The Little Manchester Road Race and MRR Sports Expo will take place at Manchester High School on Saturday 19th November.
MANCHESTER, Conn. – The Manchester Road Race (MRR) race committee announced Monday that it will once again host several “Road Race Saturday” activities before the race on Thanksgiving Day.
The Little Manchester Road Race and MRR Sports Expo will take place at Manchester High School on Saturday 19th November. The school is located at 134 East Middle Turnpike.
The Little Manchester Road Race is for children aged 12+ and will feature a number of ‘fun runs’ races of different distances for children in different age categories. The race will start at 10 am on the high school track.
RELATED: Thousands are running in the 2022 Hartford Marathon. Here’s who crossed the finish line first.
Entries are limited to the first 1,000 kids who sign up here!
Not only will there be a race, but entertainment including skydivers, music, fun activities from the Connecticut Science Center, and a fire truck on display! All participants will receive medals and a long-sleeved T-shirt.
As the Little Manchester Road Race takes place, the Sports Expo will also take place. From 8:30 a.m. to noon on November 19 in the cafeteria.
Subscribe to FOX61 Newsletters: Morning forecast, morning headlines, evening headlines
Exhibits include those related to health, conditioning and training, running gear, apparel and other topics that would be of interest to runners, MRR officials said. MRR t-shirts and other apparel will also be available for purchase.
Registration for the MRR will also take place in the cafeteria from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m
The 86th annual Manchester Road Race is one of the oldest and largest turkey races in the country and will start at 10am on November 24. It will start on the main street in front of the church of St. James.
RELATED: Burfoot to run in Manchester race for 60th consecutive year
More information about the race and registration here.
Jennifer Glatz is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. She can be contacted at jglatz@fox61.com.
Have a story idea or something in mind that you want to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at newstips@fox61.com
HERE ARE MORE WAYS TO GET NEWS FROM FOX61
Download the FOX61 News APP
iTunes: Click here to download
Google Play: Click here to download
Stream live COURSE: Add channel from ROKU Store or by searching for FOX61.
Steam Live FIRE TV: Search “FOX61” and click “Get” to download.
FOLLOW US A TWITTER, FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM
