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New Experiences Coming For Runners In 2nd Annual Disneyland Paris – Val d’Europe Half Marathon Weekend
The second annual Disneyland Paris – Val d’Europe Half Marathon Weekend will take place September 21-24 and this year’s race weekend features exciting new offerings for runners, including an all-new 5K experience, a 10K and challenge opportunity. The 5K race will take place at night this year, giving runners the chance to experience the course […]
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New Hampshire Native Kate Farrell Flies to Victory at the 6th Annual Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend presented by PANDORA Jewelry
ANAHEIM, Calif. (May 14, 2017) – Kate Farrell of Windham, New Hampshire won the 6th annual Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend presented by PANDORA Jewelry. A long-time runner and cross country veteran, Farrell channeled her inner pixie power to fly past the competition with a winning time of 1:23:27. Audrey Urlacher of Boise, Idaho took […]
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Nearly 14,000 Californians Will Fly through the Disneyland Resort Area for the 6th Annual Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend presented by PANDORA Jewelry
Propelled by pixie dust, more than 27,500 runners – including nearly 14,000 from California – are participating in the 6th annual Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend presented by PANDORA Jewelry at Disneyland Resort while celebrating Mothers’ Day weekend. Runners will soar along the 13.1-mile Tinker Bell half marathon course, which takes participants throughout the Disneyland […]
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Orlando Runner Battling Severe Scoliosis Runs in 2nd Annual Star Wars Half Marathon – The Dark Side at Walt Disney World Resort
Orlando runner Gelcys Casteneda, who overcame severe scoliosis, fibromyalgia and a brain disease that causes chronic migraines, participated in the Star Wars Dark Side Challenge during the second annual Star Wars Half Marathon – The Dark Side at Walt Disney World Resort. Casteneda, 34, ran the 10K on Saturday followed by the half marathon on […]
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Teachable Moment: Arkansas Man Gives Family Lesson in Resilience at Star Wars Half Marathon – The Dark Side
Wheelchair competitor Kurt Blankenship (Little Rock, Ark.) remarkably won the men’s push rim wheelchair division of the Star Wars Half Marathon – The Dark Side at Walt Disney World Resort on Sunday, with a time of 1:27:46. But it was more of an education for his wife and children than anything else. That’s because Blankenship’s […]
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Mission Accomplished: Brazil’s Samuel Souza Do Nascimento Conquers the Galaxy at the 2nd Annual Star Wars Half Marathon – The Dark Side at Walt Disney World Resort
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (April 23, 2017) – Samuel Souza Do Nascimento of Limeira, Brazil, took the Dark Side by storm, winning all three race-weekend events, including the 2nd annual Star Wars Half Marathon – The Dark Side at Walt Disney World Resort; the second largest runDisney half marathon race weekend. Nascimento, 28, channeled the […]
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More than 45,500 Runners to Participate in Race Weekend Events during 2nd Annual Star Wars Half Marathon – The Dark Side
Runners from galaxies far, far away will embrace the power of the Dark Side, as more than 45,500 runners will take part in the 2nd annual Star Wars Half Marathon – The Dark Side at Walt Disney World Resort. Among them are three runners for whom the Force is particularly strong. Orlando runner Gelcys Casteneda […]
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ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Celebrates 20 Years
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex celebrated its 20th anniversary on Tuesday, March 28th. Disney Sports executives Maribeth Bisienere and Faron Kelley marked the occasion with a special on-field moment during the Atlanta Braves-Baltimore Orioles spring training game at the sports complex. Reggie Williams, former Cincinnati Bengals star and founding executive of the ESPN Wide […]
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University of Texas Runner Wins Emotional Disney Princess Half Marathon
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Feb. 26, 2017) – After her cousin Gabrielle Arcangeli of Harmony, Fla., was tragically killed in a car crash last summer, Kaitlyn Johnson was determined to honor her cousin’s memory by running Sunday in the Disney Princess Half Marathon. Suffice to say, she did that and a lot more, outpacing the […]
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Orlando Area Cancer Survivor Running with Rare Internal Prosthetic Among Top Storylines at Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend
Katie Karp (Winter Garden, Fla.), was an active 12-year-old (lacrosse and running) when she was diagnosed with bone cancer (osteosarcoma). Karp underwent a rare surgery to have 12 inches of her thigh bone removed and replaced with an internal prosthetic. She was one of a few children in the world to have had this radical […]