Packet pickup was faster than 5 minutes, just went to the back of the Dicks store and they scanned my QR code and the whole interaction was fast, friendly and easy.

This year I did not have much long distance training except from a few months ago's half marathon and I still did excellent. Ran it with my friend, Sarah chatting the whole time and got a 2:05 time. Race starts at 6:15am which is still a little dark so you do not have the sun blasting you yet.

I only noticed the humidity at the start and then the heat when I was over halfway done. All the aid stations were helpful and friendly, had no issues grabbing water at them and made sure to thank all the volunteers. But bring sunglasses because when you are around mile 8 you will be needing them as you head back towards to Miami Beach after the sun has rose.

Afterparty was fun with lots of interesting food/drink samples to try and right on the sand, easy access to the beach after if you want a cold plunge into the ocean to help your legs.

Parking was easy, found street parking right by the start line but theres always a bunch of parking garages with spots available close by.

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