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[9 Nov 2011 | No Comment | ]
Find Us at the Manchester Road Race Expo!

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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[4 Oct 2011 | No Comment | ]

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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[27 Aug 2011 | No Comment | ]
Spring Street Mile and LWL 5k September 3rd!

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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 …

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[22 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Gurzler Wins 8Furlongs Classic

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 …

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[7 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]

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 …