first 1,400 adult and youth in-person & virtual participants
Walk, jog or run and enjoy samples from Santa’s 4 major food groups at 4 sweet stops along the route down Elm Street!
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Go the distance. Earn the jacket!
Complete at least 3 events totaling 26.2 miles to earn the Elliot Millennium Running Series Jacket. For complete list of events, rules and details, Learn More…
Run more, run faster, score points!
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Have some fun! Earn your pullover!
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3 Mile Course
A 3-mile out-and-back course that starts and finishes at Veteran’s Park in downtown Manchester.
Start Time: 3:00pm
Event Details
RACE DAY SCHEDULE:
2:30pm: Stonyfield Organic Lil’ Elf Runs (100 yards)
3:00pm: BASC Santa Shuffle Race (3 miles)
4:00pm: Manchester City Christmas Parade
EARLY BIB & SANTA SUIT PICK-UP
Available at the Millennium Running Retail Store (138 Bedford Center Road, Bedford, NH) during the following days/times:
- Friday, December 1, 10:30am-7pm
RACE DAY REGISTRATION, BIB & SANTA SUIT PICK-UP
Available beginning at 1:00pm at Race Day HQ located adjacent to the start/finish line in downtown Manchester on Pleasant St.
DIRECTIONS
Veteran’s Park, 723 Elm Street, Manchester, NH.
PARKING
Available at all public Manchester City Parking locations. There is NO parking on Elm Street.
“AID STATIONS” ON COURSE
Participants can enjoy 4 nutrition stops along the course from your favorite food groups: Chocolate, Cookies & Milk provided by Granite State Dairy Promotions, Candy, and Maple provided by UnTapped.
POST-RACE REFRESHMENTS
Water along with fresh bananas and yogurt, provided by Stonyfield Organic, will be available in the finish area. Bond Brewing & BBQ food truck will be onsite for food sales.
POST-RACE BEER
Redeem your Samuel Adams Beer Ticket at the onsite beer garden, located on Pleasant St!
RESULTS sponsored by Fidium Fiber
Live online results are sponsored by Fidium Fiber and will be published exclusively on MillenniumRunning.com.
RACE PHOTOS sponsored by Lindner Dental
Millennium Running is happy to provide FREE digital race photos from this event thanks to our friends at Lindner Dental. Photos will be posted online 2-3 business days following the event.
TEXT RESULTS
If you opt into receiving text results, you will get a text message with your finisher time and a link to the full results page.
FINISHER VIDEO
Finishers of the event will receive a link to their finisher video. The link will be emailed online 1-2 business days following the event.
OVERALL & AGE GROUP AWARDS
Awards will be given to the Top 3 Overall Men & Women, as well as the top 3 male and female in each 5-yr age group. (12 and under, 13-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34 … 80+). Stop by the Awards Tent following the race to claim your award. Awards will not be mailed after the event.
TRANSFER TO VIRTUAL OR TO A NEW PARTICIPANT
Should you wish to transfer to the virtual option, begin HERE by editing your entry. After triggering your edit entry link via email, please select “Change Category” at the top of your entry. From there, you will complete and check out with a new registration and your existing entry will be removed. Be sure to complete and finish the check out of your new registration to finalize your transfer.
If you’d like to transfer your registration to a new participant, begin HERE by editing your entry. After triggering your edit entry link via email, please select “”Transfer Registration” at the top of your entry. You may then enter the email address of the person who will be transferring into the event in your place. They’ll receive a link to register with your previous entry fee carrying over. Please note, there is a $10 transfer fee to complete this process. Please read our Refund & Transfer Policy for full information.
GENERAL FAQs
Read a full list of General FAQ’s here.
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Virtual Details
VIRTUAL RACE DATE & TIMES
Race with us from where ever you are on whatever day & time that works for you between now and December 4th.
BIBS & SANTA SUITS
Virtual participants that qualify for event give-a-ways, can choose to have them either mailed to them (which is part of the online registration process or part the transfer to virtual process) or pick them up at our Millennium Store during the scheduled Early Bib Pick Up times. If you are unable to make early bib pickup, please elect to have your item(s) shipped as they cannot be guaranteed past event day.
* Shipments are mailed out approximately 3-4 days prior to the event day. Any subsequent virtual transfers or virtual registrants that process shipping will be mailed out the first business day following the event.
HOW DO I SUBMIT MY RESULTS?
It’s easy! On race week, we will be sending you a unique link via email to your RunReg entry that will allow you to submit your race results. Results must be submitted by 11:59pm EDT on Monday, December 4th.
RESULTS
Official Results will be published exclusively on millenniumrunning.com on Tuesday, December 5th. You have until 11:59pm on Monday, December 4th to submit your time using the unique link provided in your confirmation email.
What about the Elliot Millennium Series and Delta Dental Points Chase?
Virtual registrants will earn miles towards the Elliot Millennium Series Jacket! However, no pints will be assigned for the Delta Dental Points Chase.
Your registration includes…
• Santa Suit first 1400 adult and youth in-person & virtual registrants
• Beer Ticket (ages 21+)
• Free Race Photos
• Finish Line Video
Official Charity Partner
Millennium Running takes great pride in not only producing the best events possible for our running community, but more importantly, we are proud to give back and support local organizations and charities. To date, Millennium Running has donated over $1,000,000 to these local charities and organizations. The BASC Santa Claus Shuffle event is proud to support the Safe Sports Network. [+] learn more