Registration For Little Manchester Road Race Begins Next Month

MANCHESTER, CT — Registration for the Little Manchester Road Race is set to begin on Oct. 1.

The event, which offers non-competitive fun runs for children 12 and younger, is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 23, at 10 a.m. at the Manchester High School track. Manchester High School is located at 134 East Middle Turnpike.

Parents can register their children online at www.manchesterroadrace.com. There is no cost to enter, although participants are requested to bring two items of non-perishable food for donation to the MACC Emergency Food Pantry.

Entries are limited to the first 1,000 runners.

In addition to running events of different distances for children in various age groups, the LMRR will feature music, costumed characters, a display of fire trucks and other vehicles, a skydiving exhibition and other fun activities. All runners will receive a medal and a tee shirt.

"The Little Manchester Road Race is a wonderful activity for kids, and we are extremely grateful to our sponsors and volunteers who make it possible," said Dr. Tris Carta, the president of the Manchester Road Race Committee. "Because space is limited, we hope that parents will register their children as soon as possible."

As it has since the event’s inception in 2010, Henkel North America in Rocky Hill is serving as the presenting sponsor of the Little Manchester Road Race. Additional financial support is being provided by Fleet Feet of West Hartford and Waypoint Wealth Solutions of Manchester.

The LMRR is one of several events being staged during the week before the world-famous Manchester Road Race. The 88th edition of the MRR, which attracts thousands of runners and is held on a loop course through Manchester’s central streets, will take place at 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

More details are available at www.manchesterroadrace.com.