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Crandon Park Triathlon Brings Racers to Key Biscayne
Key Biscayne hosts a coastal triathlon with bayfront racing and beach access, pairing summer travel with nearby recreation and convenient overnight lodging.
Event details
The second leg of the Tri-Miami Triathlon Trilogy takes over Crandon Park on Key Biscayne, a barrier island whose combination of open lawns, beach frontage, and bay views makes it an unusually scenic place to watch a race unfold. Competitors swim in Biscayne Bay before transitioning to bike and run courses that trace the island’s shoreline roads.
Because the event starts well before sunrise, the pre-dawn crossing onto Key Biscayne has its own quiet drama: headlights on the causeway, the bay just visible in the dark, then the sudden activity of a transition area coming to life. By the time the sun is up, the park’s lawns fill with supporters tracking friends and family through each leg.
A destination race like this rewards staying close by rather than commuting from the mainland before dawn. Key Biscayne’s limited lodging means booking early matters, but the payoff is a full day on the island once racing wraps: beach time, waterfront dining, and views across the bay toward the Miami skyline that make the early alarm feel worthwhile.
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