Seriously, who wouldn’t want to run or walk along the expansive Atlantic Ocean on Fort Lauderdale’s beautiful A1A, watching the sunrise as you cross the bridge eastbound on E Las Olas Boulevard? And then there are the stately sailboats and ultra-expensive yachts moored along the seawall, all viewable as you run across the lone bridge on one of the most scenic marathon courses in the country.
And if that doesn’t suit your fancy, imagine running through Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, a mere jog from beach-side shops and condominiums. This state park is an oasis of tropical hammocks, a gift from Hugh Taylor Birch to Florida's posterity.
Just minutes after coming out of the state park, you are enthralled when running through the caverns of tall condominiums along Galt Ocean Terrace, and then exiting back onto A1A where awaits you is a group of revelers who offer all runners free ice cold beer. Yes, free ice cold beer just three miles from the finish line of the marathon and half marathon. I call that hydration at its best.
Finishing just south of E Las Olas Boulevard along A1A, just feet from the Atlantic Ocean, I rate this marathon as one of the best.
We plan on being back next year!
We plan on being back next year!
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