Prize Money

New York Road Runners offers more than $1,000,000 in member and open prize money annually. To qualify for member prize money and time bonuses, an individual must be a member of NYRR for at least three months prior to the race date. There is no membership requirement for open prize money and bonuses. Unless otherwise noted, runners with multiple eligibility for open, NYRR member, masters, and 50+ Age Graded categories will be awarded the highest prize money amount only. Athletes who have served a doping suspension of two months or longer are not eligible to receive prize or bonus money in NYRR races.

More 2010 prize money coming soon.

Sunday, March 1 – Coogan’s Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks 5K

Open prize money for men and women
1st - $400
2nd - $300
3rd - $200
4th - $100

March 21 – NYC Half-Marathon

Open prize money for men and women

1st - $20,000
2nd - $10,000
3rd - $6,000
4th - $3,500
5th - $2,500
6th - $1,500
7th - $1,000
8th - $750
9th - $500
10th - $400
11th - $300
12th - $250

NYRR Member Division: Finish Position, Equal for Men and Women
Cumulative with Open Division; members must meet certain eligibility requirements.

1st - $1000
2nd - $750
3rd - $600
4th - $400
5th - $250
6th - $150
7th - $100
8th - $50

*To be eligible for any NYRR member awards, an athlete must be a member in good standing of NYRR since December 21, 2009.

April 11 –Eighth Annual Run As One Presented by JPMorgan Chase (4M)

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

May 9 – R Baby Mother’s Day Run (4M)

NYRR member prize money for women only

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

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

1st 50+AG - $75
2nd 50+AG - $50
3rd 50+ AG - $25

Open time bonuses – NYRR membership not required

$100 – Women’s winner who breaks existing event record (22:31, Muliye Gurmu, 2009)

$100 – First three women who run faster than 23:30

May 15 – Healthy Kidney 10K

Open prize money for men only

1st - $7500
2nd - $5000
3rd - $3000
4th - $2000
5th - $1250
6th - $750
7th - $600
8th - $350
9th - $250
10th - $100

NYRR- member prize money for men and women
1st - $1000
2nd - $500
3rd - $250
4th - $200
5th - $150

Zayed Bonus - $20,000
The Zayed Bonus, courtesy of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in honor of former UAE president Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, will be given to the first man to break the existing Central Park record of 27:48 (Tadese Tola, 2009

May 22 – Brooklyn Half-Marathon (NYRR Half-Marathon Series Presented by Continental Airlines)

Open prize money for men and women

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

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

1st 50+AG $75
2nd 50+AG $50
3rd 50+ AG$ 25

June 12: NYRR New York Mini 10K

Open prize money for women only
1st $10,000
2nd 5000
3rd 3500
4th 2500
5th 1500

USA prize money for women only
Cumulative with open and NYRR member prize money
1st $5000
2nd 2500
3rd 1250
4th 750
5th 500

NYRR member prize money for women only
Cumulative with open and USA prize money
1st $1000
2nd 750
3rd 350

June 20: NYRR’s Annual Father’s Day Race Against Prostate Cancer Presented by ABC-7

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

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

1st 50+AG $75
2nd 50+AG 50
3rd 50+ AG 25

Open time bonuses – NYRR membership not required
$100 – Men’s winner who breaks existing event record (23:07, Worku Beyi, 2007)
$100 – First three men who run faster than 24:30

September 26 – Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile

Open prize money for men and women
1st $5000
2nd 3500
3rd 2500
4th 1500
5th 1000
6th 750
7th 500
8th 250

NYRR Road Mile Championships prize money for NYRR members only
1st $400
2nd $300
3rd $200
4th $100

November 1 – ING New York City Marathon

Open and NYRR-member prize money for men and women
Prize money TBD

December 5 – NYRR Joe Kleinerman Classic (10K)

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

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

1st 50+AG $75
2nd 50+AG 50
3rd 50+ AG 25

Open time bonuses – NYRR membership not required
$100 – Men’s and women’s winner s who break existing event records (29:17, Anthony Famiglietti, 2007; 32:56, Aziza Aliyu, 2008)
$100 – First three men who run faster than 30:30
$100 – First three women who run faster than 35:00

December 31: Emerald Nuts Midnight Run

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

Open time bonuses – NYRR membership not required
$100 – Men’s and women’s winner s who break existing event records (18:12, Andrew Carlson, 2007; 20:54, Carmen Douma Hussar, 2007)
$100 – First three men who run faster than 19:00
$100 – First three women who run faster than 22:00