Fredison Costa repeats as 2016 Walt Disney World Marathon winner for third year in a row

The 2016 Walt Disney World Marathon was today and the winner is Fedison Costa of Brazil. He has won the last three marathons and 5 of his last 6 Walt Disney World marathons, this puts him in second place of all time wins, Brazilian Adriano Bastos has won a total of

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Star Wars Half Marathon Weekend Will Arrive at Disneyland Resort in 2015

The Sierra Nevada Corporation will be a sponsor at the Star Wars Half Marathon. Sierra Nevada Corporation, which is based in Sparks, Nevada, is known for providing rapid, innovative and agile technology solutions and is best known for its Dream Chaser spacecraft. As with other new runDisney events, the inaugural

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Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend presented by Cigna Brings Runners to Central Florida

One of Central Florida’s largest sporting events, the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend presented by Cigna is underway, drawing runners from around the globe to Central Florida. Each January, Central Florida becomes the center of the globe for thousands of runners who participate in the Walt Disney Marathon Weekend presented

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Celebrate Your Inner Princess with Chip and Co & Destinations in Florida at Disney’s Princess Half Marathon Weekend

Who’s ready to celebrate your inner princess at Disney’s Princess Half Marathon Weekend? (me!) Starting June 11th you can sign up at runDisney to be apart of next year’s event (yes, next year, it runs in early 2014). There are multiple races and events this year including TWO all new races.

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Bastos Reclaims Crown at 20th Annual Walt Disney World Marathon

Perhaps it was fitting that at the 20th annual Walt Disney World Marathon the greatest champion in the event’s history – Brazil’s Adriano Bastos – reclaimed his place in the victory circle Sunday. Bastos, who had won seven previous Disney Marathons, including six straight before losing the last two to

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Disney Marathon, Half Marathon and Goofy Challenge Jan. 12-13, 2013 Become Part of Runner’s World Challenge

Imagine a weekend where you run through Disney theme parks, experience Disney entertainment and are rewarded with a unique Disney medal, all while running side-by-side with Runner’s World editors who helped you train and encouraged you along the way.The 20th anniversary Walt Disney World Marathon, Half Marathon and Goofy’s Race

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Brazilian runner wins second straight Disney World Marathon

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

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Pixie Vacation: Disney Fan Meet Oct.1 WDW

Come join Team Mouse Chat Oct. 1, 2011 at Disney World. We will be running / walking and just generally goofing off in the Family 5k at the Animal Kingdom. Please join us Oct. 1 2011 at Disney World for the 5 k run. We will be walking mostly so

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Registration Now Open: Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend at the Disneyland Resort

The Tinker Bell Half Marathon, hosted by the City of Anaheim and Disneyland Resort, will take runners on a 13.1-mile trek through the Disneyland and Disney California Adventure theme parks and pass by several City of Anaheim landmarks. The course will be filled with music, entertainment, Disney characters, runners in

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Training for your Disney Marathon – Options Options Options

When you’re starting out running, all you really need is a good pair of shoes and a place to run.  And, while I highly recommended going to a local running store and having shoes fitted by the pros, that’s the only thing that I think necessary to run. But, once you start

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Running with the Disney Heroes

In my opinion, there aren’t many things more inspiring than Spaceship Earth and the Magic Kingdom. The main reason I signed up for my first half marathon was to run through the Magic Kingdom. I really couldn’t imagine anything more exciting than having Mickey and Minnie cheering us on as

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Top 10 Kid-Friendly Disney Special Events

Here at Chip and Company, we share a lot of money–saving tips and strategies. Getting more for your dollar just makes sense to me, especially in today’s economy. One of the easiest ways you can get more from your Disney dollar is to visit during one of Disney World’s many

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