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FEBRUARY 8, 2026
ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH @ 2PM. WALK UP REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT PACKET PICKUP ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7TH ONLY. NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED RACE MORNING!
PUBLIX FLORIDA MARATHON + 1/2 MARATHON, Sunshine State Lager 10K + 5K
VIRTUAL RUN CATEGORY SPONSORED BY PUBLIX IS OPEN
“One of America’s Top 10 Bucket List Waterfront Races,” says Runners World Magazine
Located in Melbourne on Florida’s Space Coast, between Miami and Jacksonville, east of Orlando and Tampa, the Publix Florida Marathon & 1/2 Marathon makes for a perfect warm winter running destination for runners of all ages and levels. It is held a month after the Disney Marathon. Like a Rock-n-Roll marathon, our event includes up to 12 musical acts along the course of the half and full marathon and half a dozen on the routes of the Sunshine State Lager 10K & 5k.
There is a 7 hour time limit on the Marathon course. Half Marathoners have 5 hours to complete the event. The half marathon, 10k, and 5k are walker friendly.
A very scenic route awaits and 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 at the riverfront Front Street Park in downtown Melbourne. The awards ceremony follows with a party featuring yet another live band.
Pacers will be provided for the marathon and half marathon events.
We compost, Recycle, Reuse and are one of the worlds most sustainable running and endurance events.
To continue our sustainability efforts and to avoid hundreds of leftover shirts, we will continue to sell shirts seperately.
GELS CAN BE FOUND AT WATER STOP 3 (BALLARD PARK) & WATER STOP 8 (RIVERSIDE DR/RIVER OAKS ST). MEDICAL CAN BE FOUND ON EAU GALLIE CAUSEWAY (6.55 MILES), EAST SIDE OF 192, AND AT THE FINISH LINE.
NO RACE DAY PARKING WILL BE ALLOWED AT FRONT STEET PARK OR BOAT RAMP
START AND FINISH AREAS NEAR MELBOURNE’S BEAUTIFUL RIVERSIDE FRONT STREET PARK!
WHAT TO EXPECT
- BIG, BOLD & BEAUTIFUL themed medals (recycled metals) to all 5K, 10K, 1/2 marathon full marathon finishers.
- Race Hats with our logo to all runners
- Post-race concerts both race day.
- Brews courtesy of Carib Brewery to runners Sunday
- Free finisher pictures to all finishers
- Gatorade, water and Gels along the course
- One of Florida’s Top Boston Marathon qualifying races – four 5-mile straightaways in the marathon
- Fun, Fun, Fun in Florida in February
- TSHIRTS NOT INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION AND SOLD SEPARATELY