2026 Manchester Road Race field includes its 3 fastest men ever, plus former champs

The 2026 Manchester Road Race will feature some of the fastest men in running history, along with former champions. Edwin Kurgat, the 2025 race winner, will return alongside Dave Mullarkey, World Champion Dawit Seare, and NCAA Champion Habtom Samuel. Additionally, Morgan Beadlescomb, the 2023 race winner, and two-time champion Sally Kipyego, who is competing after a career break to raise her children, will be among the participants.

Seare and Samuel, both from Eritrea, are making their first appearances in Manchester. The race, organized by over 400 volunteers, will start at 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, with Main Street closed to traffic from 9 a.m. The event aims to raise funds for Rebuilding Together of Manchester and Habitat for Humanity of North Central Connecticut.