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WOW Moment of the Day Sweepstakes from ESPN and 1-800-Flowers

Wednesday, February 1, 2012   Chip   No comments

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Enter ESPN and 1-800-Flowers’ WOW Moment of the Day Sweepstakes for your chance to win a Guy’s Guy Weekend for two at Disney World in Orlando including a NASCAR racing experience, a baseball game, and more.

Grand Prize: A Guy’s Guy Weekend including a trip for two to meet ESPN Radio personalities at ESPN Audio’s Guy’s Guys Weekend at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL from March 1 – 4, 2012. The trip includes airfare, 4 days at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort, a Welcome Reception including dinner, drinks, and fireworks, a “Drive Time” night NASCAR racing experience at Richard Petty Racing, optional 18-holes of Golf at Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course, a Saturday afternoon Atlanta Braves baseball game at the Champion Stadium at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, and !iViva Los Guys! “Casino” Night. The winner will also receive a 1-800-Flowers Arrangement of the Month 12 Month Bouquet Club, Stock Yards The Twelve-Month Club, and a Sony PS3 Sports Champions Move HW Bundle. (ARV: $10,498.71)

1st Prize A 1-800-Flowers.com Arrangement of the Month 6 Month Bouquet Club, a Stock Yards The Six Month Club, a Sonx PlayStation3 160GB system, and Cheryl’s Football Party Bowl. (ARV: $1,563.82)

2nd Prize: A 1-800-Flowers.com Arrangement of the Month 3 Month Bouquet Club, a Stock Yards – The Quarterly Club, a Sony PSPgo system, and Cheryl’s Crispy Rice Touchdown Football Treats. (ARV: $922.87)

Click here to learn more and to enter.

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Kellie Nickerson Wins Disneyland’s Tinker Bell Half Marathon

Monday, January 30, 2012   Chip   No comments

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Special congrats goes out to Kellie Nickerson and all those who competed in the inaugural Tinker Bell Half Marathon at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif.

Kellie Nickerson looking apropos in her fairy wings and green tutu flew away from the field to capture the inaugural Tinker Bell Half Marathon at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif.

Nickerson, who hails from Albuquerque, N.M., captured her first win at Disney in 1:27:52, finishing ahead of Southern Californians Sharon Wilkinson of Winnetka (1:28:18) and Stacy Schafer from Carlsbad (1:28:54).

The Tinker Bell Half Marathon, hosted by the city of Anaheim and Disneyland Resort, led runners on a 13.1-mile trek through Disneyland and Disney California Adventure parks, as well as by several city of Anaheim landmarks. The first year event featured music, entertainment, Disney characters and costumed runners donning fairy wings and pixie dust. Finishers received a commemorative Tinker Bell “wings” medal.

TV sitcom star Megyn Price (Rules of Engagement) and “Goonies,” “Lord of the Rings” and “Rudy” movie star Sean Astin were among the 12,000-plus registered runners to take part in Sunday morning’s race.

The weekend of events, all geared toward health, fitness and active lifestyles for women, featured a variety of races including The Never Land 5K on Friday night, kids’ races on Saturday and the Tinker Bell Half Marathon on Sunday. There was also a health and fitness expo featuring the latest running merchandise, products, apparel and guest speakers – all tailored for women – creating a weekend of camaraderie and wellness, plus a pinch of Tinker Bell’s trademark sassiness and sense of adventure.

Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend is the second women-focused event weekend in the runDisney series.  Disney’s Princess Half Marathon Weekend takes place at Walt Disney World Resort Feb. 24 – 26.  Both event weekends are among the largest women-specific events in the country.

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Brazilian runner wins second straight Disney World Marathon

Monday, January 9, 2012   Chip   1 Comment

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Brazilian runner wins second straight Disney Marathon after fierce battle with perennial winner Adriano Bastos; Virginia Beach’s Renee High easily wins women’s title; field of more than 16,500 pushes weekend total to record 56,000 runners

Brazilian runner Fredison Costa did it again, holding off his heavily-favored countryman Adriano Bastos on Sunday to win his second straight Walt Disney World Marathon.

Costa waged a fierce battle with the 7-time champion Bastos throughout the 26.2 mile race through Disney’s four theme parks – Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios – before narrowly winning. Costa crossed the finish line in 2:19:01 – just 14 seconds ahead of Bastos (2:19:15), who had won six Disney Marathons in a row before Costa’s back-to-back feat.

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Renee High of Virginia Beach, VA., was the first woman to cross the line. High, who is scheduled to run the marathon at the US Olympic Trials next week in Houston, completed the race Sunday in 2:48:33 just ahead of Emily Kroshus (2:53:11) of Boston and Christa Stephens (2:55:10) of St. Petersburg, Fla.

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Costa, 34, and Bastos 33, ran virtually shoulder to shoulder through much of the race. But with about two miles to go, Costa inched ahead slightly and maintained that slim lead until the end top become the first person other than Bastos to win back-to-back Disney Marathon titles since Brazil’s Santiago de Araujo did it in 1998 and 1999. Costa’s time was even quicker than a year ago when he won with a time of 2:21:15. Matt Hensley of Port St. Lucie, Fla. was third (2:23:11).

“I think a victory is a victory and they are always very special,” Costa said through an interpreter. “But I think this was such a difficult time overcoming some things for me. I’ve been through so many things that this race was very, very special to me.”

Douglas Morton of Sebring, Fla. won the men’s Masters Division (runners age 40 and over) with a time of 2:35:52 and Terri Rejimbal of Tampa won the women’s Masters Division (3:09:33). In the wheelchair division, Krige Schabort of Cedartown, Ga. (1:46:16) won for the fourth straight year.

On Saturday, Jose De Morais of Brazil won the 13.1-mile Disney Half Marathon with a time of 1:10.12. Rosa Chacha of Ecuador was the top woman finisher, posting a time of 1:16.43.

In all, runners from all 50 states and 60 other countries took part in a variety of Disney Marathon Weekend events, such as the Family Fiesta 5K, Kids Races and the Disney Half-Marathon in addition to the Disney Marathon. And once again more than 6,500 runners put themselves to the ultimate test – Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge – by running the half-marathon on Saturday and the marathon on Sunday.

Registration for the 2013 Disney Marathon Weekend opens this spring. To register or for more information on all runDisney events, visit rundisney.com. Also follow us on Twitter (@disneysports) and Facebook (Disney Sports).

Source Article from http://disneysportsnews.com/2012/01/08/brazils-costa-establishes-new-streak-at-dramatic-walt-disney-world-marathon/

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‘Meet Up and Warm Up’ for Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend with Reality TV Stars in Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Friday, January 6, 2012   Chip   No comments

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runDisney hosted its largest social media “Meet Up and Warm Up” to kick off Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend Friday at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort.

Participants were selected via Disney social media channels including the Disney Parks Blog, Disney Sports’ Twitter handle and runDisney Facebook page.

Official runDisney training consultant Jeff Galloway led the group of 50 on a 1.8-mile run through Disney’s Hollywood Studios, passing such attractions as, Lights, Motor, Action! Stunt Show, Toy Story Mania! and The American Idol Experience along the way.

After the run-walk-run training, Galloway was joined by P90X’s Tony Horton. The fitness guru gave the crowd cross training and nutrition tips. Reality TV stars Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca (winners of “Survivor” and competitors on “The Amazing Race”) joined the group, sharing their stories on why they run.

Disney Show Director John Phelan stepped on stage with Mickey Mouse to share some runDisney entertainment magic. Phelan discussed why they choose to place characters at certain points along the course.

Participants had the opportunity to take photos with Mickey, Galloway. Horton, Zohn and Morasca before making a special trip to the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. The opportunity foreshadows runDisney’s newest race, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Ten Miler Weekend, slated to debut Sept. 29, 2012.

For more information on Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend or to sign up to run a future runDisney race, visit www.rundisney.com. Also, follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest runDisney race information and for behind-the-scenes access to all things runDisney.

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Celebrities and Wounded Veterans Join Record Disney Marathon Weekend

Wednesday, January 4, 2012   Chip   No comments

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19th annual runDisney event to include new marathon relay option and commemorative 15th anniversary half marathon medal; weekend field to top 56,000

Reality TV stars and wounded military soldiers are expected to be part of the more than 56,000 runners participating in the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend presented by Cigna this weekend.

Ethan Zohn (Survivor / Amazing Race), Jenna Morasca (Survivor / Amazing Race)  and Trista and Ryan Sutter (The Bachelor) are among the celebrities entered in the weekend of events at Walt Disney World Resort.   All are running in the half marathon on Saturday along with four wounded veterans who are part of the Achilles Freedom Team, which supports disabled runners.  Workout guru Tony Horton, founder of the P90X workout, will be on hand to prepare runners for their race.

The marathon weekend also features a new relay option that gives runners the opportunity to pair up and split the 26.2 mile journey through all four Disney theme parks – Epcot, Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios – and receive a special Chip and Dale medal. And to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the half marathon, all finishers will be awarded a one-of-a-kind Donald Duck half marathon medal.

The 56,000 total runners – a new Disney marathon record – includes more than 26,500 registered runners for the half marathon, 16,500 for the marathon and 8,000 for the Family Fiesta 5K featuring the Three Caballeros – 3,000 more runners than last year.  Approximately 6,500 runners will compete in Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge which involves running the half marathon on Saturday and the full marathon on Sunday – 39.3 miles.  And about 3,000 young runners will join in the fun and participate in the Mickey Mile and Marathon Kids Fest events on Friday and Saturday.

There’s also a Health and Fitness Expo at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Thursday – Saturday.  Vendors will showcase  the latest running merchandise and equipment, plus there will be seminars by leading healthy and fitness authorities, including marathon training expert Jeff Galloway, the official training consultant for runDisney.

For more information on the 2012 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend or future runDisney events, visit www.rundisney.com.  For coverage throughout the event follow us on Twitter @DisneySports, on the runDisney Facebook page and at www.disneysportsnews.com.

For coverage information and credentials, please contact Bob Hitchcock at 407-922-3422 or at Robert.g.hitchcock@disney.com , by Friday, January 6.

Source Article from http://disneysportsnews.com/2012/01/03/celebrities-and-wounded-veterans-join-record-disney-marathon-weekend/

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