Weekend Schedule
Kickoff the Life Time Miami Marathon & Half with an entire weekend of events.
Schedule
Don’t just come for the race – enjoy everything the #MiamiFamous experience has in store throughout the weekend!
- 12:00 – 7:00 pm Life Time Miami Marathon & Half Expo presented by Amethyst
- 2:00 – 3:00 pm Life Time Diaper Derby
- 4:00 – 5:00 pm First Timer Briefing
Location: Miami Beach Convention Center – 1901 Convention Center Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor
- 7:30 am Life Time Tropical 5K
Location: Miami Children’s Museum – 980 MacArthur Causeway, Miami, FL 33132
- 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Beach Cleanup
Location: Nikki Beach – look for the turtle flag!
- 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Life Time Miami Marathon & Half Expo presented by Amethyst
- 12:00 – 1:00 pm Athletes with Disabilities Briefing
- 2:30 – 3:30 pm Elite Athlete Briefing
- 3:30 – 4:30 pm First Timer Briefing
Location: Miami Beach Convention Center – 1901 Convention Center Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor
- 4:00 am Pre-race shuttles leave Miami Beach Convention Center*
- 4:30 am General gear check and VIP tent gear check open | Bayfront Park
- 5:00 am Start line access open
- 5:45 am Opening ceremony
- 5:55 am Para Athletes Start
- 6:00 am Life Time Miami Marathon and Half Start
- 6:30 am Spectator bleachers open | Finish Line
- 6:30 am – 1:30 pm Finish Fest post-race party | Bayfront Park
- 7:30 am – 1:00 pm Life Time Pickleball Miami Exhibition | Bayfront Park
- 8:00 am – 1:00 pm Post-race shuttle service back to Miami Beach Convention Center
- 8:30 am Half Marathon Elite athlete awards ceremony | Bayfront Park
- 10:00 am Marathon Elite athlete awards ceremony | Bayfront Park
- 11:00 am Kids Run Miami / Miami Kids Mile start
Start Line Location: Kaseya Center (home of Miami Heat) – 601 Biscayne Blvd
Finish Line Location: Bayfront Park – 301 Biscayne Blvd
*Race Day Shuttles
For those of you who purchased race morning shuttle tickets, you will pick up your ticket(s) at the TRANSPORTATION BOOTH at the Expo. Tickets may still be available for purchase at the Expo for $20 round trip, space permitting. Race morning shuttle pickup location will be one block west of the Convention Center – 1800 Meridian Ave, Miami Beach.
Pre-Race Loading: Shuttles will be leaving the Miami Beach Convention Center at 4:00 AM to ensure timely arrival at the Start Line.
Post-Race Loading: Post-race shuttles will operate from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Shuttle loading will be located at NE 8th St. and Biscayne Blvd., next to the Kaseya Center (north side).
*Schedules subject to change.
Packet Pickup
Friday, January 26, 2024 | 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Saturday, January 27, 2024 | 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Miami Beach Convention Center
1901 Convention Center Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139
The Life Time Miami Marathon & Half Expo presented by Amethyst will be the only place where you can pick up your registration packet. Remember to bring a picture ID and know your bib number (confirm here | confirm Tropical 5K). If you need to have someone else pick up your packet, you must provide them with a copy of your photo ID and bib number.
If the races are not filled to capacity, there will be a registration booth at the Expo as well. Please note that there will be NO race-day registration and NO race-day packet pickup.
In your registration packet:
- Bib number with gear check tag (emergency contact on back)
- ChronoTrack B-Tag (affixed to back of bib number)
- Safety pins for your bib number
For more information on wearing your bib, customization and bib mailing, visit our Bib Information page.