Manchester Road Race

06/02/2026

https://patch.com/connecticut/manchester/manchester-road-races-british-invasion-becomes-official?utm_source=shared-email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share

The MRR's American representatives hit the road course in Manchester in England over the weekend.

06/02/2026

Kelati, a U.S. Olympian from Flagstaff, Arizona who won the annual Thanksgiving Day run in Manchester, Connecticut for the fifth time last November, finished second in the women’s elite division of the Great Manchester Run 10-K race yesterday. Her time was 31:17.
Beadlescomb, a resident of Loveland, Colorado, won the Connecticut race in 2023 and finished third here last Thanksgiving. He placed fourth Sunday in the GMR’s elite men’s 10-K bracket in 27:45.
The pair earned the opportunity to compete in the United Kingdom when they finished as the top United States runners last November at Manchester, Connecticut’s annual Thanksgiving Day Road Race.
Amy Eloise Neale and Marc Scott were the first finishers from the United Kingdom in the 10-K event at Sunday’s A.J. Bell Great Manchester Run. Neale finished third in the women’s elite race and Scott was the sixth elite male to finish. They both have been invited to compete in Manchester, Connecticut this November.

05/26/2026

It’s officially HALFWAY TO THANKSGIVING!! and you know that means… HALFWAY TO YOUR FAVORITE ROAD RACE!! 🦃

04/25/2026

The Manchester Road Race Committee and friends were happy to clean up a yard this morning for a couple in need of help through Rebuilding Together. We are excited and grateful to help out right in our own community. Looking forward to more ways to give back to this amazing organization throughout the year and further. 🦃

04/04/2026

In celebration of its 90th edition this Thanksgiving, the Manchester Road Race is raising funds for two charitable organizations that build or repair houses for people in need. Race officials announced Friday that this year’s primary beneficiaries are Habitat for Humanity of North Central Connecticut and Rebuilding Together of Manchester. MACC Charities and Connecticut Foodshare were the beneficiaries of last year’s effort.
As focus turns to this year’s race, Rebuilding Together of Manchester will also be the recipient of the “Honors Club Program.”

Seven months to go until race day 🦃 !!!

02/19/2026

It feels good to give back to our community! Today, President of the Manchester Road Race, Tris Carta, was joined by Dr. Adam Steinberg and Dr. Jeffrey Cohen of Hartford Healthcare to present the ceremonial check to Shannon Baldassario of MACC Charities and Jason Jakubowski of Connecticut Foodshare 🦃

02/18/2026

The Manchester Road Race is happy to announce that thanks to the support of our runners, sponsors, volunteers, and media partners, they have been able to donate the largest single-year total charitable donation ever made by this organization to the “race against hunger.” The MRR has donated $100,000 to CT Foodshare and $38,000 to MACC Charities of Manchester, in addition to the $12,000 from this year’s Honor Club Program. Looking forward to having a successful 2026 race which will be our 90th year! 🦃

01/26/2026

Our favorite road race course blanketed in snow. Hope you all stayed safe and warm ❄️ ⛄️

01/05/2026

John Cooper Long, Jr., long-time photograher of the Manchester Road Race passed away last Sunday. His wonderful photographs of the road race and the participants will be an everlasting legacy.

https://www.courant.com/2025/12/31/longtime-hartford-courant-photographer-john-long-dies-at-81/

https://www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/article/john-long-photographer-obituary-ct-dan-haar-dies-21266863.phppuleast

"John was always kind of the referee. ... He would bring up a topic, and he’d have us debate it," photographer Sean Elliot said.

12/04/2025

Scenes from our Charlie Robbins luncheon at the Arbors in Manchester on December 3rd. This is a celebration for everyone who participated in the race who is 75 or older. Many of these runners have run the MRR for decades. First picture is of Charlie Robbins’ daughter, Barrie Robbins-Pianka, who is 79 and completed her 45th Manchester Road Race this year. 🦃