Road races are a great way to make a contribution to a local fundraising organization.  Road races allow people within the community to interact with one another through exercising which is always beneficial due to the obesity epidemic within the United States. 

Even though the weather is turning a bit chilly, there are still many road races taking place within nearby towns over the coming weeks. 

Saturday, November 2nd

Kingston, NH is hosting the FallChallenge Trail Run which is sponsored by the YMCA and is challenging people to be active within the community. (sorry, this is not running this year.)

Manchester is also hosting the Pioneer Dash, which is a 5k road race. 

Sunday, November 3rd

The Manchester City Marathon has been named as the USATF – New England Championship Marathon for 2013. The MCM is a challenging Boston Qualifier that takes runners on a scenic trip through the historic mill district of the Granite State's largest city.

Sunday, November 10th

The Seacoast Region is also partaking in the awareness to get fit; Portsmouth is hosting the Seacoast Half Marathon to provide donations to numerous non-profit organizations within the community. 

Saturday, November 16th

Stratham is hosting the Feed The Need Predict Your Time TurkeyTrot, this could possibly be an event for the Healthy Hawks to partake in, why not get a group together to run/walk?. The event is sponsored by the Stratham Recreation Department and the starting point is at 10 Bunker Hill Avenue.

Saturday, November 23

Rockingham County Portsmouth is hosting the Jingle Bell Run/Walk Portsmouth, which is a 10K run to begin the Thanksgiving festivities and who’s goal is to earn $19,075. 

Then Hampton Falls is hosting the Tiger Trot, which is a 10 mile road race for both novice and elite runners with a 1 mile kids race. It is hosted by the Lincoln Akerman School PTO, an organization run entirely through volunteer efforts which provides a variety of educational and developmental materials to the school as well as enrichment activities for the benefit of the students and the community. 

Thursday, November 28th

Finally, Derry is hosting the GDTC 5K Turkey Trot Road Race. This is a 5K run for the support of local food pantries within the area like St. Jude, St. Thomas, Upper Room and Sonshine Kitchen.