Posted on Saturday, 9th October 2010 by Dave Parfitt

A new event popped up on the runDisney race calendar this year.  The Inaugural Wine & Dine Half Marathon took place Saturday, October 2, 2010 coinciding with the opening of the 15th Epcot International Food and Wine Festival.  The starting gun fired at   10:00 pm, and competitors wound their way from ESPN Wide World of [...]

Tags: Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Epcot, EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival, ESPN Wide World of Sports, Osborne Lights, race, RunDisney, running, Wine and Dine Half Marathon
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Posted on Sunday, 26th September 2010 by Nancy Johnson

See all of those runners in the photo below?  There are 14,000 of them, if you want to be precise – and that is a 4-lane road they are on.  They all gathered at 4AM on September 5, 2010 to run in the 5th Anniversary of the Disneyland Half Marathon at the Disneyland Resort in [...]

Tags: Anaheim, ASI, Backstage Disney, Disney California Adventure, Disneyland, Disneyland 5K, Disneyland Half Marathon, disneyland hotel, Downtown Disney, Half Marathon, race, RunDisney, Runners, World of Color
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Posted on Monday, 30th August 2010 by Dave Parfitt

The 5th Annual Disneyland Half Marathon is scheduled for Sunday, September 5th, 2010.  The event has filled to capacity for the 5th consecutive time with over 14,000 runners registered to participate in either the 5K or half marathon.  570 “Legacy Runners” have finished all 4 previous Disneyland Half Marathons, and will be recognized throughout the [...]

Tags: Disney Endurance Series, Disneyland Half Marathon, race, running
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Posted on Wednesday, 16th June 2010 by Dave Parfitt

The Expedition Everest Challenge took place on Saturday, June 12.  DISboards member and W.I.S.H. (We’re Inspired to Stay Healthy) Racing Team Runner Becky Dougherty (DISboards username Lexxiefern) took second place in the individual women category.  Continue after the break for a full race report.

Tags: animal kingdom, Disney Endurance Series, race, RunDisney, running, WISH forum, WISH Racing Team
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Posted on Saturday, 23rd January 2010 by Dave Parfitt

We’re three weeks into January.  Did you make a New Year’s Resolution this year?  Maybe you vowed to get in shape or exercise?  Maybe your sights were set a little higher… maybe you plan on using one of the races held at Walt Disney World such as the Princess Half Marathon, Muddy Buddy, Inaugural Wine [...]

Tags: DIS Interview, Disney Endurance, Health and Fitness Expo, John Bingham, marathon, race, RunDisney, running, WISH forum
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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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Posted on Thursday, 15th October 2009 by Dave Parfitt

It was a hot and steamy morn for 4,000+ competitors in the final Race For The Taste 10K.  Runners started arriving around 5:00 am at Disney’s Wide World of Sports for the 7:00 am race start.  It was already 75° with 97% humidity, and sure to get hotter as the sun rose.  Jose Henriquez of [...]

Tags: Disney Endurance Series, Epcot, food and wine festival, Hollywood Studios, race, RunDisney, running, Wide World of Sports
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