2017 Manchester Road Race Registration Set to Open

MANCHESTER, CT — Registrations for the 81st Manchester Road Race will be accepted beginning Sept. 1.

The annual 4.748-mile run through the town’s central streets is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, which this year falls on Nov. 23.

It is one of the nation's largest and most popular road races.

The entry fee is $27 until Nov. 5 and $32 thereafter.

“We are urging everyone who wants to participate this year to please purchase an official number bib, and to register as early as possible,” said Dr. Tris Carta, president of the Manchester Road Race Committee. “Our comparatively modest entry fees enable us to not only provide the participants with a safe and enjoyable experience, but also to make significant contributions each year to Muscular Dystrophy research, and to a large number of local charities.”

Race officials donated more than $100,000 to area charitable and non-profit organizations from the proceeds of last year’s road race.

Online registration applications and more information about the race are available on the event’s website at www.manchesterroadrace.com.

The road race starts and finishes on Main Street in Manchester, in front of St. James Church.

Ben True of Hanover, N.H. won last year’s Manchester Road Race, edging Leonard Korir of Colorado Springs, at the tape in a photo-finish.

Both men were timed in 21:31.

Emily Sisson of Providence, RI took the women’s championship with a time of 24:08.

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