Virtual Version Of Manchester Road Race Again Being Offered

MANCHESTER, CT — Those who can’t participate at the Manchester Road Race in person on Thanksgiving Day, will still be able to run, walk, watch or listen to it this year through the miracles of modern technology.

Race organizers are again offering a Virtual Manchester Road Race to those unable to attend the onsite event in person. Runners can download a GPS-enabled app onto their smartphones and run the iconic 4.748-mile distance at any location in the world.

The entry fee for the virtual road race is $30 and registrations end at 11:59 p.m. EST on Nov. 21. No prizes are awarded, but completion of the VMRR counts as an official MRR finish for longevity streak purposes. Registrations and more details are available @ www.manchesterroadrace.com.

Fans who can’t be in Manchester will also be able to watch the iconic holiday run on television. or listen to the race on the radio.

Fox 61 TV will air live coverage of the MRR from 9-11 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning with anchors Tim Lammers and Erika Arias joined by race analyst Ian Brooks. The road race can also be viewed through streaming on demand on the Fox 61+ app, which is available on Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV.

Brian Shactman of WTIC NewsTalk 1080 will host his morning radio program from the race course from 5:30 to 9:45 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning. NewsTalk 1080 will also broadcast live coverage of the road race, including interviews with the winners, from 10-11 a.m. Jim Harvey, the MRR’s elite runner coordinator, and Dr. Tris Carta, President of the Manchester Road Race Committee, will handle the call of the race.

Registrations for the on-site race also close at 11:59 p.m. EST on Nov. 21. No entries will be accepted on the day of the race.

The 87th Manchester Road Race will be held on Thanksgiving Day, (Nov. 23) at 10 a.m. The race, which will attract an estimated crowd of 30,000 spectators along the course and more than 10,000 runners, including some of the world’s best distance competitors, is run on a loop course that starts and finishes on Main Street, in front of St. James Church.

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