Everything in ‘Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend’
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Home Sweet Home: California Native Returns Home for Super Heroes Half Marathon Victory at Disneyland Resort
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Nov. 13, 2016) – To say that Nick Arciniaga feels at home at runDisney races at Disneyland Resort is an understatement. Arciniaga, who grew up in nearby Fountain Valley, Calif. but now lives in Arizona, came home again this weekend and won the Super Heroes Half Marathon on Sunday for his fourth runDisney […]
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Suburban Los Angeles Runner Recovers From Temporary Paralysis To Compete in Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend
Rachel Talise from Panorama City, Calif., completed the Doctor Strange 10K race during the Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend at Disneyland Resort on Saturday, which was no small feat given that two years ago she couldn’t use her legs or hands. In August 2014, she became paralyzed from the waist down and in her hands. […]
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San Francisco-Area Teen Competes in Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend Days After Major Back Surgery
Kelsey Hing, from San Ramon, Calif., competed in the Captain America 5K on Friday at Disneyland Resort despite having major back surgery just four weeks ago to correct a 70-degree curvature to her spine. During the six-hour procedure, Hing, 15, had two titanium rods, 23 screws and a cadaver bone surgically inserted into her back […]
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California Runner Overcomes Temporary Paralysis To Run In Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend at Disneyland Resort
Panorama City woman returns to running two years after losing mobility in legs and hands; half marathon features enhanced course; 13,000 California runners expected to participate in race weekend For Rachel Talise, from Panorama City, Calif., the Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend at the Disneyland Resort represents a return to her love of running after […]
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2016-2017 runDisney Race Season Officially Underway After Labor Day Weekend’s Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend
The 2016-2017 runDisney race season got up and running in September with a string of nine race weekends and events geared for runners of all ages and levels. In the U.S., each race weekend offers runDisney Kids’ Races, 5K, 10K, half marathon and a massive health & fitness expo, while Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend also features […]
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Mexico Runners Take Top Place at Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon at Disneyland
Under “Villain Free Skies,” Manuel Lemus wins his first-ever US marathon; Mexico’s Alex de la Huerta defends her title as the top female finisher; This year’s marathon weekend included a new 10K Captain America race as part of the new Infinity Gauntlet Challenge ANAHEIM, Calif. (Nov. 15, 2015) – Pedro Manuel Lemus Reyes of Nezahualcóyotl, […]
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Southern California Runners Assemble! Second Annual Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend at Disneyland – New Captain America 10K
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Nov. 11, 2015) – Thousands of Southern California runners are among the approximately 28,000 entrants from across the United States and beyond assembling for the second annual Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend at Disneyland Resort this weekend. The super hero-themed race weekend involves kid races, a 5K, a half marathon and new […]
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New Challenge Becomes Ultimate Adventure for 2015 Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend at Disneyland Resort
Infinity Gauntlet Challenge to create a 19.3-mile test for runners; Captain America 10K added to popular race weekend in November; Registration opens April 7 ANAHEIM, Calif. (March 19, 2015) – Runners looking to put their Super Hero powers to the test during the Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend will have a cool, new 19.3-mile […]
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California Runner William Prom “Blows Away’’ Inaugural Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon Field at Disneyland
Irvine runner overcomes stiff wind en route to debut Avengers win; Mexico’s Alex de la Huerta is top woman finisher; Race culminates weekend of events featuring more than 18,000 runners. ANAHEIM, Calif. (Nov. 16, 2014) – William Prom won the inaugural Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon on Sunday, slaying a field of more than 10,500 […]
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Video Advisory: Phoenix Dad Overcomes Tough Times to Run with Family in Inaugural Disneyland Race
WHAT: Mike Chowaniec of Phoenix, AZ, beat two different kinds of cancers to make it to Disneyland this week with his family to run the Avengers Super Heroes 5K. In June 2013, he battled thyroid cancer and then just 10 months later in April he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Drawing on his “super hero’’ strength, he’s won his battle twice, and […]