Tag: RunDisney
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2011 Disneyland Half Marathon – “Fat Drew” Wouldn’t Do This!
Labor Day Weekend meant it was time for the 6th annual Disneyland Half Marathon. This year, 15,000 competitors lined up to complete the 13.1 mile course, and that didn’t “Sound Dangerous” at all to actor Drew Carey – who was among the sold out field. Runners and walkers from 49 states (where’s South Dakota? Represent!) and 23…
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Video: Talking Mickey Mouse Appears in Walt Disney World Promo
Last year, the Disney internet fan community was abuzz with a video of a character meet and greet test in Disneyland that utilized a Talking Mickey Mouse. People speculated Talking Mickey would be the next generation of character experiences, and wondered when he would make his Walt Disney World debut. In a promotional video for…
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New Disneyland Half Marathon Incites Vehement Response
Tuesday, April 19, runDisney announced the newest race in their endurance series. The Tinker Bell Half Marathon will debut in Disneyland on Sunday, January 29, 2012. As September’s Disneyland Half Marathon filled in record time, the new California race will be another option for those looking to run through Walt Disney’s original theme park. Similar to…
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ESPN’s Trey Wingo Runs Through Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Part of the activities of ESPN: The Weekend included the Champion 5k race held Saturday, March 5th through the streets of Disney’s Hollywood Studios. runDisney billed this race as a blending of Sports and Hollywood, and there were certainly plenty of athletes as well as ESPN personalities on hand. In fact, ESPN broadcaster Trey Wingo shot video along…
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Record Field “Survives” Disney’s Princess Half Marathon
Quick on the heels of January’s Walt Disney World Marathon weekend comes Disney’s Princess Half Marathon. Early Sunday morning, February 27th, a record field of over 17,000 princesses laced up their running shoes (or glass slippers) to run or walk from Epcot to the Magic Kingdom and back. The field also included two past winners of the reality television show…
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Disney’s Wine & Dine Race Weekend Update
Run Disney released an update to this fall’s Wine & Dine race weekend. A letter from Ken Potrock, Disney’s SVP of Sports Enterprises, discusses two major modifications for this year’s Wine & Dine race weekend. As someone who participated in last year’s race weekend and post race party these changes are very welcomed and should improve the…
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runDisney and Run (or Walk) to the Finish With an Olympian
Interview with runDisney Training Consultant Jeff Galloway Last year the Disney Endurance Series rebranded itself as runDisney, and with the change brought in Olympian Jeff Galloway as the official training consultant for their series of events. Galloway competed in the 1972 Olympic games in Munich, and has served as coach to over 200,000 runners and…