (CAN), 30, Charlottesville, VA, 34:42
21. Kathryn Munks, 25, Rochester Hills, MI, 34:53
22. Maddy Berkson, 27, Providence, RI, 35:06
23. Alexis Wilbert, 38, Cumberland Center, ME, 35:10
24. Hilary Dionne, 38, Lincoln, MA, 36:39
25. Breanna Gaster, 29, Cambridge, MA, 38:10
26. Taylor Bickford, 30, Portland, ME, 38:19