Colley, Kelati push through rain to win 88th Manchester Road Race

Andrew Colley and Olympian and now four-time winner Weini Kelati brought glory to the table for Thanksgiving after coming out on top at the 88th Manchester Road Race on Thursday morning.

Rainfall throughout the morning didn't stop Colley and Kelati from leading the pack in the men's and women's divisions of the historic 4.737-mile loop through downtown Manchester. 

While professional runners typically dominate the results, they're far from the only people that travel to Main Street on Thanksgiving morning.

Organizers declared that the Manchester Road Race's numbers were back to pre-pandemic levels with 12,116 participants signing up for the race by the end of the day on Tuesday, falling just short of the 2018 race's 12,435 registrations and exceeding the 2023 event by more than 1,000.

posted Thursday November 28th