USATF 10 Mile Championships

Organizers of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile (CUCB) are excited that the April 6 event will serve as the USA Track and Field (USATF) 10 Mile Championships for American men and women for the third year in a row, and that the event has been selected to serve as the USATF 10 Mile Championships in 2026 as well.

“We are elated to host the USATF Men’s and Women’s 10 Mile Championships for the next two years,” said Event Director Phil Stewart. “The 2023 and 2024 championships resulted in two new American Records by Hillary Bor and a four-second miss of the American single-sex women’s record by Emily Durgin, so it’s clear that the championship designations bring out the top Americans primed to run fast. The event will include an international field as well, giving the Americans the opportunity to compete against many of the world’s top road racers who love the flat, fast course and the generous prize purse of over $100,000 including bonuses.”

This will be the sixth time one or more of the USATF 10 Mile Championships have been hosted by CUCB race organizers: the women’s championships were part of the 2013 event, while Cherry Blossom hosted both the men’s and women’s championships in 2014, 2021, 2023 and 2024. USATF champions crowned at CUCB include Janet Bawcom (2013); Christo Landry and Janet Bawcom (2014); Abbabiya Simbassa and Nell Rojas (2021); Hillary Bor and Sara Hall (2023); and Hilary Bor, who set the then men’s American 10-mile record of 45:56, and Emily Durgin (2024).

This year, the American prize purse totals $21,300 per gender. International elite runners will be part of a field competing for $16,000 in prize money per gender; American runners placing in the top-10 overall are eligible to receive both open and American-only prize money.

Organizers are expecting another strong American field to chase the $5000 American record bonuses and the $42,600 American prize purse, plus the time bonuses available to both men and women.

The 10 Mile is part of the Professional Road Racing Organization (PRRO) Circuit. The male and female winners will be eligible to compete for the $20,000 PRRO Super Bonus to be awarded at this year’s PRRO championship at the Boilermaker 15K in Utica, NY on July 13.

The CUCB will also award $1,500 per gender to the top three past RRCA RunPro Campers, which is matched by Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) for a total payout of $3,000.

Time bonuses and a team prize purse is also available to eligible athletes. Click Here for a full breakdown of the available prize money for the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile.

Elite American Athletes interested in participating should contact Elite Athlete Coordinator Bill Orr at borr@cherryblossom.org.