2024 USATF-NE Road Mile Championships

USATF-NE Road Mile Championships presented by Platinum Physical Therapy
Sunday, July 21, 2024, 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Hopkinton MA

Event Information
The inaugural USATF New England 1 Mile Road Championships presented by Platinum Physical Therapy will be held on July 21st, 2024 from 9-11:30 AM. There will be four championship races—Open Women, Open Men, Masters Women, Masters Men. There will also be a community All-Comers Mile and Youth mile. The first 400 registred runners will receive a championship pint glass.

USATF Championships (USATF-NE membership required) 
To sign up for the championship races, please register online with the
CHAMPIONSHIP RACES ONLY ENTRY.
USATF-NE Championship fee      $25
Entry for the USATF-NE Championship races closes Friday, July 19 at 11:59 PM- 2 days before the event. There will be NO race day sign-up for championship races. 

Please check the Athlete Verification sheet for entry list of athletes and bib assignments.

Community and Youth Event (USATF Membership not required)
We invite the public to the Community All-Comers Road mile and a youth mile for runners 17 and under. No USATF membership is required. This is not one of the championship races.

To sign up for the community events, please register online with the
All-Comers and Youth Races Entry.
Community/All-Comers Mile   $30
Youth Mile   (age 17/under)   $10
Online entry for the Community/All-Comers and Youth races closes Friday, July 19, 11:59 PM - two days before the event. Day of event entry will be allowed only for the non-championship and Youth races.

Volunteers
We are looking for volunteers. We encourage your team members to sign up at this Volunteer Sign Up form. We will accommodate any one who wants to volunteer and run.

Number Pick up
Numbers will be distributed by team. A team leader or representative can pickup the envelop of numbers and pins at the registration table. Numbers should be worn on the front. 

Runners in the masters and 60+ races will be given an age-group number. Please wear this number on your back. 

Runners in the All-Comers and Youth Mile should pick up their numbers at the registration table. 

Course Information
The course is a lollipop course. At the start runners will have the full width of the road. At 1/4 mile, runners must move to the right of the cones. Runners will reverse directions in a traffic circle and must stay to the right of the cones until the 3/4 mile mark. Runners may use the entire width of the road to finish.

Course Map

Schedule
Final
9:00 - Community - all non-USATF participants and any race day entrants
9:20 - Youth - age 17/under
9:40 - Women's Open Championship Mile
10:00 - Men's Open Championship Mile 
10:20 - Women's Masters Championship Mile 
10:40 - UPDATED Men's 40-59 Championship Mile  
11:00 - UPDATED Men's 60+ Championship Mile  
11:30 - Awards

Mile Championships Competition Rules
These competition rules will be followed:

1. Runners can only compete in one event.
2. Runners 39 and under must compete in the Open race corresponding to their sex.
3. Runners 40 and over must compete in the Masters race corresponding to their sex.
4. The USATF-NE Road Grand Prix Team scoring is by total time of the required number of runners in a division, lowest total time wins. In the open, 40+ and 50+ categories for both women and men 5 runners are needed to score. In all other age categories, 3 runners are needed to score.
5. For team scoring: In all USATF-NE Road Grand Prix Races, runners may score in any age category for which they are eligible. Older runners may score in any young team divisions as well as their own team age division. At the 1 Mile Road Championships, Open Teams will be scored based on the top 5 times achieved in either the open or masters races. These will be considered net times like at other championship events. In the masters races, older runners can be scored in younger categories, such a 60 year old runner scoring on a 40+ team. 
6. In the Open races, individual places will be determined by gun time.
7. In the Masters races, individual places will be determined by net time.  

AWARDS
Championshp Medals
Individual USATF Championshp medals to top 3 Open and each 5 year Masters age division

Prize Money - Must be USATF Member and/or  USATF Club 

Team

Place		Open/ Overall	40+	50+	60+	70+
1		$300	$150	$100	$100	$100
2		$200	$100	$50	$50	$50
3		$100	$50	-	-	-

Individual

Place	Open	Masters
1	$300	$200
2	$200	$100
3	$100

All-Comers and Youth Mile
For the Community All-Comers Mile and the Youth Mile, PR Running has generously provided gift cards for the top 3 female/male finishers in each race. Top three can pick up awards at the USATF table as soon as results are available. 


Parking
The address is 90 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton, MA 01748. There is parking at the Hopkinton High School and Middle School. Overflow parking will be available at EMC park and Marathon Elementary School. There will be NO PARKING on Loop Road. And there is NO PARKING at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts.


Team Tents
Teams are welcome to bring team tents and can set up in the field behind the Middle School. Number pickup will be in the same area.  Please no alcohol as this is a public school property. 


Warm Up
Since we will have several races, runners cannot warm-up on Loop Road. Center Trail is a great place to warm up. It is a cinder trail that is approximately 1km long. 

There is construction on Loop Road near the Hopkins School. As of 7/17, areas were dug up and a fence was in place. We marked this as "Construction Area" on the map. Please do not try to warm up in this location. 

Clean Up
Please help us leave the Hopkinton School property as clean or cleaner than it was when we arrived. Please clean up after yourselves and your team! 

Club Coach and Admin Registration Guidance
We recommend that each individual runner sign up for the race on their own in order to sign their own liability waivers. SimplyRegister does allow teams coaches or administrators to use a roster. If you choose to register members of your team, your club roster will appear as  you  sign-in to SimplyRegister using your Club # and USATF Membership Credentials. (Login Screen Shot)

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