Seeding Info

General Information

The goals of seeding runners are to allow experienced runners an unimpeded start and to prevent injuries of all participants.

We will be seeding the field to 40 minutes. Seeding is based on one of two things:

a runner's NET time in 2006 Manchester Road Race, or
an official time from a certified course run since January of this year's Manchester Road Race

Seed Cards

The Race Committee will continue to mail out Seed cards to all registrants who have completed the Manchester Road Race in Under 30 minutes, Under 35 minutes or Under 40 minutes in the 2006 Manchester Road Race.

Cards will be mailed out on Thursday, November 1, 2007. Please allow one week for delivery.

If your address has changed, then you must mail in your request for seeding along with proof of your previous address (i.e., copy of phone bill, electric bill). Note the special mailing address below for Seeding requests. Do not send this with your registration as it will not be processed.

All requests for seeding must be received by October 31st with proof of qualifying time and distance, name of race, and date of race. No cards will be mailed unless you are a registered runner.

Qualifying

To qualify for seeding in the event you haven't qualified by running the Manchester Road Race last year, mail your official time from the results of a certified course to the address listed below.

The following local races have certified courses:

Monday	9/3	Labor Day 20K/5K	New Haven, CT
Saturday	10/13	Hartford Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K	Hartford, CT
Saturday	10/13	Apple Harvest Festival	Glastonbury, CT
Saturday	10/27	South Windsor Hog Jog	South Windsor, CT
Sunday	10/28	Columbia Autumn Classic 5K	Columbia, CT
Sunday	10/28	Wilton Halloween Hustle 5K	Wilton, CT
Sunday	10/28	Pumpkin Run 5M	Higganum, CT
Sunday	10/28	Kent Pumpkin Run 5M	Kent, CT
Saturday	11/17	Know Your Pace Race (8:00 am)	Manchester, CT

Your last opportunity to receive a seed card is at the Sports Expo (Saturday before the race). Please bring supporting documentation with you.

Keep in mind that you can get a reasonably good start by lining up at 9:15 am on race day on the road behind the Under 40 Minutes seed section.

Any disputes over seeding will only be dealt with at the Sports Expo. No seed cards will be issued after the Sports Expo. Make sure you don't leave this till the last minute or you will be left out of our seeding area!

Qualifying Times

Use the table below to determine if your time qualifies you for a Seed card.

Distance	Under 30:00	Under 35:00	Under 40:00
3K	n/a	n/a	sub 14:08
2 Mile	n/a	n/a	sub 15:14
4K	n/a	n/a	sub 19:11
2.6 Wickam Summer Mile	up to 15:36	15:37 - 18:12	18:13 - 20:48
3 Mile	14:53 - 17:30	17:31 - 20:28	20:29 - 23:24
5K	15:27 - 18:10	18:11 - 21:13	21:14 - 24:16
4 Mile	20:14 - 23:42	23:30 - 27:40	27:41 - 31:40
Manchester Past Year	<= 29:59	30:00 - 34:59	35:00 - 39:59
8K	25:25 - 29:46	29:47 - 34:43	34:44 - 39:48
5 Mile	25:31 - 29:59	30:00 - 34:59	35:00 - 39:59
10K	32:05 - 37:41	37:42 - 44:01	44:02 - 50:22
10 Mile	51:01 - 1:02:00	1:02:01 - 1:13:00	1:13:01 - 1:25:00
20K	1:06:58 - 1:18:38	1:18:39 - 1:31:57	1:31:58 - 1:45:31
1/2 Marathon	1:10:39 - 1:23:23	1:23:24 - 1:37:32	1:37:33 - 1:51:41
Marathon	2:27:55 - 2:48:58	2:48:59 - 3:22:49	3:22:50 - 3:51:10

Mail to:

All correspondence should be mailed to:

Manchester Road Race
192 East Center Street
Manchester, CT 06040

Email to:

Any emails regarding seeding requests can be made to: RoadRaceSeed@ManchesterRoadRace.com.

As in the past:

No seed cards will be reissued
U.S. Mail returned postcards can be picked up with proper ID at the Sports Expo or any of the evening walk-in registrations
No cards will be given out on Race Day
You will not be admitted into a seed area without an official card