


FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Before submitting an email to the Manchester Road Race, please read the FAQs below.
You may find the answer to your question or concern.
Q1: I’m having difficulty processing my credit card payment?
A1: Your credit card billing information must be correct to process your credit card. This info may be different from the address you used in your road race account
Q2: Please tell me about the bib and t-shirt mailing procedures?
A2: 1. Every bib is mailed in a separate envelope. For each person you are registering, please make certain the address information is correct for that person.
2. The post office can choose not to deliver mail to a name they are not familiar with at an address. Please use “c/o” (care of) followed by your last name in the Address 2 line if you are taking delivery of packets for your friends and relatives.
3. Race packets (bibs and tags) are processed and mailed separately from t-shirts. It may take a couple of weeks for you to receive you packets and t-shirts.
4. If your packet is mailed to you then your t-shirt will also be mailed. If your packet is being held for pick-up then your t-shirt will also be held for pick-up.
Q3: Can someone run/walk the race without registering?
Must we register even if we don’t want to be timed?
A3: Everyone should register and wear a bib if they plan to be out on the racecourse.
Q4: Can we have strollers or dogs on the race course?
A4: For safety and insurance purposes, no wheels of any kind (strollers, bicycles, in-line skates) and no pets are allowed on the race course.
Q5: Why do we have to pay for our t-shirts?
A5: The Manchester Road Race is a large charitable event. If we gave out free t-shirts, those monies would not be available for donation to worthy causes.
Q6: What time should we arrive to line up for the race?
A6: You should be heading toward the starting line by 9:30am. It can take 10-15 minutes to work through the crowds. If you park at Manchester Community College and take the shuttle, give yourself an additional 20-30 minutes. To be safe arrive at Manchester Community College by 8:45 and you will have plenty of time to arrive at the course, warm up and enter the starting line pack.
Q7: What if we can’t finish the whole race?
Q7: If you are injured, there are medical teams around the course that can return you to the start/ finish line. If you are unsure whether you can finish the race, consider carrying a cell phone so you could call a friend or relative to pick you up on the course if you can’t finish.