Walt Disney World®Resort Area, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
January 6-9, 2011
407-939-7810 Test your endurance by joining approximately 24,000 other runners for this rewarding 26.2-mile race through the scenic Walt Disney World® Resort area. The Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend features Goofy's Race and A Half Challenge, Half Marathon, Circle of Life 5K, Kids' Races, and Health and Fitness Expo.
The Walt Disney World Marathon itself costs $135 and covers race registration, official race program, commemorative Champion Race Tech Shirt, goody bag, event weekend transportation for Walt Disney World Resort hotels only, personalized bibs, on-course refreshments, on-course Disney entertainment, post-race refreshments, family reunion area with live entertainment, post-race celebration entry, certificate for finishers of the race and Mickey Mouse medal for finishers.
The 17th-annual Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend took place January 2010, and drew more than 55,500 runners. Brazilian Adriano Bastos won his seventh Walt Disney World Marathon (with a time of 2:23:08), while Lisa Mizutani of Japan claimed the women's title for the second straight year (with a time of 2:51:20).
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