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The Revolutionary Mile - At the Boom Box Parade
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The Revolutionary Mile - At the Boom Box Parade

Willimantic, Connecticut, United States View on map
Jul 04, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

The Revolutionary Mile (Formerly Boom Box Mile) has been run on the parade route of the famous Boombox Parade since 2003. Come on out on July 4th, to celebrate our nation's Independence and to run a fast one-mile race in front of hundreds of spectators. 

Stay for the parade and America's 250 celebration, one of the most unique in the nation. 

THIS RACE IS LIMITTED TO 250 REGISTERED RUNNERS

Race Day Schedule

  •   8:30 AM      Registration Opens
  • 10:15 AM      Race Starts
  • 11:45 AM      Awards
  • 11:00 AM      Parade Start

Race Details

  • Race T-Shirts (Must register by 6/18/26)
  • Custom themed race number.
  • Large division awards.​​See awards page.
  • Professional chip timing.
  • Post-race snacks.
  • USA/TF certified course.
  • Each quarter mile marked.
  • Thousands of spectators.
  • Stay for the parade and America's 250 celebration, one of the most unique in the nation.

Awards

  • Top Male & Female overall
    • Top male & female overall are not eligible for division awards.
    • They are eligible for Hometown hero award.
  • Division Awards
    • Top 3 will be awarded in each division
      • M/F 12-U
      • M/F 13-18
      • M/F 19-29
      • M/F 30-39
      • M/F 40-49
      • M/F 50-59
      • M/F 60-69
      • ​M/F 70-79
      • M/F 80+
      • Non-binary
  • Top Zeus & Athena
    • Athletes are still eligible for division awards.
      • To be eligible, athletes must meet the following requirements:
        • Open Zeus (200 lbs +)
        • Open Athena (165 lbs +)
  • Hometown Hero
    • This division is open to current residents of the town of Windham.
      • This includes:
        • Willimantic
        • North Windham
        • South Windham
        • Windham Center

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Running

The Revolutionary Mile

Jul 04, 2026 1.6K 10:15 AM
$35.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Willimantic, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 18.0° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 28.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 18.0° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 33.6°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.0
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.2mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
73.4%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 4, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 4, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
15h 06m

The sun rises at 5:19 AM and sets at 8:26 PM local time (EDT) in Willimantic on July 4, 2026 — 15h 06m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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Results — The Revolutionary Mile - At the Boom Box Parade

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Willimantic event

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