Participants in Thursday night's Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run in downtown Miami will face increased security in light of the bombing at the Boston Marathon.
Security teams have been patrolling Bayfront Park around the clock since Wednesday morning, according to one guard. Miami Police say they have taken measures to protect the more than 25,000 people expected to throng downtown for the event.
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Gym bags, backpacks and large bags won't be allowed at the event. Officer Kenia Reyes said the department will have a bomb squad "on standby."
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"Security is extremely important to all of us," said Miami commissioner Frank Carollo. "I feel comfortable that all security measures have been done in order to have a safe race."
Hans Huseby, race co-director said security will mostly be "behind the scenes."
"Most of this we won't see, you won't recognize," he said, "They'll blend in with the crowd."
Huseby said it will be a very safe environment.
"Up until Boston, we had quite an innocent feeling, quite a naive feeling, why would anybody want to come to a running event and hurt somebody?" he said. "I have total confidence that the police will keep us safe."
Before dawn Thursday, crews began setting up lights, cones, carting around tables and stacking chairs.
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The race begins at 6:45 p.m. and there will be some street closures in effect from the start of the run until 9 p.m.
Starting on Biscayne Boulevard and Flagler Street the run travels South on Biscayne Blvd to Biscayne Blvd Way / SE 4th Street and West bound to SE 2nd Avenue then South over the Brickell Avenue Bridge to S.E. 13th St, West on S.E. 13th St. to S.W. 2nd Avenue, North on SW 2nd Ave to N.W. 1st Street, East on N.W. 1st Street to N.E. 2nd Avenue, North on N.E. 2nd Avenue to N.E. 4th Street, East on N.E. 4th Street to Biscayne Blvd culminating at Bayfront Park.
Some Metrobus routes will be detoured due to the run. Click here for more information on detours.
Metrorail and Metromover will operate on a normal weekday schedule.
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