Releases in ‘runDisney’
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Echelon Fitness Teams Up with runDisney as Official Multi-Year Race Sponsor
Echelon to join the running experience at all runDisney races and expos at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort starting in 2024 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Nov. 2, 2023) – Echelon Fitness has become runDisney’s newest sponsor, bringing its unique connected equipment, supportive community and on and offline experience to the popular race series […]
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New Halloween Themed Race Weekend Coming to Disneyland Resort Next Year
The Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon Weekend kicks off the 2024-25 runDisney race season ANAHEIM, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2023) – Runners are going to have a scary-good time when the new Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon Weekend debuts next year at The Happiest Place on Earth. The four-day runDisney race weekend is coming to Disneyland Resort Sept. […]
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Registration for 2024 runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend Opens Today
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – (August 22, 2023) – Starting today at 10am ET, runners from across the country will have their first chance to register for the 2024 runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend. The event is held April 18-21, 2024, at Walt Disney World Resort. Each year the runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend features a new […]
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Tampa Area Army Veteran Overcomes Severe Spinal Injury to Complete 10-Miler at runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend at Walt Disney World Resort
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (April 16, 2023) – Nathalia Paradise, 36, an Army veteran from the Tampa area tackled the Disney Pixar Toy Story 10-Miler during runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend despite suffering a severe spinal injury a few months ago. And she did it as a relentless runner who uses a walker along the course. As a result […]
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Elite Chicago-area Runner Wins 10-Miler at Walt Disney World Resort
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (April 16, 2022) – In his first time participating in a runDisney event, Nolan McKenna of Winfield, IL, raced away with the Disney Pixar Toy Story 10-Miler on Sunday at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla. With a winning time of 54:49, McKenna finished more than three minutes ahead of […]
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Thousands of Runners Flock to Central Florida for 2023 runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend at Walt Disney World Resort
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (April 13, 2023) – Thousands of runners from around the country are descending on Central Florida for the 2023 runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend at Walt Disney World Resort. Runners stopped by the runDisney Health & Fitness Expo at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex today, which kicks off the four-day race weekend. Doors opened […]
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2024 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend Registration Opens Today
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (April 11, 2023) – Starting today, runners nationwide can sign up to do something they can’t do anywhere else except Walt Disney World Resort – run through four Disney theme parks. Now that’s magical! Registration begins today at 10 a.m. EDT for the 2024 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend (Jan. 3-7, […]
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Colorado Woman Runs into runDisney Record Books with Disney Princess Half Marathon Victory at Walt Disney World Resort
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Feb. 26, 2023) – At perhaps the most prominent women-focused half marathon in the nation, it was fitting that Neely Gracey flexed her “girl power’’ to win the Disney Princess Half Marathon presented by CORKCICLE on Sunday at Walt Disney World Resort. Gracey, in fact, beat the entire field, crossing the […]
Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend, runDisney, Uncategorized
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Orlando Area Father-Daughter Duo Recover from Tragic Car Crash to Complete Magical Run at the Disney Princess 5K at Walt Disney World Resort
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Feb. 24, 2023) – Brooklyn Harrison, 7, and her father, Jasen, only dreamed of running a 5K after a horrific head-on car accident nearly left little Brooklyn unable to walk. But at The Most Magical Place on Earth on Friday, Brooklyn and Jasen, who are from suburban Orlando, ran the Disney Princess 5K together. […]
Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend, runDisney, Uncategorized
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80-Year-Old New Orleans Area Man Remains “Perfect” at 30th Annual Walt Disney World Marathon
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Jan. 8, 2023) – It’s one thing to run in all 30 Walt Disney World Marathons; it’s another thing to complete your latest at age 80. That’s the story of Rudy Smith from Gretna, LA, one of just 59 people who have achieved the feat of running in every Walt Disney World Marathon since the race was established in 1994, but the only octogenarian among […]