Life Time Miami Marathon & Half sees almost 18,500 runners cross the finish line

Paul Eyanae He had to make a phone call once the uproar calmed down for his first victory in a marathon In the United States in 23rd Life Time Miami Marathon and Half presented by FP Movement. That call addressed his wife and three children on his farm Kenyawhere they grow tea and coffee so that Paul can afford to travel around the world pursuing success in races.

“We are farmers,” Eyanae said, which razed with a time of 2:20:00, two minutes and 42 seconds faster than the second classified, Bradley Makuvire, El Paso, Texas, and the third, Abraham Kipkemei, from Minneapolis , Minnesota (2:24:25). “They grow and I run.”

All Sunday winners had their own stories in this race, in which the tickets were exhausted and 18,500 runners from 48 states and 75 countries participated.

Beth Marzigliano, who won the female marathon in a time of 3:03:02, juggled to take care of his three children at his home in Naples among training careers. On Sunday he won his career and then he saw his children participate in the Kids Mile, which is part of the Life Time Kids Run Miami, the annual initiative of the Life Time Foundation to promote the physical form and well -being among the younger generations, together with the marathon and half marathon Time Miami.

The winner of the Male Marathon, Solomon Kagimbi, who repeats Victoria in Miami, comes from a family of farmers from Kenya such as Eyanae. He ran his fastest marathon on American soil for the second consecutive year (1:04:27), becoming the first male bicampeón of the Miami marathon. It was three minutes faster than the second classified, Paxon Smith, from Miami (1:07:33).

The winner of the half -female marathon, Nell Rojas, from Boulder, Colorado, matched the female record of the tour (1:13:53) in her first half marathon race in Miami. That record was established in 2016 by Santa Inés Meichor.

They are stories that are worth telling and that is why Eyanae looked for his mobile phone after crossing the finish line to take home the news of his day in southern Florida.

Beyond the elite, thousands of runners of 88 and 14 years of age took the emblematic streets of Miami in the fourth edition of the race, in which the tickets were exhausted. The temperature ranged between 72 degrees at the time of the race and 78 degrees at the end of the test.

“The Life Time Miami Marathon & Half is not just about crossing the finish line; it is the experience: the vibrant city, the support of the community and the shared determination of thousands of people around the world of becoming ‘ Miami Famous, “said Samantha Bailey, Senior Marketing Manager at Life Time. “Today we have witnessed how runners around the world pushed themselves to their limits, and our team is proud to be part of an event that inspires people to live healthier and more happy lives.”

The Life Time Miami Marathon & Half presented by FP Movement continues to grow in popularity every year, and the organizers are already looking forward to the runners to Miami for the 2026 event. With their impressive tour and its lively atmosphere, Miami remains The destination par excellence for runners around the world.