The TEN explained

The TEN
Host City:San Juan Capistrano, California, United States
Dates:March
Stadium:JSerra Catholic High School track
Level:World Athletics Continental Tour Silver

The TEN is a track and field meeting held at the JSerra Catholic High School track in San Juan Capistrano, California, United States. Since 2023 it is a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver level meetingthe third-highest level of international athletics meetings behind the Diamond League and Gold tier.[1]

The TEN was founded in 2021 by Jesse Williams and is sponsored by Sound Running. It was inspired by the Night of the 10,000m PBs. In addition to prize money, athletes are paid by sharing revenue and tips from a pay-per-view broadcast of the event. In its founding year, only a men's and women's 10,000 metres were contested, but in subsequent years other running events were added as required to bring the meeting up to Continental Tour Silver status. The Silver designation awards extra World Athletics Rankings points for placement, helping athletes qualify for athletics at the Summer Olympics and World Athletics Championships competitions.[2]

In 2022, Grant Fisher set the U.S. record for 10,000 m at the event.[3] The following year, both the British and American records were set in the women's 10,000 m by Eilish McColgan and Alicia Monson, respectively.[4]

Editions

Key:

Current meet record

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Date !Men's 10,000 m Women's 10,000 m
Winner Time Winner Time
27:10.41 30:47.42 [5]
26:33.84 30:14.66 [6]
27:06.37 30:00.86 [7]
26:52.04 29:48.34 [8]

Records set

Records set at The TEN! Year !! Athlete !! Time !! !! !! Ref
202127:17.14 5th
202226:33.84 1st
26:34.14 2nd
27:15.35 3rd
28:30.58 6th (Race B)
202327:42.56 9th
30:00.86 1st
30:03.82 2nd
31:04.08 6th
20243:37.58 (1500 m) 1st
26:52.722nd
26:52.87 3rd
26:55.54 6th
27:09.5713th
27:26.02 16th
27:41.81 2nd (Race B)
30:35.66 3rd
30:36.84 4th
31:33.07 15th

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Athletics Continental Tour World Athletics . 2024-03-14 . worldathletics.org.
  2. Web site: Eder . Larry . 2023-02-27 . Jesse Williams answers 7 questions from RunBlogRun on THE TEN (event sponsored by On running) . 2024-03-14 . runblogrun . en-US.
  3. Web site: Hollobaugh . Jeff . “The Ten” Men — Fisher’s 26:33.84 Crushes AR . 2024-03-14 . Track & Field News . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2023-03-05 . Eilish McColgan breaks Paula Radcliffe's British 10,000m record . 2024-03-14 . AW . en-GB.
  5. Web site: 2021 Track Scoreboard . 2024-03-14 . finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com.
  6. Web site: 2022 Track Scoreboard . 2024-03-14 . finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com.
  7. Web site: 2023 Track Scoreboard . 2024-03-14 . finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com.
  8. Web site: 2024 Track Scoreboard . 2024-03-14 . finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com.