|
Event
Information:
The
ING Miami Marathon is an annual
marathon sporting event hosted by
the cities of Miami and Miami Beach,
Florida, as well as the county of
Miami-Dade. With its inaugural race
on February 2, 2003, the Miami
Marathon has been one of the
fastest-growing annual marathons,
attracting world-class distance
runners.
US Road Sports & Entertainment Group
manages this event with the goal of
bringing world-class marathoning to
South Florida.
Celebrities or local politicians
typically start the race. The
legendary Frank Shorter, Olympic
marathon gold medalist in 1972, and
Ryan Hall, winner of the 2008 United
States Olympic Trials, have been
given this honor.
Beginning on Biscayne Boulevard next
to the American Airlines Arena (home
of the Miami Heat), the course takes
runners eastbound on the MacArthur
Causeway, past cruise ships docked
at the Port of Miami, to South
Beach. From there, competitors
travel northbound along the famous
Ocean Drive, through the City of
Miami Beach, and then westbound
along the Venetian Causeway and back
to the mainland and the City of
Miami. Here, the Miami Half Marathon
finishes and the full marathon
continues southbound through the
financial district, Brickell, into
Coconut Grove, out the Rickenbacker
Causeway towards Key Biscayne , and
then back through Brickell and
downtown Miami to complete the
42.195 kilometres (26.219 mi) at
Bayfront Park.
The
race has been growing over the
years. In 2010, 18,321 runners took
part in the combined races. For the
event, registrations increased
by 20 percent.
Local
Weather:
|
