The Boston 10K for Women, Presented by REI, formerly known as the Reebok Boston 10K for Women, Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women and the Bonne Bell Mini Marathon, is a major 10 kilometer (6.2 mi)road running race held annually in Boston on Columbus Day. It is popular as both an elite world-class competition and a women's running event promoting health and fitness. Each year, the race draws thousands of participants and nearly 20,000 spectators.
Begun in 1977 as the Bonne Bell Mini Marathon, Tufts Health Plan became title sponsor in 1985[2] and supported the race for 33 years. In 2018, Reebok took up the sponsorship of the race, and in 2021, REI became the presenting sponsor of the event.[3] For several years it was the largest women-only 10K in the US, most recently in 2013.[4]
In the 2018 race, Emily Sisson's time does not count as a course record as an off-course public safety issue caused the race course to be adjusted after it had begun, and was approximately 300 meters short.[5]
In 2020 the in-person race was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and became a virtual event in which more than 2,000 participants registered and ran around the world.[6]
When the race resumed in 2021, now presented by REI, Weini Kelati set a new course record and American record with a time of 31:18.[7]
The race has become a Boston tradition and there are at least 10 women who have run the race every year since its inception in 1977.
Winners
Nine women who have run every race since 1977 at the Reebok store in October 2019.Molly Huddle and Iveen Chepkemoi at the halfway point of the Reebok Boston 10K for Women in October 2019.
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Erica Kemp (USA)
Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH)
Hellen Jemutai (KEN)
Marie Davenport (IRL)
Elana Meyer (RSA)
Anne Hannam (NZL)
Nancy Tinari (CAN)
Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)