Manchester Road Race Selects 2022 Honors Club Organization

MANCHESTER, CT — Up to 120 runners at this year’s Manchester Road Race will be hitting the pavement on Thanksgiving morning for a very special cause as part of the MRR Honors Club. Program.

Each year road race organizers set aside 120 bibs for entrants who elect to participate in the Honors Club. The runners pay $100 instead of the traditional entry fee and all of the money is donated by the road race to a worthy charity.

Race officials recently announced that the recipient of the 2022 Honors Club proceeds will be the Community Child Guidance Clinic.

Located in Manchester, the Community Child Guidance Clinic was founded in 1959 "to assist and support children with emotional and behavioral issues by providing a special education day school and a system of child and family-focused mental health services"

"The Community Child Guidance Clinic makes a tremendously important contribution assisting the children, youth and families of our area," said Dr. Tris Carta, the president of the Manchester Road Race Committee. "Our road race is very pleased to donate this year's Honors Club proceeds to benefit the clinic's vital work."

Carta pointed out that runners who register for the Honors Club will receive several perks on race day, including to be able to wait for the start of the race sheltered in the basement of St. James Church, complete with indoor plumbing and light refreshments.

"But the most important benefit is the satisfaction of knowing that you made a difference in your community," Carta added.

Runners who wish to join the MRR Honors Club, or receive more information about it, can do so at www.manchesterroadrace.com.

The 86th Manchester Road Race will be run at 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day. The race, which starts and finishes on Main Street in front of St. James Church, attracts some of the world's best distance runners and fields that have often exceeded 10,000 competitors in recent years.

Online registration, and additional details about the race, are available at www.manchesterroadrace.com.