New Haven Road Race

The New Haven Road Race is a 20 kilometer road race held in New Haven, Connecticut which was started in 1978. The race is held during the Labor Day weekend.

New Haven Road Race
DateLabor Day
LocationNew Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Event typeRoad
Distance20 km
Primary sponsorFaxon Law
Established1978
Course recordsMen: 57:37
Khalid Khannouchi (1998)
Women: 1:05:11 (1998)
Colleen De Reuck
Official sitehttp://www.newhavenroadrace.org/
Participants7,000+

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 world champion, Bill Rodgers, to headline the race.[1] 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.[2]

Many years, the race has been host to the USATF 20k championships. During these years, elite athlete coordination is provided exclusively to domestic athletes, to incentivize American citizens to compete.[3]

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:   Course record   Virtual Race

Edition Year Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (m:s)
1 1978  Bill Rodgers (USA) 1:02:46  Kiki Sweigart (USA) 1:19:32
2 1979  Dave Babirachi (USA) 1:03:36  Sally Sullivan (USA) 1:14:06
3 1980  Mike Roche (USA) 1:01:59  Sally Strauss (USA) 1:14:54
4 1981  Greg Meyer (USA) 59:08  Nancy Conz (USA) 1:10:39
5 1982 58:27 1:08:45
6 1983  Joseph Nzau (KEN) 1:00:10  Judi St. Hilaire (USA) 1:10:30
7 1984  Bill Reifsnyder (USA) 59:44  Anne Hird (USA) 1:09:48
8 1985 58:39  Rosa Mota (POR) 1:05:38
9 1986 59:53  Nancy Conz (USA) 1:10:35
10 1987  Rex Wilson (NZL) 59:55  Diane Gentry (USA) 1:11:12
11 1988  Bill Reifsnyder (USA) 1:00:57 1:09:33
12 1989 59:24  Michele Bush (USA) 1:08:20
13 1990  Don Janicki (USA) 1:01:10  Lesley Ann Lehane (USA) 1:09:26
14 1991  Robert Kempainen (USA) 1:00:17  Michele Bush (USA) 1:09:17
15 1992  Simon Karori (KEN) 58:56  Jill Boltz (ENG) 1:07:51
16 1993 59:12  Gordon Bakoulis (USA) 1:10:37
17 1994  Jackson Kipngok (KEN) 58:44  Nancy Tinari (CAN) 1:08:58
18 1995  Gilbert Rutto (KEN) 58:28  Trina Painter (USA) 1:07:07
19 1996  Joseph Kamau (KEN) 58:33  Senoria Clarke (USA) 1:09:51
20 1997  John Kagwe (KEN) 59:09  Anne-Marie Lauck (USA) 1:09:28
21 1998  Khalid Khannouchi (MAR) 57:37  Colleen De Reuck (RSA) 1:05:11
22 1999  Joseph Kamau (KEN) 59:26  Teresa Wanjiku (KEN) 1:09:50
23 2000  William Kiptum (KEN) 59:43.5  Lyudmila Petrova (RUS) 1:08:38
24 2001  Dan Browne (USA) 1:00:10  Milena Glusac (USA) 1:07:49
25 2002 59:20.1  Colleen De Reuck (USA) 1:07:52.4
26 2003  Mebrahtom Keflezighi (USA) 58:56.6  Marla Runyan (USA) 1:05:51.9
27 2004  Ryan Shay (USA) 59:53  Turena Lane (USA) 1:08:49
28 2005  Abdihakim Abdirahman (USA) 58:42  Blake Russell (USA) 1:06:43
29 2006  Ryan Hall (USA) 59:29  Marla Runyan (USA) 1:08:28
30 2007  Dan Browne (USA) 59:19  Alicia Shay (USA) 1:06:56
31 2008  James Carney (USA) 59:11  Jill Swope (USA) 1:08:48
32 2009  Brett Gotcher (USA) 58:57  Colleen De Reuck (USA) 1:07:21
33 2010  Sean Quigley (USA) 59:21  Magdalena Boulet (USA) 1:07:41
33 2011  Abdihakim Abdirahman (USA) 1:00:12  Janet Bawcom (USA) 1:08:31
34 2012  Matthew Tegenkamp (USA) 58:30  Renee Metivier (USA) 1:07:08
35 2013 1:00:10  Meghan Peyton (USA) 1:09:57
36 2014  Girma Mecheso (USA) 1:01:26  Molly Huddle (USA) 1:08:34
37 2015  Jared Ward (USA) 59:24 1:06:26
38 2016  Leonard Korir (USA) 59:15  Aliphine Tuliamuk (USA) 1:05:47
39 2017  Galen Rupp (USA) 59:04  Jordan Hasay (USA) 1:06:35
40 2018  Leonard Korir (USA) 1:00:17  Sarah Hall (USA) 1:09:04
41 2019 59:06 1:06:47
42 2020  Tyler Lyon (USA) 1:07:36  Annmarie Tuxbury (USA) 1:11:14
43 2021  Ben True (USA) 59:53  Erika Kemp (USA) 1:06:20
44 2022  Conner Mantz (USA) 59:08  Keira D'Amato (USA) 1:04:29

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References
  1. First Annual New Haven 20 5m ROADRACE Labor Day, September 4, 1978, http://www.newhavenroadrace.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1978-magazine-nhrr.pdf
  2. "Streakers « Faxon Law New Haven Road Race". Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  3. "USA Track & Field | 2021 USATF 20 km Championships". usatf.org. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  4. "ARRS - Race series: New Haven Road Race". more.arrs.run. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
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