Wounded Veteran Michael Fradera Prevails Over Physical Disabilities to Compete in Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend (B-roll) – Fradera is one of four Achilles International athletes entering runDisney event on Cigna Foundation grant  Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Nov. 11, 2011) — Michael Fradera, one of 55,000 competitors training for Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend presented by Cigna in January 2012, was forever changed in August 2007 when his armored vehicle hit a roadside bomb during ...

Wounded Veteran Michael Fradera Prevails Over Physical Disabilities to Compete in Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend (In His Own Words) – Fradera is one of four Achilles International athletes entering runDisney event on Cigna Foundation grant  Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Nov. 11, 2011) — Michael Fradera, one of 55,000 competitors training for Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend presented by Cigna in January 2012, was forever changed in August 2007 when his armored vehicle hit a roadside ...

Cigna Goes the Distance for Wounded Veterans – BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (Nov. 09, 2011) — Cigna announced the company will honor the men and women who served and defended our nation with a Go the Distance for Veterans program launching Friday. This unusual running-giving program integrates Cigna’s employee giving campaign and Cigna Foundation grants with Cigna’s fourth annual sponsorship of the 2012 Walt Disney World ...

Disney Marathon Relay Medal Released – Runners who want to participate in the 26.2 mile Disney Marathon can now join a buddy and sign up for the Disney Marathon Relay. Both runners receive official half-marathon times as well as a combined team time, plus the inaugural Marathon Relay Chip and Dale medal – the first new character medal for Disney Marathon Weekend ...

Donald Duck Commemorates the 15th Anniversary of the WDW Half Marathon – LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Aug. 8, 2011) — The 2012 Walt Disney World Half Marathon will offer a new feature – a special edition 15th anniversary commemorative medal. All participants who complete the course will receive the Donald Duck-themed medal. Disney Marathon Weekend is anchored by the Walt Disney World Marathon, in which more than ...

Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend

Walt Disney World Marathon 2011 (B-roll) – Over 17,500 runners ran through all four Walt Disney World Theme Parks beginning at Epcot. Finishers received the new Mickey Mouse medal and complimentary entry into Walt Disney World the next day as part of Marathon Monday at Disney. In all, roughly 54,000 runners from all 50 states and 60 other countries took part in a ...

Walt Disney World Marathon 2011: Blind Army Hero (In His Own Words) – After nearly being killed about four years ago during a mortar attack that left him permanently blind, Army Captain Ivan Castro of Hoboken, NJ took on runDisney’s biggest test this weekend: Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge which involves running the Disney Half Marathon on Saturday and the Disney Marathon on Sunday. The Purple Heart ...

Walt Disney World Marathon 2011: Proposal (In Their Own Words) – A princess found her real life prince at the 2011 Walt Disney World Marathon.  Twenty-three-year-old Caley Webber of Sanford, Fla. set out to run her first marathon with her boyfriend, 23-year-old Dan Pacheco of Lake Mary.  The couple was joined on the run by Dan’s father and Caley’s brother. When the group reached the Magic Kingdom Caley’s brother faked an injury ...

Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend 2011 – (JAN. 9, 2011): Fredison Costa, 33, from Brazil and now living in El Paso, Texas, celebrates Jan. 9, 2011 as he crosses the finish line to win the Walt Disney World Marathon in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. with an unofficial time of 2:21:14. More than 17,500 runners were registered for the annual 26.2-mile run through ...