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Mission Accomplished: Brazil’s Samuel Souza Do Nascimento Conquers the Galaxy at the 2nd Annual Star Wars Half Marathon — The Dark Side at Walt Disney World Resort

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
Samuel Souza Do Nascimento of Brazil won the second annual Star Wars Half Marathon - The Dark Side in a new record time of 1:07:14. Nascimento also won the 5K and 10K races. The top female finisher, Sydney Devore of Lakeland, Florida, also finished in a record-setting time of 1:20:15. More than 45,000 participated in the weekend's events.
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How your teen (and you!) can volunteer at Walt Disney World

Posted on by AllEars
Teenagers who would like to volunteer and earn community service hours at The Most Magical Place on Earth have several opportunities coming up. Registration is now open for the 2017 Special Olympics Florida State Summer Games on May 20 and 21 at ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World. Disney volunteers, also known … Continue reading "How your teen (and you!) can volunteer at Walt Disney World"
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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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runDisney news: Guaranteed 2018 Princess Half Marathon Weekend registration, 2017 Virtual Running Shorts Series

Posted on by AllEars
Participants still on a runner’s high from this past weekend’s runDisney 2017 Princess Half Marathon Weekend might be excited to learn about two new opportunities from runDisney. First, runners can receive guaranteed race registration for the 2018 Princess Half Marathon Weekend, which takes place February 23 through 26 and does not go on sale to … Continue reading "runDisney news: Guaranteed 2018 Princess Half Marathon Weekend registration, 2017 Virtual Running Shorts Series"
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University of Texas Runner Wins Emotional Disney Princess Half Marathon

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
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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The Castaway Cay 5-kilometer run … and some unfinished business

Posted on by Chuck Schmidt
After several missed opportunities, the author took part in the Castaway Cay 5-kilometer run earlier this month. Call it unfinished business. Back in 2012, and again in 2015, I was registered to take part in the Castaway Cay five-kilometer run around Disney Cruise Line’s private island in the Bahamas. The Castaway Cay 5-k is sanctioned … Continue reading "The Castaway Cay 5-kilometer run … and some unfinished business"
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2017 Disneyland Star Wars Half Marathon Weekend – Part 3, Half Marathon

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
Sunday – January 15, Star Wars Half Marathon We’d scheduled a wakeup call for 4:00 – but we never got it. Fortunately Lee is a “belt-and-suspenders” guy and had also set the alarm on his iPhone, so we were still up at 4:00. Since we knew from the day before that security wasn’t going to … Continue reading "2017 Disneyland Star Wars Half Marathon Weekend – Part 3, Half Marathon"
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