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Life Time Miami Half

Miami, FL · Sun, January 31, 2027 · 06:00

Half marathon
Pacers
open

Great first half · moderate course · low friction

Best forGreat first half8.7/10

A forgiving debut distance.

Course difficultyModerate8.3/10

Flat, warm mornings.

Planning frictionLow friction10.0/10

Open registration · ~$175 all-in from South Florida.

Data confidenceVerified

Date verified at the official source; course and climate data on file.

Legacy Green Score 8.9/10 · method

Difficulty profile

Race-day climate (30-year normal)

At the start line and start hour · NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals

Temp
67°F
Dew point
60°F
Precip
Elev gain
25 m
Field
15,000

Can you qualify here?

Projected at race day for M 18-34, from your 4:00:00 marathon + training runway.

Training plans for this race

Cost & registration

Entry
$175
Travel cost (est.)
~$0
All-in
~$175
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Your local. Big field, ocean views. Humid.

About the Life Time Miami Half

The Life Time Miami Half is a half marathon held in Miami, FL on January 31, 2027. With a Green Score of 8.9/10, it's one of the easier, more beginner-friendly US races. The course is flat (~6 ft of gain per mile). Typical race-day weather is a warm 67°F, dew point ~60°F (10-year normal). Entry is around $175. Marathon Compass rates every race across terrain, climate, logistics, travel, and field size so you can find the one that fits you — and build a training plan tuned to your fitness.

Race-morning weather, quantified

Typical start-line conditions (30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020)): 67°F with a dew point of 60°F. On the temperature-plus-dew-point scale used by our pace engine, that's 127 — a 2% pace penalty. Heat is a real factor at the Life Time Miami Half — bake the adjustment below into your goal, not your hopes.

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130
150
127 — typical race morning at the Life Time Miami Half on the temp+dew scale (100 = no penalty · 130 = +2% · 150 = +4.5%)
Goal timeRealistic in typical conditionsHeat cost
1:451:47:06+2 min
2:002:02:24+2 min
2:152:17:42+3 min
2:302:33:00+3 min

Method: temp°F + dew°F lookup from the heat-adjustment chart our training plans use daily. Sign in to see this adjustment applied to your own projected finish.

What the Life Time Miami Half really costs

First marathons cost more than the entry fee — budget the whole weekend before you commit.

Entry fee
$175
Travel + 3 hotel nightsestimated from South Florida; your cost varies by home airport
~$0
All-in estimate
~$175

Registration for the Life Time Miami Half

Entry strategy

Entry is open — register before it sells out and the decision is made.

  1. Race dayJanuary 31, 2027

Where to stay

Stay within walking distance of the start corrals — a 6am rideshare on race morning is a gamble. Hotels near the Life Time Miami Half start selling out 8–10 months ahead with race-weekend minimum stays — book refundable, book early. The links below are pre-filled for race weekend (January 29, 2027 February 1, 2027).

Plan the day itself

When to wake up, when the corral closes, and the exact clock time Life Time Miami Half spectators should be at each split for your goal pace — plus a link you can send to whoever's coming to watch.

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Compare head-to-head

Race and date verified against the official race source on 2026-07-17. Race-morning climate from Open-Meteo — 10-year history at the start line and start hour. Race fees, dates, and rules change often — report incorrect information.