Tag: Disney Princess Half Marathon

Victor Da Costa Mendoza Celebrates a Fairy Tale Win at the 10th Annual Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend Presented by Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals at Walt Disney World Resort

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Dani Cook of Ft. Collins, CO, won the women's division of the 10th annual Disney Princess Half Marathon with a time of 1:20:31. Victor Da Costa Mendoza from Spain won the men's division in 1:19:03. More than 53,000 runners participated in the weekend's events, with more than 25,000 in the half marathon alone.
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2017 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend – Part 2, Half Marathon

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Sunday, February 26 – Princess Half Marathon With almost twice the number of runners there had been in the 10K, we knew we needed to arrive early at the start area. We met our friends Kim and Charlie in the lobby of Kidani Village at 3:15 and drove to Epcot. The buses had started running … Continue reading "2017 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend – Part 2, Half Marathon"
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2017 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend – Part 1, Expo and 10K

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This is the 9th year for Disney’s Princess Half Marathon Weekend. It’s always a fun one for me. Even though I don’t like the 10K and half marathon courses I still have a really good time! Disney figured out yet another way to capitalize on the upcoming live action “Beauty and the Beast” movie by … Continue reading "2017 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend – Part 1, Expo and 10K"
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University of Texas Runner Wins Emotional Disney Princess Half Marathon

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Kaitlyn Johnson, a PhD candidate at the University of Texas at Austin, won the Disney Princess Half Marathon with a time of 1:22:16. Johnson ran in honor of her cousin who was killed in a car crash last summer. Heather Schulz of Orlando was second (1:24:53); Jennifer Berry of Denver was third (1:25:49). More than 52,000 runners participated in events during the race weekend, with 24,000 in the half marathon itself.
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2016 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend – Part 1

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
Time to head back to Walt Disney World for the 2016 Princess Half Marathon Weekend. This is the 8th year for this event, and the third year for the Glass Slipper Challenge. My fifth time running the half marathon, and third year for the GSC. I really enjoy this event, even though I don’t care … Continue reading "2016 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend – Part 1"
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Princess Half Marathon Weekend – Race Day

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We did it!!!! And actually we did a lot better than we were expecting to do. 2:42:49, and that includes a lot of stops for photos with characters. The weather was just about perfect by my standards – it was ~56 at the start, and it was about 68 when we finished. Not too humid … Continue reading "Princess Half Marathon Weekend – Race Day"
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Princess Half Marathon Weekend – Days 1-2

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(I didn’t have time to finish all of Day 2’s activities, I’m going to pick up where I left off from Friday, and then talk about today, Saturday.) So, when we left our intrepid band on Friday evening, they were headed into Epcot for dinner, IllumiNations, and Extra Magic Hours. On the Epcot schedule we’d … Continue reading "Princess Half Marathon Weekend – Days 1-2"
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Princess Half Marathon Weekend – Day 1

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Thanks to all of you who have written wishing us good luck in the race! We need it! So, today is Friday. Yesterday was a travel day for Pam and me, and also for my husband Lee – he was in Charleston on business so flew from there instead of from San Diego with me. … Continue reading "Princess Half Marathon Weekend – Day 1"
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Disney Princess Half Marathon

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This Sunday, March 8, I will be running the Inaugural Disney Princess Half Marathon. This will be my third “inaugural” Disney race – I also did the first Disneyland half marathon and the first Tower of Terror 13K. You only get one chance to do the first one! Though men can enter, this race is … Continue reading "Disney Princess Half Marathon"
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