The ING Miami Marathon is a annual sporting event hosted in Miami and Miami beach Florida. Its inaugural race was on Feb 2nd 2003 and since then it is one of the fastest growing annual marathons, attracting world class distant runners.
It is open to all males and females from any country and is an official qualifier for the Boston Marathon. Last time, January 27 2008, more than 10,000 runners from over 40 countries ran the streets of Miami in the marathon and half marathon.
The backdrop of the athletic efforts of the participants consists of paradise-like beaches, enormous cruise ships, breathtaking ocean views and luxurious jet-set mansions. Doesn’t all this sound like the perfect setting to film a Hollywood movie? This thought has come to a number of Hollywood directors who shot their movies in the tropical Miami scenery, and the marathon course lets the runners pass some of the movie locations. Among many others, the fast-moving '2 Fast 2 Furious', the legendary gangster movie 'Scarface' and the pastel-shaded 1980s TV show 'Miami Vice' have been shot in the streets and on the beaches of Miami. The marathon organizers highly encourage Miami citizens to come and support the persistent athletes. They even make special Cheering Zones with extra entertainment for both runners and onlookers and print each participant’s name on his or her bib number for personal cheering. So get ready for it as it is being held today.
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