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The State Farm Melbourne & Beaches Musical Marathon is East Central Florida's premiere distance running event and offers a full and 1/2 marathon, plus a 10-K and 5-K that follows the beautiful Indian River on the old Dixie Highway of US1. Twenty musical acts and a few 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.

It is a walker and headphones-friendly event with a six-hour time limit on the course.

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 featuring yet another live band.

The event features an elite field of Masters runners with $6,000.00 of the event's $12,500.00 cash purse going to top finishers in the men and women 40 & over Masters group.

Among top Masters elites who have competed in the event are 4-time Olympian Colleen DeReuck, 1983 Boston Marathon champion Greg Meyer and 4-time Boston Marathon Winner and 4-time NYC Marathon winner Bill Rodgers.

The State Farm Melbourne & Beaches Half-Marathon is the official 2010 USA Masters Half-Marathon Championship. 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.

Masters LDR Championships are open to all member athletes of USATF, including permanent resident aliens. However, only United States citizens shall be awarded individual championship awards and/or prize money.

"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.


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