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Litchfield Hills 43rd Annual Road Race

The Litchfield Hills 43rd Annual Road Race  will be held Sunday June 9, 2019 on The Litchfield Green, Litchfield, CT 06759.

This is a world class 7.1 mile race where as many as 1300 runners will compete, along with hundreds of volunteers and thousands of spectators. The event will also host several youth races, a 2.3 competitive race for 11-13 year olds, a 1 mile race for ages 8-10 and 200 yard dashes for individual ages 4-8.

The town actually makes a weekend of it, offering many activities leading up to the main event.

The pre-registration fee for the race is $35, race day registration fee is $45. Pre-registration is available online or mail in. Pre-registrations (and payment) received by May 12th guarantees listing in program, pre-registration by May 17th guarantees a dated Tech T-shirt. After May 17th undated T shirts while supplies last. Online registration ends June 2nd.

Timing by Fast Track Timing.

Race Day Schedule:

9:00 am- 12:30 pm  Registration for 1 mile and 200 yard dashes (children’s registration tent)

9:00 – 11:30 am 2.3 mile race (children’s registration tent)

10:00 am – 12:30 pm Registration for The Race

12:00 noon  2.3 mile race

1:00 pm Cannon blast starts main race

1:05 pm  1 Mile non-competitive race ages 8-10

1:08 – 1:16 pm  Five 200 yard dashes for individual ages 4-8

2:45 pm (approx)  Awards ceremony

The Litchfield Hills Road Race website is very comprehensive, with extensive information about registration, the event’s history, parking, early packet pickup and everything else. Visit lhrr.com or call (860) 459-9908 or (860) 459-8596 for any questions.

Proceeds from the LHRR will benefit Litchfield Youth Athletics, Jr. Olympics, LHRR Scholarships for Wamogo H.S., Litchfield H.S. and the Forman School.

Thank you to these generous sponsors:

Half Marathon Sponsors

WFSB 3 Eyewitness News

O & G Industries

10K Sponsors

Connecticut G I

Litchfield Hills Orthopedic Associates, LLC

Litchfield Hills Fitness

Union Savings Bank

5K Sponsors

Village Restaurant

A. Gallo & Company

Arethusa Farm

Dolphin Pools & Spas

Litchfield Bancorp

Litchfield Distillery

Mirror Polishing & Plating Company, Inc.

OrthoConnecticut

Crystal Rock

Republican-American

Sharon Hospital Healthquest

Tavern Off the Green

Torrington Savings bank

True Value

Fiducium Financial

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