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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 […]
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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 […]
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Jennifer Hanley-Pinto Crowned Winner of Disney’s Princess Half Marathon
Victory is Jacksonville runner’s first at Disney; half-marathon caps weekend of events that draws event-record 22,000 participants to Walt Disney World LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Feb. 27, 2011) — Holding off challengers virtually the entire race Sunday, Jennifer Hanley-Pinto of Jacksonville, Fla. survived long enough to cross the finish line first to win Disney’s Princess Half […]
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Disney’s Princess Half Marathon Reaches All-Time High with Registered Runners
More than 22,000 runners make this race weekend one of the country’s largest women’s specific endurance events LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Feb. 21, 2011) — A record number of runners will slip off their glass slippers and step into running shoes for Disney’s Princess Half Marathon Weekend presented by Lady Foot Locker at Walt Disney Resort, […]
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Costa Establishes New Era With Surprising Walt Disney World Marathon Victory
Brazilian snaps fellow countryman’s 6-race win streak for first Disney marathon win; perennial champion Bastos finishes 15th; Thorvilson captures women’s title; field of more than 17,000 competes in the 26.2-mile event through Walt Disney World theme parks LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Jan. 9, 2011) — In perhaps the biggest upset in Walt Disney World Marathon history, […]
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Florida Runners Toast Dominance At Inaugural Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon
Washington, D.C. Competitor Is Top Woman Finisher Among Sold Out Field of More Than 11,000 Runners LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Oct. 2, 2010) — Anton Van Zyl from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Matthew Dobson from Jay, Fla., were the first two finishers Saturday night in the inaugural Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon at Walt Disney […]
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Marathon Training Guru Jeff Galloway Named Official Training Consultant For Newly Branded runDisney Race Series
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Sept. 2, 2010) — Jeff Galloway, one of America’s foremost marathon trainers, has been named the official training consultant to Disney’s series of endurance events, which has been rebranded runDisney. Galloway, a 1972 Olympian and founder of the popular Galloway Marathon Training Program, will offer his running and training expertise to beginners […]
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Inaugural Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend Offers Runners Unique Experiences
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Sept. 21, 2010) – A sold-out field of runners will experience many of the hottest and most unique trends in road racing at the inaugural Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend, Oct. 1-3, at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla. More than 11,000 runners will attempt to complete the […]
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Paul Ngeny, 31, of Auburn, Calif., Wins Fifth Annual Disneyland Half Marathon
Records Set As Thousands Run Through Disneyland Resort, City of Anaheim and Angel Stadium of Anaheim for ‘The Happiest Race on Earth’ ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept. 5, 2010) — Paul Ngeny, 31, of Auburn, Calif., led a record field of more than 14,000 registered runners Sunday at the fifth annual Disneyland Half Marathon, crossing the finish line […]