Posted on Sunday, 8th January 2012 by Dave Parfitt

During this first full weekend of 2012, distance runners from around the world flocked to Walt Disney World for what has become one of the largest weekend of races in the country.  Over 56,000 people registered for one of the Disney races including: 8,000 in Friday’s Family Fiesta 5K, 26,500 in Saturday’s half marathon, and [...]

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Posted on Sunday, 9th January 2011 by Dave Parfitt

17,000+ competitors lined up for today’s Walt Disney World Marathon.  The 26.2 mile race through all 4 Disney theme parks was the final event during a weekend of races that saw nearly 54,000 registered runners and walkers toe the line in one of the events.  For the full marathon, all eyes were on flamboyant Brazilian Adriano Bastos [...]

Tags: Adriano Bastos, Disney Endurance Series, Donald Duck, Fredison Costa, Leah Thorvilson, marathon, RunDisney, running, Walt Disney World Marathon
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Posted on Monday, 11th January 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Near record low temperatures and freezing rain met runners participating in the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend events this past weekend.  However, the cold temperatures did not prevent Disney from staging the largest Marathon Weekend since the event’s inception in 1994.  Nearly 55,500 runners registered for one of the races over the weekend, making it [...]

Tags: Adriano Bastos, Disney Endurance, Disney Endurance Series, marathon, RunDisney, running
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Posted on Tuesday, 5th January 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Runners from all over the world are making their way to Orlando, FL as Walt Disney World Marathon weekend is upon us with a whole slate of races on tap from Friday, January 8 to Sunday, January 10.  More than 55,000 runners are registered to compete in one of the races – making it one [...]

Tags: Adriano Bastos, Epcot, half, Magic Kingdom, marathon, race, RunDisney, running
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