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2017 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend – Part 2, Half Marathon

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
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

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
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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2016 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend – Part 2

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
Sunday, February 21 – Disney Princess Half Marathon Up at 2:45, left the room about 3:30. No problem getting to the Epcot parking lot – we were actually parked one row closer than we were the day before. This time we had bags (our running belts) that needed to be checked, but that was very … Continue reading "2016 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend – Part 2"
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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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University of Virginia Student Gets Kick Out of Disney Princess Half Marathon Victory

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Shannon Crawford, 21, a student at the University of Virginia, won the Disney Princess Half Marathon on February 21, covering the course in 1:24:49. The Princess Half Marathon capped a four-day race weekend that featured various races and events all geared toward women, including the Disney Princess 5K, the Disney Princess Enchanted 10K, runDisney Kids' Races and the Glass Slipper Challenge, which required runners to complete the 10K on Saturday and the half marathon on Sunday. In all, more than 44,000 runners participated in the weekend's events. EDITOR'S NOTE: Congratulations to AllEars.Net's Laura Gilbreath and Lee Zimmerman, who completed this year's Glass Slipper Challenge! Watch for Laura's blogs about the weekend coming to AllEars Blog Central soon. Kudos also to AllEars.Net's Deb Wills and Linda Eckwerth, who were both finishers in the 2016 Disney Princess Enchanted 10K.
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Trip Planning for a runDisney Race Weekend

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
In response to one of my recent half marathon blogs, Kristyn sent this comment: Enjoy your RunDisney posts. I am looking for recommendations on two topics if you can help me, Laura. I am doing my first event this fall at Wine and Dine. Can you do a blog on how you prepare for a … Continue reading "Trip Planning for a runDisney Race Weekend"
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2015 Princess Half Marathon Weekend – Part 1, Expo and 10K

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
February 19-22 was Princess Half Marathon weekend at Walt Disney World. Last year introduced a new 10K race to this event, in addition to the 5K and half marathon. And running both the 10K and half was a new “challenge”: The Glass Slipper Challenge. I ran the challenge last year, and had so much fun … Continue reading "2015 Princess Half Marathon Weekend – Part 1, Expo and 10K"
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