Prize Money

New York Road Runners offers more than $100,000 in member and open prize money annually. To qualify for member prize money and time bonuses, an individual must be a New York Road Runners member for at least three months prior to the race date. There is no membership requirement for open prize money and time bonuses. Unless otherwise noted, runners with multiple eligibility for open, member, masters, and 50+ categories will be awarded the highest prize amount only.

If you win prize money in a race, please e-mail NYRR your Social Security number. Checks are mailed four to six weeks after a race.

January 27: NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: Manhattan

NYRR member prize money for men and women

Overall
1st: $200

Age 20-29
1st: $100
2nd: $50
3rd: $25

Age 30-39
1st: $100
2nd: $50
3rd: $25

Age 40-44
1st: $50
2nd: $25

Age 45-49
1st: $50
2nd: $25

Age 50-54
1st: $50
2nd: $25

Age 55-59
1st: $50
2nd: $25

Age 60-64
1st: $50
2nd: $25

Age 65-69
1st: $50
2nd: $25

Age 70+
1st: $50
2nd: $25

February 10: NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: Bronx

NYRR member prize money for men and womenNYRR member prize money for men and women

Overall
1st $200

Age 20-29
1st $100
2nd $50
3rd $25

Age 30-39
1st $100
2nd $50
3rd $25

Age 40-44
1st $50
2nd $25

Age 45-49
1st $50
2nd $25

Age 50-54
1st $50
2nd $25

Age 55-59
1st $50
2nd $25

Age 60-64
1st $50
2nd $25

Age 65-69
1st $50
2nd $25

Age 70+
1st $50
2nd $25

March 3: Coogan’s Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks 5K

Open prize money for men and women

Overall
1st: $500
2nd: $300
3rd: $200
4th: $100

Dr. Norbert Sander High School Open
$500 to the winning high school boys and girls team (three runners per team)

March 15: USA Men’s 8K Championships and Women’s 8K Invitational

Open prize money for men and women
1st: $10,000
2nd: $7000
3rd: $5000
4th: $3500
5th: $2500
6th: $1500
7th: $1250
8th: $900
9th: $800
10th: $700
11th: $600
12th: $500
13th: $400
14th: $200
15th: $150

Time Bonuses
American Record Bonus: $10,000 paid to the race winner who breaks the existing American Record. Race winner must break, not tie, the record.

(Men: 22:04, Alberto Salazar, 1981; Women: 24:36, Deena Kastor, 2005)

Lap Bonus: $1000 paid to each of the top two athletes to cross the finish line at the end of the first and second laps (must finish in the top 10 to be eligible).

April 6: More Magazine Marathon and Half-Marathon

Open prize money for women only
1st: $2000
2nd: $1000
3rd: $500

Marathon Time Bonuses
Only the race winner is eligible. Only the highest bonus amount will be awarded.
Sub-2:50:00: $1000
Sub-3:00:00: $500

Half-Marathon Relay
1st-place team: $2000
2nd-place team: $1000
3rd-place team: $500

Half-Marathon Time Bonuses
Only winning team is eligible and only highest amount will be awarded.
Sub-2:30:00: $1000
Sub-2:45:00: $500

Running Club Participation Bonuses
For clubs with the greatest total number of marathon and half-marathon finishers. Club Participation prize money is cumulative with individual prize money.

Local Clubs
For clubs that scored in 2007 NYRR Club Points series
1st: $1000
2nd: $600
3rd: $400

Non-Local Club
For national or international clubs that did not score in the 2007 NYRR Club Points series
1st: $1000
2nd: $600
3rd: $400

Combined Time Bonuses
Marathon Combined Time—for best combined time by five members of the same club. Each member is only scored once. Combined Time Bonuses are cumulative with individual and Running Club Participation Bonuses.
1st: $750
2nd: $500
3rd: $250

Half-Marathon Combined Time
For best combined half-marathon time by six members of the same club. Three of the six members must be 40 years of age or older. Each member is only scored once. Combined Time Bonuses are cumulative with individual and Running Club Participation Bonuses.
1st: $750
2nd: $500
3rd: $250

April 13: Run as One, TGL Classic

Open prize money for men and women
1st: $1000
2nd: $600
3rd: $400

May 3: NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: Brooklyn

NYRR member prize money for men and women

Overall
1st $200

Ages 20-29:
1st $100
2nd $50
3rd $25

Ages 30-39:
1st $100
2nd $50
3rd $25

Ages 40-44:
1st $50
2nd $25

Ages 45-49:
1st $50
2nd $25

Ages 50-54:
1st $50
2nd $25

Ages 55-59:
1st $50
2nd $25

Ages 60-64:
1st $50
2nd $25

Ages 65-69:
1st $50
2nd $25

Ages 70+:
1st $50
2nd $25

May 11: NYJL Mother’s Day 10-Mile

NYRR member prize money for women only

Overall
1st: $400
2nd: $300
3rd: $200
4th: $100

40+
1st: $150
2nd: $100
3rd: $50

50+ Age-Graded
1st: $75
2nd: $50
3rd: $25

Time Bonuses
$100 bonus to winner who breaks the existing event record
Women: 57:34, Claudia Camargo, 2007

$100 bonus to first three women under 60:00

May 17: Healthy Kidney 10K

Open prize money for men only; NYRR member prize money for men and women

Open Division

1st: $7500

2nd: $5000

3rd: $3000

4th: $2000

5th: $1000

6th: $750

7th: $500

8th: $250

NYRR Prize Money for men and women

1st: $1000

2nd: $500

3rd: $250

June 9: New York Mini 10K

Open Prize Purse (Women Only)
(Note: NYRR Membership Not Required)

1st - $10,000

2nd - $6,000

3rd - $4,000

4th - $3,000

5th - $2,000

6th - $1,000

7th - $850

8th - $750

9th - $600

10th - $500

11th - $400

12th - $300

13th - $250

14th - $200

15th - $150

NYRR Member Prize Money (Note: Must have been NYRR member at least three months prior to be eligible.)

NYRR Open Division

– 1st - $750

– 2nd - $500

– 3rd - $250

NYRR Masters (40+)

– 1st Masters - $200

– 2nd Masters - $100

– 3rd Masters - $50

Time Bonuses

Bonuses are cumulative with prizes listed above. Only the highest eligible bonus amount will be awarded

$5000 bonus to race winner who breaks the existing event record. Race winner must break, not tie, the record. (30:29, Asmae Leghzaoui, 2002)

$2000 to any woman to run sub 31:00

$1000 to any woman to run sub 32:00

June 15: WABC Fight Against Prostate Cancer

NYRR prize money for men
1st: $400
2nd: $300
3rd: $200
4th: $100

40+
1st: $150
2nd: $100
3rd: $50

50+ Age-Graded
1st: $75
2nd: $50
3rd: $25

$100 bonus to winner who breaks the existing event record
Men: 23:07, Worku Beyi, 2007

$100 bonus to first three men under 24:30

July 27: NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE

Open and NYRR prize money for men and women

Open Division
1st: $10,000
2nd: $7500
3rd: $5000
4th: $3500
5th: $2000
6th: $1500
7th: $1000
8th: $750
9th: $500
10th: $250

NYRR Member Division
1st: $1000
2nd: $750
3rd: $600
4th: $400
5th: $250

August 23: NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: Queens

NYRR member prize money for men and women

Overall
1st $200

20-29
1st: $100
2nd: $50
3rd: $25

30-39
1st: $100
2nd: $50
3rd: $25

40-44
1st: $50
2nd: $25

45-49
1st: $50
2nd: $25

50-54
1st: $50
2nd: $25

55-59
1st: $50
2nd: $25

60-64
1st: $50
2nd: $25

65-69
1st: $50
2nd: $25

70+
1st: $50
2nd: $25

September 14: NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: Staten Island

NYRR member prize money for men and women

Overall
1st $200

20-29
1st: $100
2nd: $50
3rd: $25

30-39
1st: $100
2nd: $50
3rd: $25

40-44
1st: $50
2nd: $25

45-49
1st: $50
2nd: $25

50-54
1st: $50
2nd: $25

55-59
1st: $50
2nd: $25

60-64
1st: $50
2nd: $25

65-69
1st: $50
2nd: $25

70+
1st: $50
2nd: $25

September 20: Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile

Open prize money for men and women
Prize Money Summary – Grand Total $32,000
Invitational Men and Women - $30,000

Men
1st $5,000
2nd $3,500
3rd $2,500      
4th $1,500
5th $1,000
6th $750 
7th $500
8th $250

Women
1st $5,000
2nd $3,500
3rd $2,500      
4th $1,500
5th $1,000
6th $750 
7th $500
8th $250

NYRR Road Mile Championships* Men and Women ($2,000):

Men
1st $400**
2nd $300
3rd $200
4th $100

Women
1st $400**
2nd $300
3rd $200
4th $100

*Prize Money limited to New York Road Runners members; must be a member for at least three month to receive prize money.

** Winner also receive 75,000 Continental Airlines OnePass Miles; must be NYRR member for at least three months to receive OnePass Miles.

November 4: ING New York City Marathon

Open and NYRR member prize money for men and women

Open Division
1st $100,000 + $30,000* + Toyota Prius
2nd $45,000 + $20,000*
3rd $30,000 + $10,000*
4th $25,000 + $5000*
5th $15,000
6th $10,000
7th $7500**
8th $5000**
9th $2500**
10th $1000**

* ING Run for Something Better charity program bonus
** Places 7 through 10 will be reduced by 50% for times slower than 2:16:30 (men) and 2:39:00 (women), including U.S. finishers

Master’s Division
1st $3000
2nd $2000
3rd $1000

NYRR Member Division*
1st $5000
2nd $4000
3rd $3000
4th $2000
5th $1000

1st 40+ $500
2nd 40+ $250
3rd 40+ $150

NYRR Club Teams
1st $1000
2nd $500
3rd $250

* To be eligible for any NYRR member awards, including team awards, an individual must be a member of New York Road Runners since May 2, 2007, and must have completed at least six fully-scored races conducted by NYRR during the period of November 1, 2007 through October 31, 2008. Fully scored races are those in which every finisher is timed.

Open Division: Time Bonuses*
(cumulative with prizes listed above; only highest eligible amount will be awarded):

Men:
sub-2:11:30: $5,000

sub-2:11:00: $10,000

sub-2:10:30: $15,000

sub-2:10:00: $25,000

sub-2:09:30: $30,000

sub-2:09:00: $35,000

sub-2:08:30: $40,000

sub-2:08:00: $50,000

sub-2:07:43 (CR): $60,000

sub-2:07:30: $70,000

Women:

sub-2:29:00: $5,000

sub-2:28:00: $10,000

sub-2:27:00: $15,000

sub-2:26:00: $25,000

sub-2:25:00: $30,000

sub-2:24:00: $35,000

sub-2:23:30: $40,000

sub-2:23:00: $50,000

sub-2:22:31 (CR): $60,000

sub-2:22:00: $70,000

*Will be adjusted for hot and humid weather above 68° Fahrenheit and 65% humidity as measured by the National Weather Service at the time the male race winner crosses the finish line

NYRR Division: Time Bonuses
(cumulative with prizes listed above; only highest eligible amount will be awarded):

Men:

sub-2:18:00: $1,000

sub-2:19:00: $750

sub-2:20:00: $500

Women:

sub-2:41:00: $1,000

sub-2:42:00: $750

sub-2:43:00: $500

December 9: Joe Kleinerman 10K

NYRR member prize money for men and women
1st: $400
2nd: $300
3rd: $200
4th: $100

40+
1st: $150
2nd: $100
3rd: $50

50+ Age-Graded
1st: $75
2nd: $50
3rd: $25

Time Bonuses

$100 bonus to winner who breaks the existing event record
Men: 29:17, Anthony Famiglietti, 2007
Women: 33:52, Aziza Aliyu, 2007

$100 bonus to first three men under 30:00
$100 bonus to first three women under 34:45

December 31: Emerald Nuts Midnight Run

Open prize money for men and women
1st: $500
2nd: $300
3rd: $200

$100 to first three men under 19:00
$100 to first three women under 23:00
$100 to race winner who breaks existing event record
Men: 18:12, Andrew Carlson, 2007
Women: 20:54, Carmen Douma-Hussar, 2007