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 …

OCTOBER 4, 2011  — We strongly encourage you to register today for the 75th Running of the Manchester Road Race.  The capacity for one of Manchester’s finest traditions is 15,000 runners and that capacity was reached in 2010. To date over 2,500 runners have already registered. The event is held on Thanksgiving Day.
The Manchester Road Race Committee will also be hosting several other events including the Sports & Fitness Expo which Manchester Running Company will once again be a part of. The Expo takes place on Saturday, November 19, 2011 …

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MANCHESTER, Conn., — Manchester Running Company is pleased to announce the second running of the Spring Street Mile and the first running of the Life Without Limits 5k will be held at Globe Hollow Reservoir in Manchester on September 3rd! Proceeds from both events will benefit United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Hartford.
Registration for both of the events will take place online here, or you may register the morning of the event beginning at 7:00 a.m. at Globe Hollow on Spring Street in Manchester. The events are open to all ages …

EAST HARTFORD, CONN., — Manchester Running Company’s Jake Gurzler returned to winning form on Sunday, June 19th as he captured the 8Furlongs Classic held at Rentschler Field in East Hartford.
Gurzler, expecting a payout of $500 for the winner, trained for the 8Furlongs Classic for the last few months and was ready to go come early Sunday morning. Gurzler was in contention from the gun and with just over 400 meters to go made his move and held on for victory over the 1-mile course in 4:19.60. Gurzler took home the …

Just a quick note as we have received some emails and phone calls. There is NO Pride in Manchester 5k on Friday, June 10, 2011. Please DO NOT show up hoping there will be a race, we will not be there! The race was never scheduled for that day and you will be disappointed if you show up.
Many race calendars in the area just repeat races from year to year and guess on dates without actually contacting race directors. In the future, any races we host will be advertised on our …

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, Conn. (February 27, 2010) – Manchester Running Company is pleased to announce Rockville Bank will be the title sponsor of the One-Mile Kids Run at the Finally Spring 5k! on March 19, 2011 at Howard/Porter Reservoir in Manchester.
The Rockville Bank Kids Run will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Ferguson St. adjacent to Highland Park School. The one-mile course starts on Ferguson St. before heading into the Howard/Porter Reservoir Recreation area and finishing again on Ferguson St. for a one-mile loop.  You can view a course map here.
The …

With the Third Annual Finally Spring 5k! to benefit Public Allies just eight weeks away (March 19, 2011) we thought we should try to give you a little more motivation to sign up today!  Believe us this is not an exhaustive list of reasons to run this great race so feel free to add more with your comments below!  Register Online Here!
10. It’s the first weekend in spring! Okay so technically this year’s event is just before the start of spring but it will certainly be much warmer than it …

It’s December 27th and we have close to a foot of snow outside in Manchester, Conn.; as I got ready for my run this morning I realized my pre-run routine was dramatically different.  As any New Englander knows, you can’t just throw on your shoes and shorts and out the door anymore, winter is here.  With that thought in mind, I decided to put together some tricks and tips to help us all get through the winter running season.
Dress Appropriately. Dressing appropriately seems to be the most obvious statement …

“This is Thanksgiving in Manchester”
The Manchester Running Company Running Club was in top form at the 74th Running of the Manchester Road Race on Thanksgiving morning on Main Street.  Nine of the MRC Club Runners ran to personal bests on the cool morning in Manchester.
Jake Gurzler led the way for MRC taking 36th overall and was the first Manchester resident to cross the line as he finished in a personal record of 24:04.  Ashley Gurzler was the first female Manchester resident across the line as she also set a personal …