Does it cost besides for the collecting you do?
Pls tell us how it went in Miami i would like to do it one day.
If you meet the amount required to collect, they cover flight, hotel, pre/post race meals and race entry (for the person running).
If you want a room for yourself or have your spouse stay with you, there is an additional charge. If you want to join for the meal they do over Shabbat i believe it was $35 a meal per person.
ChaiLifeline was really on top of everything. They did not provide transportation to/from the airport but it was not a big deal or expensive to get a cab to the hotel and was reasonably simple to share a cab with another runner. They put us up in the Eden Roc hotel which was really nice. They had all the race information and paraphernalia we would need at the hotel, saving the trouble of going and getting your race stuff yourself. I opted to get the Shabbat meals which was really nice and was great to meet the runners and supporters in that environment. Race day they had buses to the starting line for the runners and had multiple buses leaving the finish line at different times. They also provided buses for friends and families to different parts of the race to cheer on the runners. One of the many extra things they did for the runners was having our finisher medals engraved with whatever you wanted once you got back to the hotel and it was done before you were heading back to the airport.
About the actual marathon:
I am from NY/NJ and had been training through the winter for the marathon, so one of the biggest "shocks" was running in 70/80 degree weather plus humidity. The actual course is very beginner friendly as it is almost entirely flat.
As i am sure i did not cover everything, please let me know any questions you may have.
