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3rd ANNUAL BIG BANG MILE
AND SCIENCE FESTIVAL
LOCATION
101 Crawfords Corner Rd
Holmdel, NJ US 07733
DATE
Saturday, July 15, 2023
TENTATIVE EVENT SCHEDULE
2023 RACE TIMES BELOW.
7:30 AM: Bib pick up opens
8:30 AM: Community and Youth (ages 12 and under) Mile
9:00 AM: * Masters Women ages 50+ Mile
9:20 AM: * Richard Hill Memorial Masters Men ages 60+ Mile
9:40 AM: * Masters Women ages 40-49 Mile
9:55 AM: * Masters Men ages 50-59 Mile
10:10 AM: * Masters Men ages 40-49 Mile
10:25 AM: Coach Jim Schlentz High School & Middle School (ages 12-18) Mile
10:40 AM: Party (Bar, Gym, Restaurant, Office) Mile
11:00 AM: * Open Women Mile
11:15 AM: * Open Men Mile
* Event includes a USATF-NJ Association Team Championship "race within a race". Non-USATF runners may also run in these heats.
# Heat name courtesy of a donation from Susan and Scott Linnell.
# Heat name courtesy of a donation from Susan and Scott Linnell.
11:30 AM: Awards, event tent
1:00 PM: Science Festival begins. Click here for details.
4:00 PM: Science Festival ends.
PLEASE NOTE: Teams for the USATF-NJ 1 Mile 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. The Big Bang Mile registration web site is where non-USATF-NJ teams are declared.
The schedule of each heat may be slightly adjusted on event day depending on the entries for each race.
This race is the USATF-NJ 2023 1 Mile Road Championship Race for Open and Masters men and women.
This is a flat, fast USATF certified course on closed roads. Course Records:
Men - John Walker - 4:13.50
Women - Danielle Barnes - 5:06.44
AWARDS
USATF-NJ Runners Awards
Top 3 USATF-NJ members in each of the Open Men and Open Women Mile races will be awarded a pair of 361 Degree Shoes (a voucher to be redeemed)
Top 3 USATF-NJ members based on age grading among masters (age 40+) men and among masters (age 40+) women, based on their respective Masters Mile races (regardless of what race participating in), will be awarded a pair of 361 Degree Shoes (a voucher to be redeemed).
To score for a USATF-NJ 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 Friday (7/14).
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 Tote Bags 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).
Any Masters finisher who is not a USATF-NJ member and achieves the top age grading among Masters men or masters women will receive a $100 cash award.
*It is anticipated that the Cash awards will be given out on race day during the Awards ceremony.
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 (4 participants) in the High School and in the Middle School Mile.
*Awards are custom designed Tote Bags and will be given out on race day during the Awards ceremony.
Party Mile Awards
Prizes will be Awarded to the top team (4 participants)
*Awards are custom designed Tote Bags and will be given out on race day during the Awards ceremony.
REGISTRATION
$30 - All open and masters races until May 1
$35 - All open and masters races until July 1
$40 - All open and masters races until July 14
$18 - Community and Middle School/High School until July 1
$20 - Community and Middle School/High School until July 14
$30 - Party Mile until July 1
> Registration closes Friday, July 14, 2023
> No registration on race day.
> No animals or headphones allowed.
> Strollers allowed only in the Family/Youth Heat at 8:30 AM.
> Custom race T-Shirts will be given to the first 250 registrants
FUN TEAM COMPETITION
We are encouraging restaurants, gyms, bars and office-based "9-to-5" businesses to form teams and join in on the fun. This year, you will have your own race called the "Party Mile". You only need 4 people to score. There are no age restrictions. Teams may be any mix of genders.
PERSONAL ADS IN PROGRAM
Also new this year is a section in the event program that will be devoted to personal ads. For $5, you can include a personal ad of 200 characters or less. Use the Big Bang Mile registration web site to define and pay for your ad. Here is a sample of current ads:
Good luck to Shore AC and ALL runners in the Big Bang Mile! Many thanks Bell Works, sponsors and presenters. -- Scott Linnell
THE STORY BEHIND THE BIG BANG MILE
The Bell Works building was once a primary location for Bell Laboratories. “Bell Labs” attracted top-notch scientists to conduct basic research that might advance telephony. Two such scientists, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson, studied radio signals from space in support of the Telstar project. In 1964, to their surprise, they observed a background noise coming from every direction in the sky. Wherever they pointed their radio telescope, they measured the same frequency and strength of microwave radiation.
Puzzled, Penzias and Wilson conferred with colleagues. Princeton University astronomer Robert Dicke revealed they had found evidence for the Big Bang. This is a theory that the universe started with an explosion 13.8 billion years ago. For their important contribution to science, Penzias and Wilson were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1978. The radio telescope used by Penzias and Wilson still stands today. It is located on top of Crawford Hill, about 2 miles northwest of the Bell Works facility. A nearby plaque explains its significance. It is worth a visit.
Shore Athletic Club dedicates the Big Bang Mile Race to scientists everywhere. We hope that runners draw inspiration from this story to learn more about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and perhaps even pursue a STEM career. Aim high!
Results from prior Big Bang Mile races:
2021 2022
Scenes from the 2021 Big Bang Mile and Science Festival
Scenes from the 2022 Big Bang Mile and Science Festival
Thanks to our Sponsors:
Quasar Funding:
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John
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The Hill
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Susan and Scott
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Nova Funding:
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Star Funding:
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Comet Funding:
John Ulo
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