Awesome event! I loved participating this year and will definitely attend on future years. Team…read moreBHSF for the win! YEA! It is always packed but the organization in 2013 was the best so far. A job well done to everyone involved. Good times!

My first ever event, though I want to disclose that I did not run nor walk, as I was not even…read moreplanning to attend due to other obligations. I was told this year's run was huge, and there were a lot more people than there were in 2013. I stood at the entrance of my office building and observed what looked like 5-10 minutes of nonstop throngs of compactly packed people running and walking on Biscayne Boulevard and beginning the 3.1 mile trajectory. After observing the different teams, some of which wore brightly colored tees, and cheering on our co-workers, another one of my co-workers (who also did not participate), my kid and I all headed for our corporate tent to patiently wait for our co-workers to finish and return. Slowly, they came back and we all sat at our tent, chatted, and ate some of the food we had brought on over. One of my co-workers brought his dog to the run, and his dog was a big hit with strangers of all kinds. Kids played with each other by the fountain and ran around all over the place so even my daughter was entertained. Some of the tents had professional caterers, chefs and the crepemakers making an appearance. If you work in this area, it's probably best to leave work very early (street closures begin at 2 p.m.) or just staying behind and enjoying the event, which is what I decided to do. One of my co-workers drove about 5 or 6 blocks, and it took her 45 minutes to do so and this was around 5:00-5:30. The crowds dispersed between 8 and 9, making driving a decent experience, although northbound Biscayne still remained closed. We left around 9, and there were still plenty of people behind, partying it up (some tents even had booze!). Weather was perfect, with a breeze. I may decide to walk the 3.1 miles next year as I enjoy walking, we'll see though, it's a year away, I have time to think about it.

In 2023 I ran the Miami marathon for the very first time. I spent months leading up to the race…read moretraining and building my stamina. The race was so much fun (and harder than I expected). But the scenery was beautiful, the crowd cheering was motivational, and the volunteers passing out water were helpful. Twenty- six miles later and I made it to the finish line filled with a feeling of accomplishment. I would absolutely run another marathon! Something to check off the bucket list!

1/29/2017 - First time running this race, 6th half marathon and 1st this year. This is a race you…read morewant to do at least once. It is the fastest growing race, and it brings runners from all over the world. The City of Miami did a great job coordinating the race with the police department. The traffic ran very smoothly throughout. It was a bit chilly but I dressed for the weather so I was fine. I got into my corral, letter H at 5:45am. You are placed in the corral based on your half marathon time. My best was 2:27 in 2016. The race was scheduled to start at 6am. Well, the race started and it was by corral at every 5 minutes. We were standing packed like sardines in the corral for 30 minutes. At least, we kept each other warm. It wasn't until we were called to the front that the rain started to pour and did not stop throughout the entire race. It was a cold, windy and rainy race. The views are absolutely spectacular whether it rains or not. The course takes you through the McArthur Causeway where you can see the cruise ships, the beautiful Miami skyline, inside South Beach and the Venetian bridge. The race finishes at Bayfront Park where they set up a huge party with vendors and a big stage with music. Once you cross the finish line, you go through the complimentary food area. They had bananas, individually wrapped bagels, oatmeal cookies, pretzels, power bars, waters and Gatorade. Then you collect your gorgeous medal and take pictures. This year was their 15th year of the Miami Marathon/Half Marathon and they gave a commemorative medal. Even with the 4 bridges, rain, cold and wind, I ended up beating my best time by 9 minutes. My official time was 2:18:24!!! Very happy with that. THANK YOU MIAMI!

We didn't get finishers medals but had the opportunity to meet and take a picture with the Miami…read moreDolphins cheerleaders! I got the flier for this race during the Tropical 5K a couple of weeks ago and figured it would be an interesting course - along Ocean Drive! Online sign up was relatively easy and they were accommodating with my request to pick the tshirt and bib packet later at the Equinox gym. For me personally the race was an improvement as I beat my Tropical 5K time by 2 minutes. The course was a little challenging at the beginning as there were a few potholes in Ocean Drive. The smell of the restaurants opening up for breakfast provided a tasty aroma and motivation to run, as well as going past Mac's Club Deuce! Then there's the beach itself, a pleasure to see after the rainy week we've had. A couple of things that could be improved were a little fowl up they had raising the "balloon sculpture" for the starting line. Probably because of the residential buildings around the starting line but there didn't seem to be a lot of music as the start line like the last race I did. All in all a very good race, to which I'm looking forward to do again.

DORTHY ,THIS CANT BE MIAMI BEACH ANYMORE. I have been here four times this summer and I must say…read more,NO MORE. The restrooms are so bad that I would rather find a tree, as the sun sets all the crazy ones cruise the streets. The drunks, the homeless asking for cigs or money. we ate again at the News Cafe the food was good, the service was better. I must admit that the art deco hotels are beautiful but if you have a family go up the street to Lincoln Mall with its many stores, restaurants, and clubs. As the sun sets over the west, my friend looked at me and said" lets go I don't feel safe" It seems the later it gets, the drunker the people are.

The inaugural 2012 Key Biscayne Half Marathon took place under pretty awful running…read moreconditions--high winds and blowing rain--but the organizers managed to keep it together. The aid station volunteers were encouraging and on top of things and the aid stations themselves were well maintained and spaced out nicely along the course. Despite the discouraging weather, there was a good turnout and I was pleased to see so many spectators stoically waiting and cheering under umbrellas and ponchos along the way and at the finish line. The decision to add the Powell bridge to the middle of the course was an interesting one, to me--I found it manageable because I run that bridge almost every day, but I'm sure people who are unused to it might have been a little overwhelmed. Unlike the Miami Beach Halloween Half Marathon, I doubt this will ever be a PR-setting course for many runners simply because of the vertical challenge, but the views are great and meandering through Crandon was fun. Four stars because the tech shirt was a little bare (they didn't even print the year on it!) and the medal was cool, but the ribbon was generic and chintzy. It's not a huge deal but I have to withhold that elusive fifth star because it seems like they kind of cheaped out there. Still, I'll definitely be running this race next year if it's on.

I really enjoyed this race, despite the truly atrocious weather! The one positive to all that rain…read moreand wind was that it kept the heat at bay! The positives: It's great to have a half marathon so late in the "season"! Many races in South Florida are all bunched up in November - February, so it's really nice to have one last one before the summer sets in. The course was fantastic! We don't have enough hills in South Florida, so being able to hit the bridge twice was a GREAT workout! It was definitely NOT too crowded. At every other race I've done this year, the crowding at the start was bordering on dangerous, but not at this one. Perfect amount of people Race day packet pickup! I did not avail myself of it, but it's really nice to have that option Friendly organizers. I finished 3rd in my age group and since they skipped the awards ceremony due to the weather, they mailed me my award promptly and followed up with an email to make sure I got it! The negatives: There was conflicting information about packet pickup times and locations. The emails all mentioned purchasing a parking pass ahead of time, but didn't give a lot of information about it. It turns out that Crandon was charging for parking and if you pre-paid, you could skip the line. I waited in that line for close to 30 minutes! Had I known, I would have just purchased the parking pass. SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR - just add the parking onto the race entry as probably 99% of participants are going to drive there. Food area - I finished pretty early and had no problem zipping through and getting something to eat; however, I saw that it was VERY crowded as more people were finishing the race. Leaving the parking lot took almost as long as entering it. I do think that all of the negatives were due to it being an inaugural race and that the organizers will work out the kinks for next year. All things considered, it went off EXTREMELY well given the weather and the big turnout. I will definitely be running it next year!

This race was fun and definitely not boring…read more The course is tough. It's not impossible but I don't see it as a PR sort of course. You cross I beliee 4-5 bridges with one or two being pretty long. The volunteers we good. The medal is nice. And obviously the location is awesome. This year, 2011, it rained at like mile 9 and stopped by mile 10 so it was kind of refreshing but definitely slowed you down.

The Rock 'n Roll series of races is always a good time, and I am so happy we have one here in Miami…read morenow! Everything about the race was top-notch, from the fitness expo right on the beach, to the course support and the music! The course layout itself was similar to pretty much every other half marathon run on Mimai beach. I did like going over I-I95 instead of the venetian like you do on the ING. Pit Bull was the performer for the end of race concert. How can a race not be good if it ends with Pitt Bull?

Take a 5k race Run it at night along Beach and Ocean…read more Add Glow Stick, Lots of neon - Men and Women in Tutu and Flashing Spiked Mohawks All Pumped up along the route with sounds that I am usually trying escape from during Ultra Music Festival ( Skrillex may have been running next to me at one point ) On Stage entertainment that was a Mix of The Donkey Show, The Pussy Cats Dolls show and The It's Raining Men Video And you have the Glow Run - I am going to say it was a great event for a first time on Miami Beach and good activity for first time runners and families because kids like shinny glowing things !!! The one thing they could have done better is actually have lights and a computer at the the packet pick up " It's 2012 and paper is dead " said Cecelia - she was right. We had to use our iPhone lights to help the staff. The other is to have the Medals table fully staffed for the whole event - I was in the last wave and had to go fish my own medal out of a box and many people did not get them because the staff already left - probably at Wet Willies. I will be doing this event again next year - I suggest you check it out. I am thinking UYE Sports event !!

Let's begin with saying...I earned a finisher medal ....AND it GLOWS!!!! Second, great turnout -…read morefun - and festive. Third, this did not earn five stars because they did not plan well for the packet pick ups; they were disorganized and unprepared for the large crowd. A friend of mine picked up my packet the day before, so I had to wait a long time for my team-members to pick up theirs. I finally got annoyed enough to force my volunteerism...yep..I went behind the table and helped them disseminate the packets. They struggled with finding names on a list, because...wait for it...no one thought to have lights at the tent for a night time event. Beside the above debacle ...this was so fun..and I actually improved in my time- even with a cold. I met lots of fun people and the music was great. I will recommend this for teams and veterans...first timers may feel a bit overwhelmed with running on the sand and the lack of cheerleaders on the path.

A pretty cool thing to experience once if you are a tourist here, if you live here... eh. It is…read moremore a gimmick if you are visiting Miami and want a stunning view of the skyline and surrounding water. The price is a bit steep in my opinion, running you the cost of $20 for an adult. You can sometimes find Groupon deals for this but it is not too common. The staff is friendly and will help you into the gondolas pretty quickly and efficiently. I like that they take the time to make sure everyone is comfortable with the time they have, since it is continuously spinning. The seats are very comfortable and there is a glass bottom so you truly have a view of everything while you on riding on your journey through the sky! A nice thing to try once, but not something you should drop what you're doing to do in my opinion! I had fun but only because my friend was treating me when I was down there last!

I am trying to get on all the skyview ferris wheel wherever I go and I finally got to go on this…read moreone in Miami. It was nice and clean. The view was amazing. I just wished they played better music. It was a repeat of the same song. But oh well. I was happy I was able to take my cocktail in their with me. One place to check off my list.

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These are the kind of events that put cities on the map. It is not exactly an American tradition…read morefor citizens to make full use of the public space, including roads and sidewalks. Bike Miami Days is a huge logistical undertaking, a lot of work and volunteer time goes behind the scenes to make something like this happen. For a City like Miami to put together such an event is a great deal, and we should all come in droves and make a humongous street celebration out of it and support and patronize all the businesses that make this possible. Take a look at cities like Amsterdam, and Copenhagen, one would argue that these are more advanced cities or even more civilized, I say, Nonsense !!! We can be just as civic and a Miami certainly has the makings to be a model City in America, but it is not our elected officials that will make it happen, it is us ! The residents of Miami - Tell everyone, Miami has an event called Bike Miami Days, and we can all go out as families and use our streets, safely - Let's keep the momentum going, it will be an awesome thing if this can become a weekly event ! Miami certainly deserves it.