Big Bang Mile and Science Festival

🚀 The 5th ANNUAL BIG BANG MILE

The Shore Athletic Club is proud to host 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!

• Registration Bonus: First 300 to register get a t-shirt!
• Open to All: This race is open to all types of runners and all age groups!
• Team Declaration: Team captains will submit their rosters by e-mail to the timing company.
• Details Available: More information on the registration website.

🗓️ 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
• 9:00 AM: Masters Women (ages 40+) Mile

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.

🏅 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 women based on age grading 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 will receive $100 cash.

📝 REGISTRATION

$30 - Early bird discount for all races until March 31.

$35 - All races from April 1 to May 31. Price Increase to $40 on June 1!

• Registration closes: Friday, July 18, 2025
• No registration on race day.
• Safety Notice: No animals or headphones allowed in any heat. Strollers allowed only in the Community race.
• Shirt Bonus: First 300 registered runners will receive a custom shirt.

🔬 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 research. Notably, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson studied radio signals from space.

In 1964, they observed a background noise from every direction in the sky, confirming the existence of the Big Bang, which suggests the universe began with an explosion 13.8 billion years ago. For their contributions, they were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1978.

The Shore Athletic Club dedicates the Big Bang Mile Race to scientists everywhere, hoping runners will draw inspiration to learn more about STEM and pursue a STEM career.

Read more about the race and register at Big Bang Mile Registration.