Participants in this year’s Manchester Road Race have two big incentives to register for the event before September ends.
The Manchester Road Race Committee issued a reminder today that the $32 entry fee for the race increases to $37 on October 1st, and to $42 on November 22nd.
In addition, all runners who sign up prior to Oct. 1st will receive personalized bibs with their names printed on them.
Registration for the world-famous, 4.737-mile Thanksgiving Day run through Manchester’s central streets began on September 1st. As of early this morning, 2090 entries have already been received.
Race officials are also reminding runners that registration will end completely at 11:59 p.m. (EST) on November 25th. No entries will be accepted on the day of the race.
The 89th running of the Manchester Road Race, one of America’s largest and most popular Thanksgiving Day runs, will be held on Thursday, November 27, 2025 at 10 a.m. The race is held on a loop course that starts and finishes on Main Street, in front of St. James Church.
On-line registration for the race is available 24 hours a day at www.manchesterroadrace.com.
Andrew Colley of Blowing Rock, NC won last year’s MRR with a time of 21:09. Olympian Weini Kelati of Flagstaff, AZ captured the women’s competition for the third year in a row in 23:14.
The MRR course record of 21:04 was set in 2022 by Olympic marathoner Conner Mantz. Kelati holds the women’s standard of 22:55, which she recorded in 2021.
This year’s event will literally be a race against hunger. MRR organizers have designated Connecticut Foodshare and MACC Charities—two organizations on the front line of the fight against food insecurity in the state—as the primary recipients of the race’s net proceeds.
More information about the 89th Manchester Road Race is available at www.manchesterroadrace.com.