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Bell Works, Holmdel NJ

Saturday, July 19th, 2025

"Anticipating the preservation of the Holmdel Horn Antenna and the creation of Dr. Robert Wilson Park."

The Shore Athletic Club is proud to host the

🚀 The 5th ANNUAL BIG BANG MILE

Saturday, July 19, 2025,

RAIN or SHINE!
Bell Works in Holmdel, NJ

Possibly the best records-eligible road mile course in the universe!

First 300 to register get a t-shirt!

PLEASE NOTE: This race is open to all types of runners and all age groups! Teams for the USATF-NJ 1 Mile Masters Team Championship competition will be declared using the normal process. That is, team captains will submit their rosters by e-mail to the timing company (CompuScore in this case) and to the USATF-NJ LDR Committee the day before the race. USATF-NJ will send out e-mail early next week announcing the race and providing the details for the roster submission process. The Big Bang Mile registration web site is where non-USATF-NJ teams are declared.

🗓️ TENTATIVE EVENT SCHEDULE

7:00 AM - Bib and t-shirt pick up
8:15 AM - Community Run/Walk and U13 Mile
8:40 AM - Masters Men (ages 60+) Mile -- part of USATF-NJ Masters Men Team Championship
9:00 AM - Masters Women (ages 40+) Mile -- part of USATF-NJ Masters Women Team Championship

9:20 AM - Masters Men (ages 50-59) Mile -- part of USATF-NJ Masters Men Team Championship
9:35 AM - Masters Women (ages 40-49) Mile -- part of USATF-NJ Masters Women Team Championship
9:50 AM - Masters Men (ages 40-49) Mile -- part of USATF-NJ Masters Men Team Championship
10:05 AM - Coach Tim McLoone High School and Middle School (ages 12-18) Mile

10:20 AM - Fun Team Mile (office, bar, gym, restaurant, family)
10:40 AM - Open Women Mile
10:55 AM - Open Men Mile
11:15 AM - Awards Ceremony

The schedule of each heat will be slightly adjusted on event day depending on the entries for each race.
For each person entered in the Community and Youth Mile, $3 will be donated to our charity partner, Scouting America Monmouth Council.
For each team entered in the HS/MS Mile and the Fitness Mile, $10 will be donated to our charity partner, Scouting America Monmouth Council.

🏆 TEAMS

Teams for the Coach Tim McLoone High School and Middle School Mile and for the Fitness Team Mile are created via the Big Bang Mile race website. Click on the "More" menu option and then on the appropriate team category.
There is no fee for creating a team.
The person who creates a team is the team's captain.
Only registered runners can be added to a team.

Teams for the USATF-NJ Paul Miller Auto Group Long Distance Running Grand Prix are handled through a separate process that is administered by USATF-NJ.

🥇 AWARDS

Open Runners Awards
Top 3 runners in each of the Open Men and Open Women Mile races will be awarded cash.

1st place: $100 cash + a $200 Bombas gift code + a free VO2MAX test by Atlantic Physical Therapy
2nd place: $100
3rd place: $75

Open awardees need not be members of USATF-NJ.

Masters (age 40+) Runners Awards
Top 3 USATF-NJ masters men and masters women based on age grading, based on their respective Masters Mile races (regardless of what Masters race participating in), will be awarded a pair of Hylo running shoes.

Any non-USATF-NJ man or woman who achieves the top age grading for their gender among Masters heat participants will receive $100 cash.

To score for a USATF-NJ Masters team, the individual needs to have been identified in the respective team submission(s) to Compuscore (the scoring company) and USATF-NJ. These submissions are anticipated to be due via email by 6PM on Friday, July 18.

Age Group Awards
For any runners (USATF-NJ Member or not), as an individual to be eligible for the Age Group awards, you must run in the Race for your respective Age.
Age Groups (Male and Female) are for the Top 3 (Male and Female) for ages 18-29, and 5-year age groups from 30 through 79, and 80+.
*Age Group awards are custom designed medals and will be given out on race day during the Awards ceremony.

Cash Awards
$200 Cash Bonus for a winning time under 4:10 for the men or under 4:50 for the women.
Any open finisher in the top 3 who is not a USATF-NJ member will be eligible for a cash award ($100 for 1st, $75 for 2nd and $50 for 3rd for both men and women).
*It is anticipated that the Cash awards will be given out on race day during the Awards ceremony.

ANNOUNCING: $200 Cash Bonus for breaking a USATF-certified American 5-year age group record.

Coach Tim McLoone High School and Middle School Mile Awards
Prizes will be Awarded to the top 3 boys and the top 3 girls in the High School and the Middle School Mile.
Prizes will be Awarded to the top Team (up to 6 participants) in the High School and in the Middle School Mile.
*Awards are custom designed medals and will be given out on race day during the Awards ceremony.

Fitness Team Mile Awards
Awards will be presented to the top team (up to 8 participants)
*Awards are custom designed medals and will be given out on race day during the Awards ceremony.