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We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 2011 was a great year for Manchester Running Company as our featured event the Finally Spring 5k! continued to grow with over 225 registrants. We were able to raise well over $1,500 for Public Allies and donated 35 pairs of shoes to Soles4Souls with our spring event.
Despite the fact that we weren’t able to reach out to the youth with Thursday Nights Under the Lights – Summer Track & Field Series, we did make it out to …
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NOVEMBER 22, 2011 — It’s that time of year again in Manchester, Connecticut. Thanksgiving Day and the week of Thanksgiving means family is around, friends come back from wherever they have moved to, and in Manchester it means the Manchester Road Race. We know it’s cliche to say this but the race is unlike any other race in the country – where else do you get 15,000 people to run a 4.748 mile course all at the same time – nowhere. That being said we’ve decided to make a list …
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MANCHESTER, Conn. — Manchester Running Company is pleased to announce it will once again be present at the Manchester Road Race Sports & Fitness Expo on Saturday, November 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Bennet Academy on Main St. in Manchester.
The Sports & Fitness Expo gives Road Race participants and the public a chance to view local sports and fitness related businesses, register for the Manchester Road Race, buy Road Race T-Shirts and much more.
Manchester Running Company will feature numerous products for sale from Brooks and Inov-8. We will …
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MANCHESTER, Conn., May 2, 2011 — The 2011 summer racing season is right around the corner with several featuring Manchester Running Company club members and a number of events sponsored by MRC.
Following several spring marathon finishes for club members ranging from Houston to Las Vegas to Boston the MRC club runners are ready to dive into the shorter distances. Many runners will kick off the season on Saturday, May 7th at the First Annual Mill Pond 5k in Somers followed by the Ken Grogan Alumni Mile sponsored by Manchester Running …
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Manchester Running Company is pleased to promote the 74th annual Manchester Road Race on Thanksgiving Day! The 4.748 mile event is considered one of the best Road Races in the country featuring nearly 15,000 runners annually. Some new features have been added for the 74th running of the race including a cap of 15,000 runners so register today!
Additionally the Road Race Committee has added five age divisions and several qualifying opportunities. B-Tag timing will also be used in this year’s edition making it easier for all registered runners to receive …
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October 19, 2009 — The wind, nor snow, nor rain or freezing temperatures could prevent some of Manchester Running Company’s finest from competing over the weekend. Not only did three of Club Manchester Running Company’s athletes run in competitive races over the weekend, but they excelled as Krystin Meade and Elaina Mertens qualified for the Boston Marathon and Drew Best continued to dominate the local running scene.
At the Baystate Marathon held on Sunday Morning in Lowell, both Meade and Mertens ran just over 3:24 as both went well under the …

