Tag: Half Marathon
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runDisney Announces Return of Coast to Coast Race Challenge
The runDisney Coast to Coast Race Challenge is returning in 2024. Today it was announced that this compilation race challenge will be returning to runDisney racers. To qualify, runners must complete any 10-mile race or longer at both Walt Disney World Resort and also the Disneyland Resort in the same calendar year to receive a…
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Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend Returns to the Happiest Place on Earth in January 2024
The Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend is returning to the Happiest Place on Earth in January 2024. Today it was announced that this runDisney event will be back at the Disneyland Resort January 11-14, 2024. Registration for the weekend will begin on February 14, 2023. The return of the Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend marks the return…
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2021 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend Medals Revealed by runDisney
Disney Villains runDisney fans will be happy when they see and then receive their medals for the 2021 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend powered by AfterShokz. The event this year takes place November 4-7, 2021 at Walt Disney World Resort. The medals this year represent some favorite Disney villains. Today runDisney shared just…
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Star Wars Rival Run 2021 Moving to Virtual Races
RunDisney has just announced that the Star Wars Rival Run Weekend will move to virtual races in 2021. The races were originally to be held April 15-18, 2021 in Walt Disney World and included a 5K, 10K, Half Marathon and Kids Races. Participants will be receiving an email with more information and instructions by December…
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Take a Look at the Medals for Star Wars Rival Run 2019
The first look at the medals for the Star Wars Rival Run 2019 at Walt Disney World is here! The images were first posted on StarWars.com runDisney has rebranded the Dark Side Half Marathon weekend in Florida to be the Star Wars Rival Run. The theme includes the duality of the Light and Dark Side…
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The Force is Strong as Themes For Walt Disney World’s Star Wars Rival Run Weekend Are Revealed
The Walt Disney World Resort is continuing its now four-year-old tradition of the Star Wars race weekend. This year, Disney is mixing things up a little bit by making it celebrate the rivalry between the light and dark side of the Force. The Disney Parks Blog announced the names of the individual races for the…
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New Way to Register for runDisney Races Incorporates My Disney Experience Plus Important Dates for Registering
runDisney has implemented a new way of registering for its races that also incorporates the My Disney Experience site and app from Walt Disney World. Old Ways Previously for both Disneyland and Walt Disney World half marathons/marathons, runDisney used Active.com as its registration process. Those wishing to run would head to the runDisney site, click…
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Take a Look at New runDisney STAR WARS HALF MARATHON – THE DARK SIDE Medals
Today the designs for the runDisney Star Wars Half Marathon – The Dark Side medals were released… and they are awesome! The Star Wars themed weekend returns to Walt Disney World on the weekend of April 19-22, 2018. The medals this year are inspired by Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The medals were shared on…
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runDisney Opens Registration for Star Wars Virtual Half Marathon and the runDisney Kessel Run Challenge
Today runDisney opened registration for the Star Wars Virtual Half Marathon and the runDisney Kessel Run Challenge. This virtual race lets runners race from their own backyards as a part of the runDisney races. The runDisney website describes them this way: Race through the galaxy on a course of your choosing for the inaugural Star Wars Virtual…
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runDisney Hiatus – 2017 Top 5 Disney Stories – Number 4
As we continue the countdown of the top 5 stories of 2017 (the first can be found here), this story was something that built up over time… RunDisney Races RunDisney has had half marathons, and even a marathon for over two decades now. Where it started with one weekend of races, it’s grown to having…
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Disneyland runDisney Retrospect – runDisney Resolutions
With the Super Heroes Half Marathon weekend over, the Disneyland runDisney races are going on hiatus. It’s a hard thing for many, and it feels like they’re done for good. They’ll be back at some point. But, I am glad to have been part of them up until now. Although my journey started only in…
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Why Volunteering at runDisney Events Made it More Magical
This last weekend was the last of the runDisney Disneyland races for a while. It’s a difficult time, but probably most difficult for a group of people that have been volunteering and then working the events for several years. I’ve been able to be part of that group for a time. Here’s some reflections on…
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Disneyland Paris Half Marathon Experience – runDisney Resolutions
With the recent hiatus of Disneyland half marathons, you may be wondering what other runDisney races are like across the globe. I had a recent chance to do the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo Challenge at the Disneyland Paris Resort. Here’s what my experience was like… The Expo and Check-In Check-in really began at the Hotel Cheyenne. …
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2018 Disneyland runDisney Races No Longer Listed on Site
Cancellations It appears that the listings for Disneyland runDisney races for 2018 have disappeared. Gone are the event pages on rundisney.com, and there have been tweets that people are being refunded for their Star Wars Light Side Race early registration that was scheduled for January. On the contrary, Walt Disney World and Disneyland Paris races are…
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Disneyland Paris – Sundays with DAPs
This last week thousands of runners went running through Disneyland Paris for the Disneyland Paris Half Marathon. One of those runners was DAPs Magic’s very own Murray. The weekend included the Disneyland Paris 5K, the Disneyland Paris 10K, and finally the Disneyland Paris – Val d’Europe Half Marathon. The Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo Challenge combined the 10K and half marathon races.Throughout the…
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The Right Gear Stuff – runDisney Resolutions – Part One
With more Disney half marathons coming up in the near future it’s time to visit some tips on getting the most out of runs, and especially races. This is a part one to a two parter. The reason? There’s a lot of gear! But, I want to give some advice to get started. This time…
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Pixar Inspired Medals Unveiled for Disneyland Half-Marathon
In just about a month thousands of runners will descend on the Disneyland Resort for a weekend hosted by runDisney. This year's Disneyland Half-Marathon will be prominently featuring Pixar. This is ahead of next year's Pixar Fest that was recently announced at the D23 Expo. Yesterday, the medals for the races were revealed. The Disneyland…
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runDisney Resolutions: Why Move Up in Corrals?
After a Disney half marathon, you may be thinking “What can I do to get into one of those first corrals?” But, a better question is why? Why do you want to move up in corrals? The Last The last corral of the races isn’t always the best place to be in. And it’s not…
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Dark Side Half Marathon and Flower and Garden – Walt Disney World Trip Report
Walt Disney World turned to the dark side with the second Dark Side Half Marathon weekend. Many gathered and ran through a few of the parks and the roads around them. The racers start the weekend at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex where check in and the Expo are held. Check-in was held…
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RunDisney Resolutions – It’s All About the Music
At the beginning of the year I brought up how to start off with a runDisney race as part of resolutions for the year. So, you may have picked out a race to sign up for, and now need to train for it. Ugh! Training! It’s hard to start off feeling motivated in running when…
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The Death of Star Wars – Geeks Corner – Episode 616
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week, Murray tries another profession… that of being a pirate. In the world of geeks, Disneyland announced that there will be new Fastapasses and MaxPasses coming to the Disneyland Resort. The Matterhorn and Toy Story Midway Mania will be getting Fastpasses and MaxPasses will soon be available too. Tangled: Before…
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RunDisney Resolutions – Picking A Race
With it being a new year the typical thing to do is to make a resolution. A typical resolution is to exercise more. What better way to exercise then to participate in a runDisney race? But, should you sign up for a half marathon when you’ve hardly run? Perhaps. Here’s some things to consider when…
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Disneyland Half Marathon, Main Street Electrical Parade, and Blue Sky – DAPsCast Episode 36
The team talks about the recent Disneyland Half Marathon weekend, where Murray ran the 5k and Danie ran the Half Marathon itself. Main Street Electrical Parade is the next topic. Then two items from Disney California Adventure are discussed – the new Fun Pass/Annual Pass for just that park and Tower of Terror leaving soon.…
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Disneyland Half Marathon, Gaston, and Jasmine – Sundays With DAPs
In this update on some of the goings on of the Disneyland park we take a look at the 2016 Disneyland Half Marathon. The theme was “duos” where a pair of characters were the focus of each race. The pair for the 5K was Big Al and Liver Lips from the Country Bears. For the…