Days Counting Down For 'Discount' Manchester Road Race Registrations

MANCHESTER, CT — Manchester Road Race officials Monday were reminding potential entrants that the registration fees for the annual Thanksgiving Day run will increase on Oct. 1.

Here is the rundown:

• The entry fee is $32 for runners who sign up online by 11:59 p.m. (eastern time) on Sept. 30.
• It increases to $37 on October 1st, and to $42 on Nov. 18.
• Runners can register online at www.manchesterroadrace.com. Registration closes on Nov. 21 and no entries will be accepted on race day.

Race organizers also indicated that all participants who sign up by 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 9 will receive personalized race bibs with their names printed on them .

"We hope that as many people as possible will take advantage of our early registration fee incentive and sign up before October 1st," said Dr. Tris Carta, the president of the Manchester Road Race Committee.

The MRR, which is run on a 4.748-mile-long loop course through the town’s central streets, attracted 9,641 registered runners last Thanksgiving.

Race officials are also offering a virtual option for those who cannot be present in Manchester on Thanksgiving Day. Runners can use a GPS-equipped app on their smart phones to run the race remotely anywhere in the world.

More details about the Virtual Manchester Road Race are also available at:

• www.manchesterroadrace.com

The 87th Manchester Road Race will be held at 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 23). The race, which is one of the nation’s oldest and most popular turkey trots, starts and finishes on Main Street in Manchester, in front of St. James Church.

Last year’s MRR was won by Conner Mantz of Mapleton, Utah, who set the course record of 21:04. Weini Kelati of Flagstaff, Arizona won the women’s championship for the second straight year in 23:39. Kelati set the women’s course record of 22:55 in 2021.