Manchester Road Race Registration Set to Begin Online

MANCHESTER, CT — The Manchester Road Race Committee announced Thursday that online registration for the annual Thanksgiving Day run will begin on Sept. 1.

The entry fee for the 4.748-mile race is $27 prior to Nov. 4, and $32 after that date.

Runners can register electronically on the road race website: www.manchesterroadrace.com.

“It is going to be another great race, with some of the world’s best distance runners competing,” said Dr. Tris Carta, president of the Manchester Road Race Committee. “We’re hoping that everyone who wants to join in the fun this Thanksgiving will officially enter and fill out their registration on the website as soon as possible.”

Carta added that the entry fee is used to defray the costs of the event and to donate the remaining proceeds to a number of charities. The Manchester Road Race Committee distributed $75,000 after last year’s run to 15 charities or non-profit organizations, including the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Muscular Dystrophy research has been a pet project of the Manchester Road Race since the early 1950s.

The 82nd running of the Manchester Road Race is slated for 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 22, 2018). The race starts and finishes on Main Street, in front of St. James Church. A field of 12,757 runners registered for last year’s competition.

Olympic silver medalist Paul Chelimo of Colorado Springs, Colorado won the 2017 Manchester Road Race with a time of 21:32.

Buze Diriba of Ethiopia set a new course record last year when she won the women’s division in 23:57.

Photo Credit: Chris Dehnel

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