Cycling & running events in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, 2026

Miami Tri-County Training Notes

Running: The Broadwalk in Hollywood gives you 5 miles of ocean breeze and people-watching. Downtown Riverwalk gives Fort Lauderdale runners 3 miles along the New River when Z2 needs yacht-lined waterways. Hugh Taylor Birch State Park brings shaded paths, and Quiet Waters Park gives Deerfield Beach a 2-mile paved lake loop. Celis Run Club, Jup Social Run Club, Night Runners, L-Dub Run Club, Delray Beach Running Company, and West Boynton Road Runners keep the week moving. Sunset Marathon MIAMI, Heart Health 5K, and Run It Back 5K Run/Walk work as anchor events.

Cycling: Riders split between A1A tempo, Weston base miles, and west-side gravel. Markham Park is the typical starting point when locals want levee gravel from big rocks to smooth. 5 miles. Tempo Tuesday with Potter runs 45 miles up A1A to Lake Worth and back, while Weston Flyers, OMG Cycling, The Dump Ride, Levee Training, and Tour de Taco Tuesday cover everything from recovery to crit-style sprints. The route covers 20 km with a gain of +1,177 m. GRAN FONDO CYCLING CHALLENGE MIAMI anchors the road calendar.

Season: Winter turns the whole place into steady outdoor training for runners and riders. Locals stack long runs on A1A, Flagler Drive, and Lake Trail, then add intervals or group rides without fighting the afternoon storms. July brings highs in the 90s, overnight lows in the high 70s or low 80s, and dew points at or above 75 Fahrenheit, so pre-dawn is the move. Summer Z2 feels like a hard slog, and locals take it as easy as possible. Winter brings better long-run rhythm, cleaner group-ride attendance, and more room for gran fondo prep.