Health First Florida Marathon + 1/2 Marathon, Sunshine State Lager 10K + 5K
February 8, 2026 @ 6:10 am - 1:00 pm
Health First Florida Marathon + 1/2 Marathon, Sunshine State Lager 10K + 5K
Located in Melbourne on Florida’s Space Coast, between Miami and Jacksonville, east of Orlando and Tampa, the Health First 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.
Sunday, February 8, 2026
Race Day
Sunrise : 7:04am
Start Times
- Marathon: 6:10am
- Half Marathon: 6:30am
- 10k: 7am
- 5K: 7:10am
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.
Saturday Packet Pickup: February 7, 2026
Health at Fitness Expo will be located at Front Street Civic Center in Melbourne Florida from 10:30am until 5pm
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.
