Registration for Little Manchester Road Race Starts Oct. 1

MANCHESTER, CT — A Manchester Road Race tradition offers young runners their own special event on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.

Registrations for the popular Little Manchester Road Race, which features non-competitive fun runs for children ages 12 younger, will be accepted beginning Oct. 1, the Manchester Road Race Committee announced Thursday.

The Little Manchester Road Race traditionally marks the kickoff of race week activities in Manchester on Road Race Saturday. It is scheduled for Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. at the Manchester High School track.

Parents can register their children at www.manchesterroadrace.com.

Entries are limited to the first 1,000 children who sign up. There is no cost to register, although participants are requested to bring two items of non-perishable food for donation to the M.A.C.C. Community Emergency Food Pantry.

In addition to running events of different distances for children in various age groups, the LMRR will offer music, costumed characters, a display of fire trucks and other vehicles, a performance by precision skydivers, and other fun activities. All participants will receive a medal.

"We love hosting the Little Manchester Road Race, said Dr. Tris Carta, the president of the Manchester Road Race Committee. "The kids really enjoy it, and it is a wonderful way to start the week before we hold our road race on Thanksgiving Day.

Because registrations are limited, Carta said parents should sign up their children as soon as possible.

The principal financial sponsor of the Little Manchester Road Race is Henkel of Rocky Hill, a company with a portfolio of consumer and industrial brands that includes Loctite adhesives, Dial soaps and Persil and Snuggle laundry products. Additional support is being provided by Fleet Feet of West Hartford and Waypoint Wealth Solutions..

More information about the Little Manchester Road Race and the 87th Manchester Road Race is available at www.manchesterroadrace.com.