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The 2026 Miami Marathon medal spotlights city's culture
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The 2026 Life Time Miami Marathon & Half finisher medal. Photo: Courtesy of Life Time
Every year, Miami Marathon runners wait to see the new medal design — and who wouldn't?
- It spins (and was the first race medal to do so, according to the marathon's founder Frankie Ruiz), it embodies Miami's culture and it's always designed by a local artist.
The latest: Last week, Life Time announced it had selected Miami-based artist Courtney Einhorn to design the famed finisher medals.
Zoom in: Einhorn, who left her career as a speech pathologist in 2013 to focus on painting, drew on five of her original works that were inspired by Miami's colors and scenery, per a news release.
- The ribbon includes images inspired by the sunrise over the MacArthur Causeway, palm trees along Ocean Drive, the city's skyline and the sailboats in Coconut Grove.
- Hearts are also included in the design, to represent "the passion and commitment" of the runners, the release said.
What's next: The marathon and half-marathon are on Jan. 25. Organizers expect 18,500 runners from around the world.