Rundisney Milestone Moments
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MILESTONE MOMENTS IN WALT DISNEY WORLD MARATHON HISTORY 2010: Brazilian runner, Adriano 2012: runDisney offered a 1994: The Walt Disney World Bastos, won for an special, one-time only Walt Marathon race debuted and unprecedented 6th consecutive Disney World Marathon Relay included a 2-mile fun run. time. option. 2018: Celebration of the 25th Annual Walt Disney World 2008: As a one-time only event 2013: runDisney celebrated Marathon and 5th Annual Dopey th th Challenge. 1996: The Walt Disney World to commemorate the 15 Annual their 20 annual race and the Walt Disney World Marathon, the first major marathon in which 5K was introduced to the race look of the medal was kept a females outnumbered males, weekend. surprise until runners crossed the with women accounting for 51% finish line. of finishers. 2017: Fredison Costa of Brazil 2014: The 10K and the Dopey won his fourth consecutive 2006: The Goofy’s Race and a Disney marathon race and sixth in 1998: The Walt Disney World Challenge (combining the 5K,10K, Half Challenge was introduced to the last seven years. Half Marathon was introduced to half marathon and marathon) the race weekend. Also, the first the race weekend and was run were introduced to the race year the marathon and half simultaneously with the weekend. marathon were run on separate marathon. days and courses. 2016: runDisney hosted its first 2015: The Disney Castaway Cay State of the Sport forum and Challenge debuted, a special 5K Race Director Series, which race on Disney Castaway Cay, included race directors from the 2003: The “Perfect” program six major marathons around the 2004: The race weekend Disney Cruise Line’s private debuted with 152 runners who Bahamian island. world. reached 100,000 total runners had completed every Walt Disney since its beginning in 1994. World Marathon to date. .