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Disneyland Paris Half Marathon Weekend Celebrates 2nd Annual Event with Over 20,000 Runners

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
Last weekend more than 20,000 runners participated in the events of the Disneyland Paris Half Marathon Weekend. This year the 5K event took place on Friday night, with the new 10K race in the Saturday morning slot. The Bibbibi-Bobbidi-Boo Challenge medal was awarded to those who completed the 10K and the Disneyland Paris - Val'd-Europe Half Marathon. Next year's Disneyland Paris Half Marathon Weekend is scheduled for September 20-23, 2018.
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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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Disneyland Paris Half Marathon Weekend Debuts — Michelle Heaton, Ashley James, Amy Willerton, Henry Holland and AJ Odudu Run Disney

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
This weekend saw Disneyland Paris host its first-ever half marathon, with TV personality Michelle Heaton, models Ashley James and Amy Willerton, fashion designer Henry Holland, TV presenter AJ Odudu and the event’s ambassador Paula Radcliffe, who all successfully completed the 13.1-mile race through Disneyland Paris’s two parks as well as the surrounding villages. Michelle, Ashley, … Continue reading "Disneyland Paris Half Marathon Weekend Debuts — Michelle Heaton, Ashley James, Amy Willerton, Henry Holland and AJ Odudu Run Disney"
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