Disneyland Half Marathon Numbers

Disney posted this information on the Half Marathon – I thought it was interesting!

1 – Disneyland Sleeping Beauty Castle medal for each person who finishes the race
2 – Number of theme parks that participants will visit during the Half Marathon
6 – Number of Anaheim-based tourism destinations on the race course (Disneyland, Disney’s California Adventure, Anaheim Convention Center, Honda Center, Angel Stadium of Anaheim and Downtown Disney)
9 – Water stops positioned throughout the course
13 – Countries represented
13.1 – Number of miles in the 2009 Disneyland Half Marathon
16 – Number of consecutive years that runners have participated in the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend near Orlando, Fla.
37 – Average age of runners in the Disneyland Half Marathon
50 – U.S. States represented in the Disneyland Half Marathon, plus Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico
63 – Percentage of female runners
84 – Age of the oldest participant registered for the Half Marathon
100 – Vendors scheduled to exhibit at the Disneyland Health & Fitness Expo, displaying the latest in running and fitness apparel, equipment and nutrition
343 – Registered runners from foreign countries
1,000 – Number of participants for the Kids’ Races
1,300 – Number of volunteers expected to work the weekend
1,751 – Number of runners eligible to receive the Coast to Coast Challenge Race medal
4,000 – Number of Mickey’s Main Street, U.S.A. 5K participants
13,500 – Number of registrants for the Half Marathon
18,500 – Total number of entrants in three events at the Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend

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Laura Gilbreath is a native of San Diego, CA. She has been making the trek up Interstate 5 to Disneyland since she was a small child and terrified of talking tikis and hitchhiking ghosts. She and her husband Lee enjoy trips to Disneyland and Walt Disney World, as well as sailings on the Disney Cruise Line.

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