Faxon Law New Haven Road Race
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The New Haven Road Race is a 20 kilometer road race held in
New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is a city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound. With a population of 135,081 as determined by the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, New Haven is List ...
which was started in 1978. The race is held during the
Labor Day Labor Day is a Federal holidays in the United States, federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday of September to honor and recognize the Labor history of the United States, American labor movement and the works and con ...
weekend.


History

The first year the race was contested was in 1978, when nearly 1,200 runners showed up. The race director convinced the reigning
marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...
world champion, Bill Rodgers, to headline the race. The record number of competitors was in 2013, when over 7,000 people ran. As of 2021, there are 8 competitors who have run the race every year since its inauguration. Many years, the race has been host to the
USATF USA Track & Field (USATF) is a United States national governing body for the sports of track and field, cross country running, road running, and racewalking (known as the sport of athletics outside the US). The USATF was known between 1979 and 1 ...
20k championships. During these years, elite athlete coordination is provided exclusively to domestic athletes, to incentivize American citizens to compete. Most years, the prize purse is around $40,000, with various incentives for breaking records. Money is paid out 10 deep. From the races inauguration to 1985, there was no presenting sponsor. From 1985 to 1989, American National Bank was the main sponsor. In 2003, New Haven Savings Bank was the main sponsor. In 2004 and 2005 NewAlliance Foundation was the primary sponsor. Since 2007, Faxon Law Group has been the presenting sponsor.


Results

Key:


References

{{reflist Long-distance running competitions Sports in New Haven, Connecticut Road running competitions in the United States