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Emily Sisson was second in the NYC Half Marathon a couple of years ago, so she has had her moment of racing well in New York City. However, I don't have an expectation that our women will be on the podium in Paris.

On each athletes perfect day, in perfect conditions, and no outside craziness, I will pick the international field over the US women’s marathon contingent. That said, the event being the Olympics and a tournament format (win or go home), anything can happen. Usually the athlete who’s most durable and mentally relaxed tends to navigate the elements and stages of the race to win. Give these US women a chance. It’s why we run the race other wise just give the gold to “Mama” Hellen Obiri, and the rest of us just go watch volleyball or something. The experience of the Olympics for most of us, begun with the build up to the Olympic trials earlier in the year. We have been following the training block build up and tune up races of our 3 world class representatives to the Paris games. Deducting from your insight, should the experience and journey end there for us? Is sport and running to you just a bottom line proposition or does the Olympic moto “Citius, Altius, Fortius” (swifter, higher, stronger) only apply to the paper favorites? What does it mean to support your team/nation or the athletes who have done so much work to get to this stage of their development and earn the spot among the world’s best? I really don’t understand your point, this is sports and human performance. We get to run the race in Paris and the outcome will be what it is. Back these brave athletes and leave odds making to nature on the day.

@@Islandmidfielder I was a volunteer course marshal at both the men's and women's Olympic Marathon in Los Angeles in 1984, so I definitely support my team/nation and the entire Olympic movement. However, don't scold the original poster - that person is stating what is most likely to happen, the most realistic scenario. For anyone to predict Olympic victories for some over others is NOT going against their country - it's just being realistic about actual odds and talent.

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@4Dangert Malcontent much?

It's called the Mini 10k, because it began in 1972, and at that time the mini skirt was a fashion vogue, and the name stuck.

You skipped the first part of the Mini 10K broadcast - so you MISSED the explanation about why it is called "The Mini." When Fred Lebow founded this race in 1972, there were very few women running in road races, and he wanted to recruit women to run, so he named this race "The Mini" after the mini skirt, which was popular at that time and stood for the newly-emerging women's liberation and women's rights movement.

@@mauricepointer9555 No, the name didn't "stick" - the late Fred Lebow deliberately named this race "The Mini" because he wanted to recruit women runners and the mini skirt was in fashion at the time as a symbol of women's liberation

It is RUDE for you to say "a lot of blabbing from these women" - ALL of them obviously know much more about this race than YOU do.

You're right - this was the first all-women's race in the world - very important in the history of women's sports, and still a big thrill. I was at the finish line watching the entire race finish. Loved it.

Why isn't it televised like the NYC Half? But also there is another Brooklyn Half organized by NYCRuns.

You can turn them on via the Settings gear icon on the top right side of the video.