Press Release: Millennium Running Announces 15th and FINAL running of the NH 10 Miler around Lake Massabesic

In a join statement on the matter, the Board of Water Commissioners stated, “The City of Manchester Board of Water Commissioners has decided to limit organized events on the Lake Massabesic Watershed to no more than 150 participants.  This is in the interest of protecting the purity of the public water supply and not interrupting the quiet enjoyment of the watershed by the public.”

“With a limit of 150 participants in the future, it is not feasible to produce the NH 10 Miler after this year,”  stated Millennium Running’s owner and race director, John Mortimer.  “However, we are very thankful that we have one last edition of the AutoFair NH 10 Miler in August.”

“The NH 10 Miler has been a great example of our company mission in advocating fitness to the masses and positively contributing to our community with charitable giving.  Collectively over the last 14 years, we’ve seen over 13,000 people finish this challenging road race and generated meaningful funds for our local charities.” Mortimer added.

“We are very grateful for the amazing runners. charities, sponsors, and municipal partners that have supported our mission.  Moreover, I am very proud of the hard working and dedicated team at Millennium that worked so hard to produce a first class event, every year.” Mortimer continued.

Event information for the 15th and FINAL AutoFair NH 10 Miler can be found at 
https://www.millenniumrunning.com/newhampshire10

History of the NH 10 Miler:  Established in 2011, the NH 10 Miler has generated over $75,000 for local charitable organizations including $17,500 to the event’s official charity, the Manchester Water Works Youth Education Programs which supports the City of Manchester’s 4th grade water science fairs.

The beautiful course known for lake views and challenging hills, has seen some amazing athletic performances over its 14 year history.  The men’s course record of 49 minutes and 45 seconds set by Louis Serafini (Niskayuna, NY) in 2019 and the women’s course record of 56 minutes and 46 seconds set by Jacqueline Gaughan (Exeter, NH) in 2024, are the fastest 10 mile times ever run by a male or female in the State of New Hampshire.  Additionally, there have by been 38 NH State age group records set by NH residents on the course.  The NH 10 Miler has been selected by USA Track & Field New England as the USA Track & Field New England 10 Mile Championship seven (7) times (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023).  USA Track & Field is the governing body for the sport of road racing and track and field.  On two occasions the NH 10 Miler has served as a NH Grand Prix event, which is a competitive series between NH based running clubs.

About Millennium Running:  Founded in 2011 by John Mortimer, Millennium Running is New Hampshire’s largest road race company with over 65,000 participants finishing its signature events, managed events and timed events, annually.  Since 2011, Millennium has distributed nearly $2 million to local organizations and nonprofits.   Millennium’s headquarters and its’ Running Specialty Store is located in Bedford, NH.

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About The Author

John Mortimer

John Mortimer is the owner and founder of Millennium Running. His extensive running background began in Londonderry, NH where he was a 12-time NH high school state champion. His running career took him to the University of Michigan where he became a 7-time NCAA All American and was honored as a member of the U of M Hall of Fame. John ran professional runner for Adidas and Reebok, and represented the United States on two occasions as member of Team USA. Before moving back to his home state of New Hampshire to start Millennium Running, John spent 10 years as a college coach at Harvard, Boston College and the University of Kentucky. He currently lives in Bedford, NH with his wife Jennifer and two sons, Jack and Liam.