A scenic and mostly flat warm winter course along the Intracoastal Waterway in Melbourne, Fla. and along the beach road of A1A on the barrier island.

Florida Marathon Half Marathon

Human Interest Story

The USA Track and Field Association Florida chapter has elected to hold several race championships in Melbourne in conjunction with the Beaches Marathon and events over two days.

Melbourne Beaches Marathon Adds Races, Prestige

Post-Race Review/ Results

Nearly 1,500 runners participated in the inaugural Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon. The men's race was won comfortably by Paul McRae of Jacksonville, whose time of 2:50:20 put him nearly 9 minutes ahead of Joe Palmer, in second place. Bethany Heslam of North Port won the women's marathon by a margin nearly as wide, finishing in 3:18:45 to Dana Gross-Rode's second-place 3:26:56.

Melbourne marathon a hit

Megan Feasel won the inaugural Critz Tybee Run Half Marathon women's race by about 90 seconds with her time of 1:30:11, beating Ale Kennedy's 1:31:49. Feasel said the only difficulty she had was finding a parking space in time for the start of the race.

Women's half-marathon winner in Critz Tybee Marathon turns on the gas, after finding a parking place

Whether leading her University of Dallas men’s and women’s track teams through workouts, joining her husband and sons for a run, or hooking up her MP3 player and heading for the hills, Jody Hawkins treasures the thought of running well every day.

Hawkins, the 2008 NCAA Division III women’s cross-country Coach of the Year, will be one of the top competitors in the USA Masters Half Marathon Championship, one of three races that comprise the 2009 State Farm Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon program. The event will be held Sunday, February 8, and will draw more than 1,000 runners from throughout the United States.

Hawkins Among Nation's Top Over-40 Runners Preparing For Melbourne And Beaches Music Marathon

Two loop course with steep causeway climbs

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results