Starting on the daybreak on Sunday, greater than 15,000 individuals from throughout the globe will flood the streets of Miami for the annual race, which begins on the Miami-Dade Arena (previously referred to as the FTX Arena), runs throughout the MacArthur Causeway to Ocean Drive, circles again downtown, and loops by Coconut Grove earlier than heading north to the end line at Bayfront Park.
The occasion, in its twenty first yr, kicked off at present. There shall be three elements all through the weekend: the 13.1 mile half-marathon, the complete 26.2 mile marathon, and the three.1-mile 5k race. The 5k is on Saturday, and the half-marathon and marathon start early Sunday.
It’s an thrilling weekend for marathoners and Miamians alike — however for these not taking part, it may be a dreadful time to hit the roads.
On Saturday, Jan. 28 the Life Time Tropical 5k will race by the town and on Sunday, Jan. 29, the twenty first Annual Life Time Miami Marathon and Half Marathon will return with over 15,000 members working by Miami Beach.
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If your weekend plans contain driving close to downtown Miami, Miami Beach, or Coconut Grove, you may need to contemplate avoiding the next areas:
Downtown/Brickell: 5:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
MacArthur Causeway: 5:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Miami Beach: 5:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Venetian Causeway: 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Rickenbacker: 6:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Coconut Grove: 7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
“Saturday January twenty eighth… all northbound site visitors coming into Biscayne Boulevard at Chopin Plaza shall be re-routed westbound on SE 2nd Street. Southbound site visitors on Biscayne Boulevard shall be detoured at NE 1st avenue and re-routed west. This will shut the Boulevard north and south from NE 1st Street to SE 1st Street,” a City of Miami press launch says.
On Sunday at 5 a.m., avenue closures will start citywide and can taper off round 11 a.m. following the tail of the race.
“Shortly after the final participant finishes the race, all street closures aside from Biscayne Boulevard counter-flow will re-open. The Biscayne Boulevard counter-flow is estimated to be opened at roughly [5 p.m.],” the discharge states.
The City of Miami Beach is recommending that drivers who need to head to Miami Beach between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Sunday make the most of the Julia Tuttle Causeway.
You can discover a full listing of street closures for Sunday right here.
On Saturday, the 5k started at 7:30 a.m. on the MacArthur Causeway and ran by Miami Beach. On Sunday, the marathon and half-marathon start at 5:55 a.m. on the enviornment and finish on the park. Unlike the complete marathon, the half-marathon sticks primarily to Miami and Miami Beach.
According to marathon organizers, all members must be off the course by 2 p.m. and the roads shall be reopened.