Veterans' Row
The Manchester Road Race has a long history of affiliation with veterans.
| A group of returning World War II service members revived the event in 1945, after a 10-year hiatus caused by the Great Depression and the war, and the Army & Navy Club, a local veterans’ organization, sponsored the road race from 1945-1950. Several MRR winners were veterans, including Jim Gwin, Joe McCluskey, Charlie Robbins, Ted Vogel, John Kelley, Pete Close, Ray Crothers, Haron Lagat, Paul Chelimo and Sam Chelanga. |  |
 | Each year, the Manchester Road Race Committee and local veterans’ organizations collaborate to honor the veterans and Armed Forces members who are running the race. A pre-race reception is scheduled from 8:15 - 9:30 am on Thanksgiving morning. The event will be held at the Vietnam Memorial, located near the corner of Main Street and East Center Street . All veterans and military participants will receive a MRR commemorative pin. Service members and veterans running in the race will also be honored when they pass by the Veterans’ Row “Path of Honor” on the race course. The “Path of Honor” will be lined with American flags, the POW-MIA flag, and flags from all branches of the armed services. |
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