2024 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend Draws Thousands of Enthusiastic Runners to Central Florida Runners from various corners of the globe are converging on Central Florida to participate in the highly anticipated Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend from RunDisney/! This annual event, considered one of Central Florida’s premier sporting spectacles,
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2023 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend Goes 90s
Did you know that the very first Walt Disney World Marathon was held in January 1994? That makes the next one the 30th annual Marathon! And in honor of that, Disney has gone decidedly retro, delighting us children of the 90s with art featuring vibrant colors and patterns. It’s like
Brittany Charboneau makes runDisney history at the Walt Disney World Marathon
Brittany Charboneau of Denver, Colorado had the ultimate “Dopey’’ day at the Walt Disney World Marathon on Brittany Charboneau makes runDisney history as the first person to win all four Walt Disney World Marathon courses! Completing runDisney’s popular but grueling Dopey Challenge – running the 5K, 10K, half marathon, and full
New runDisney EARidescent Medals Revealed For The 2022 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend!
The runDisney EARidescent medals for the 2022 Walt Disney World marathon were just revealed! The magic is calling everyone now more than ever with just 25 days to go until “The World’s Most Magical Celebration”! That’s why Disney decided to share with everyone the new medal designs that participants will
2021 Walt Disney World Marathon Registration Pushed Back
The closure of Walt Disney World has meant a lot of changed plans, cancelled vacations, and delayed annual passes. Another big impact of the parks being inaccessible is the cancellation of the annual runDisney Star Wars Rival Run Weekend, which would have occurred April 17th-19th, 2020. What no one had yet guessed
Missouri Runner Becomes Disney Royalty with Princess Half Marathon Victory Sunday
Jackie Pirtle-Hall wins her first runDisney race as part of her preparation for the 2020 Olympic Trials; More than 25,000 half marathon runners among the 56,000 participating in the race weekend at Walt Disney World Resort. Jackie Pirtle-Hall nearly won a runDisney race last year. Sunday, she got it done, writing her
The Walt Disney Marathon Weekend Miles of Memories
Say ch’EARS as The 2019 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend presented by Cigna has come to an end. It’s the most magical race weekend around. runDisney and the runners have generously raised more than $98,000 for the charity The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Each year participants dress up in their
Check Out the Disney Marathon Dooney & Bourke Bags
The Walt Disney World Marathon weekend is less than a week away! Runners from all over come to participate in this incredible runDisney weekend. The runDisney Expo also offers exciting merchandise to commemorate your personal achievements, including the beautiful Disney Marathon Dooney & Bourke Bags. This year there are two different styles
runDisney Celebrates 25 Years Of The Walt Disney World Marathon
Can you believe that this year is the 25th year of the Walt Disney World Marathon presented by Cigna? With only a few months until the big day, we thought it would be fun to bring you a look back on some of the changes that have happened over the
Fredison Costa wins Walt Disney World Marathon for 4th straight year
Apparently not even Mother Nature can beat Fredison Costa at the Walt Disney World Marathon presented by Cigna. The Brazilian runner, who has dominated the 26.2-mile runDisney race in recent years, shrugged off unseasonably cool Florida temperatures early Sunday morning to notch his fourth straight Disney marathon victory and sixth
Runner’s World and runDisney Officially Unveil New Digital Runner’s Guide for 2017
As part of its continuing collaboration with Runner’s World, runDisney is officially launching a digital event guide designed by Runner’s World for 2017, helping to customize the running experience for runDisney runners like never before. The new digital guides will be available at all eight runDisney races in 2017, starting with the Walt
Costume Policy Changes for runDisney Released Prior to Walt Disney World Marathon
After Disney released new costume policies for the parks in 2015 there have been many questions surrounding the new policy including how costumes will work for runDisney events. New guidelines and rules have been released (runDisney.com has the full policy) that go into effect January 6, 2016, right in time for
New runDisney Shoe from New Balance is coming soon!
Surrounding the 2016 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend, New Balance will be announcing the release of the newest, limited-edition shoe in the runDisney collection! The shoe will be available during the Walt Disney World Marathon weekend from January 6 – January 10, 2016! As soon as we have more information
2015 Walt Disney World Marathon by the Numbers
As Central Florida’s largest sporting event, the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend will host more than 100,000 runners and spectators from across the nation and more than 65 countries for various events, including more than 26,000 runners in the 26.2-mile marathon which goes through all four Disney theme parks. Registration
