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2016 Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
After a 10K/half marathon race challenge weekend at Walt Disney World followed by a four night Disney cruise, what would you do? How about running a 10K at Disneyland? At least this year we did only the 10K and not the half marathon, too! We had initially not planned to run any of the events … Continue reading "2016 Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend"
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2016 Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend, Part 2, Half Marathon and Post Race Party

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
Sunday, November 6 – Half Marathon Saturday night was the time change – and we got to “fall back” an hour. That was very nice, since it meant that we got to sleep for an extra hour on what was already a short night! But it didn’t make it a whole lot easier to get … Continue reading "2016 Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend, Part 2, Half Marathon and Post Race Party"
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2016 Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend, Part 1, Expo and 10K

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
The Walt Disney World Wine and Dine Half Marathon is a race we have enjoyed participating in for several years. It was very different from other race weekends because it was a night race, starting at 10:00. It included a big finish line party at Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival. All of the food booths … Continue reading "2016 Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend, Part 1, Expo and 10K"
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Disneyland Paris Inaugural Half Marathon Weekend – Part 3, Half Marathon

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
Somewhere along the way the race was renamed the Inaugural Disneyland® Paris — Val d’Europe Half Marathon. Or Semi Marathon, as they say in France. Val d’Europe is the area that surrounds Disneyland Paris, and we would be running through it for over half of the race. It was a fantastic event. Maybe the most … Continue reading "Disneyland Paris Inaugural Half Marathon Weekend – Part 3, Half Marathon"
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Disneyland Paris Inaugural Half Marathon Weekend – Part 2, 5K

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
The 5K started at 7:00 on Saturday morning. A very civilized hour for those of us used to the typical 5:00 or 5:30 starts of most runDisney events! (Though the start time was NOT listed in the official program!) And since everything was so close, we didn’t even have to get up that early – … Continue reading "Disneyland Paris Inaugural Half Marathon Weekend – Part 2, 5K"
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Disneyland Paris Inaugural Half Marathon Weekend – Part 1

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
For a number of years there had been rumors in the runDisney community that a half marathon race would be coming to Disneyland Paris. The official announcement was finally made at the Disney Princess half marathon in 2015, while we were waiting in the starting corrals. There were few details at that time other than … Continue reading "Disneyland Paris Inaugural Half Marathon Weekend – Part 1"
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2016 Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
Christopher Schmidt, back again to bring you a review of the 2016 Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend. The Expo itself was a breeze this year. Admittedly I don't spend a ton of time shopping, and do not engage in the Official Race Merchandise madness at all. When the Expo opened, there was a healthy and eager crowd, but they did not overwhelm the volunteers dispensing bibs and shirts; my primary areas of concern. Jeff Galloway was again in attendance, of course. He was, again, exceedingly generous with his time; hanging around before and after his speaking engagement to meet and talk to participants and fans.
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Survive, Even Enjoy the Disneyland runDisney Health & Fitness Expo

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
Greetings. My name is Christopher Schmidt, a former Disneyland Cast Member, ongoing passionate Disney fanatic and absolute runDisney disciple. The 2016 Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend is fast approaching. Every runDisney event is an opportunity to enjoy an added, semi-exclusive, layer of Disney magic. Unfortunately, what lies between guests and their spectacular experience is an often … Continue reading "Survive, Even Enjoy the Disneyland runDisney Health & Fitness Expo"
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2016 Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend – Part 2

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Saturday, May 7 – 10K We didn’t run the 10K this year – the first Tinker Bell 10K we’ve skipped. It felt strange not to be running it, but it was very nice to sleep in! As we made our way to Disneyland for Extra Magic Hour we crossed the race course very close to … Continue reading "2016 Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend – Part 2"
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2016 Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend – Part 1

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
It’s Tinker Bell Half Marathon weekend at Disneyland again. This time around we decided to run the 5K and the half marathon rather than doing the 10K/Half Marathon Challenge. Many people have told us that it’s the best 5K Disney offers, and we wanted to try it for ourselves. And I was very disappointed in … Continue reading "2016 Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend – Part 1"
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