Tag: race

  • Video Tour of Disney’s Inaugural Wine & Dine Half Marathon Course

    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…

  • Keeping Pace – 5th Anniversary of the Disneyland Half Marathon

    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…

  • Disneyland Half Marathon Coming Up Sunday, September 5th

    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…

  • DISer Claims Second Place In Third Expedition Everest Challenge

    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.

  • This Year Find the Courage to Start at a Disney Race

    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…

  • 2010 Disney Marathon Weekend Preview

    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…

  • Good-Bye Race for the Taste: Hello New Medal

    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…