MLK Jr. Freedom Run 5K/10K/13.1 MIAMI

MLK Jr. Freedom Run 5K/10K/13.1 MIAMI is based in Key Biscayne, Florida, on January 16, 2027, one stop on a national series honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Four options leave at 7:30 a.m.: the half marathon (13.1 miles), the 10K, the 5K and a one mile family fun run. No chips are used, so the finish is about completing the distance. Entry includes a bib, a shirt, a finisher towel and a medal, and a virtual option is available.

A race without chips changes the calculus: what you take away is the distance itself, so choose the one that matches your current training rather than your ambitions for the year. Twelve weeks of four runs a week, one of them long, is enough for a comfortable 13.1. With less than that behind you, the 10K is the better use of a January weekend. Runners deep in a marathon build can add miles before and after the half and treat the event as the middle of a longer session.