The Inaugural Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon, 2009 USA Masters Championship Half Marathonhon & Florida Today 5-K

The Inaugural Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon, 2009 USA Masters Championship Half Marathonhon & Florida Today 5-K

Event Date
Sunday, February 8th, 2009

Avg. Race day Temp.
Mild, mid 50's

Course Profile

Very scenic and mostly flat with four bridge crossings for the full and two for the 1/2 marathon. 20 live bands. Potentially ideal running weather.

Start Times
6:45 am Marathon,
1/2 Marathon Start
5 - K 7:00 am Start


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The State Farm Melbourne & Beaches Musical Marathon offers a full and 1/2 marathon, plus 5-K that follows the beautiful Indian River on the old Dixie Highway of US1. Twenty musical acts and half a dozen high school cheerleading squads will line the course of what the local media and chamber of commerce are touting as Melbourne's Signature Sporting Event.

Both the 1/2 and full Marathons will be USATF-certified courses with Champion Chip timing.  The Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon is one of the last qualifiers of the year for the Boston Marathon.

A very scenic route that includes four bridge crossings for the full and two for the half-marathon, the course twice takes marathoners to the beach side barrier island and back to the mainland before concluding on main street of downtown Melbourne -- followed by the awards ceremony and a party at Meg O'Malley's featuring yet another live band!

Free Pancake breafast and beer specials to all entrants! Join your fellow runners at Meg O'Malley's after your run for a free breakfast, the awards ceremony and the live music of ZZ Not, the country's top ZZ Top cover band.

The event is destined to feature an elite field of Masters runners with $8,000.00 of the event's $12,500.00 cash purse going to top finishers in the men and women 40 & over Masters group.

The State Farm Melbourne & Beaches Half-Marathon is the official 2009 USA Masters Half-Marathon Championship race. Many of the nation's top elite male and female Masters runners will be among the field competing for the USATF's prestigious national title.

"The Good Neighbor Award"

State Farm will award $125.00 cash prize to the top finishing male and female Brevard County resident in each the marathon and the half-marathon.


Charitable beneficiaries include:

Timing & Operations by

Course Certied by

The Inaugural Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon, 1/2 Marathon & 5-K

Meet running legend Bill Rodgers at the Expo and then try to keep the pace as the former World # 1 and multiple time Boston and New York Marathon winner laces up to compete in the half marathon -- a special treat indeed for our inaugural event.


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