002 Why Run in Disneyland?

Episode 002:  Why Run in Disneyland?
I love running in Disneyland!
You can check out my past runs on my runDisney Page, See the Medals and the Excitement!

In the podcast we talked about several reasons why I think Disneyland is a great place to run:

1.  The Magic Started in Disneyland!  And your runDisney Journey should be where the Magic started it all!

2.  Lots of local support for the races with registration and cheering fans.

3.  The Garden Park / Anaheim community is great to run through with lots of local bands, cheerleaders and families showing up for support.

4.  Flat Course

5. Great Weather

6.  Good Neighbor Hotels are affordable and have ART bus support on race day.

7.  Disneyland's Resorts are SO close to the race start!

We also talked about the races...And As promised, runDisney Disneyland by the numbers:

2016 Numbers/ 2017 Costs

Disneyland

Star Wars – Light Side  Half Marathon Weekend

Held in Jan / Register in March

Fri – Sun

Expo opens Thursday

Kids Races $20  5K $80 10K $120 Half $185 Rebel $330

Big Local Turnout Star Wars Fans

Half 12323 Rebel 4500

Tinkerbell Half Marathon Weekend

Held in May Mothers Day Weekend / Register in June

Fri – Sun

Expo opens Thursday

Kids Races  $20  5K $80 10K $120 Half $185 Pixie Dust $330

80% Women Tinkerbell Themed

Half 11406 Women Half 1738 Men Pixie Dust 3760

Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend

Held in August / Register in Dec

Fri – Sun

Expo opens Thursday

Kids Races  $20  5K $80 10K $120 Half $185 Dumbo Double Dare $330

Largest Disneyland Race Flagship Classic Disney

Half 13084 DDD 4760

Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend

Held in November / Register in January

Fri – Sun

Expo opens Thursday

Kids Races $20  5K $80 10K $120 Half $185 Infinity Gauntlet $330

Large Local Turnout Smallest Race

Half 7734 10K 8243 Infinity 3640

Very Exiting race season in Disneyland!

Which one will you run?

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004 Challenge Medals - I Want Them All!

Challenge Medals are found in Every Race Weekend... and I want them all!  And you can have them, too!

Challenge Medals bring so Much to a Race!

• Super Charge the Race
• Create Great Training Motivators
• Give you Double the miles, medals and shirts!
• Force you to Tackle your fears
• Help you Achieve the Best Disney has to offer!

And you can achieve a Challenge Medal at Every Race!

WDW Marathon Weekend Challenges

Goofy's Race and Half

Dopey 

Castaway Cay

Star Wars Light Side Challenge

Rebel 

Princess Half Challenge

Glass Slipper

Star Wars Dark Side Challenge

Dark Side

Tinkerbell Half Challenge

Pixie Dust

Disneyland Half Challenge

Dumbo Double Dare

Wine and Dine Half Challenge

Lumiere's 2 Park

Super Heros Half Challenge

Infinity Gauntlet

Disneyland Paris Half Challenge

2 Park Challenge

Special Challenge Medals

These require running a Half Marathon in Disneyland and Walt Disney World or Disneyland Paris within a calendar year!

Coast to Coast Challenge

-original Multi-Park Challenge Medal

-Half Marathons Only

-Run one race in WDW/Run Another in Disneyland in a Calendar Year

Coast to Coast Challenge - Pink Edition

Run Princess Half and the Tinkerbell Half in a Calendar Year

Kessel Run Challenge

Run Both Star Wars Half Marathons

Castle to Chateau Challenge

Run a Race in WDW or Disneyland and the Disneyland Paris Half Marathon

SO Many Medals - And SO Little Time!!

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003 Why Run the Wonderful World of WDW?

Running in Walt Disney World can be so much fun! - Larger Races mean more excitement and a big, big party!

- More Options to stay on Disney property, and the value resorts make it affordable for the whole family to come along!

- Great Transportation Support to and from the race

- The Only weekend with a Marathon!

- Princess Half and WDW Weekends are the most popular to run!

runDisney at Walt Disney World by the Numbers!

WDW Marathon Weekend    

Held in Jan /  Register in February

Thu – Sun

Expo opens Wednesday         

Kids Races  $20 – 30  5K $80 10K $120 Half $185 Full $185 Goofy $365 Dopey $560 Castaway Cay  $70

Biggest Time Investment Largest $ Investment 52% First Time Runners Flagship Race Classic Disney Race

10K 11291 Half 17743 Goofy 7650 Dopey 5500

Princess Half Marathon Weekend

Held in Feb / Register in May

Fri - Sun

Expo opens Thursday

Kids Races  $20 – 30  5K $75 10K $120 Half $185 Glass Slipper $320

80% Women 52% First Time Runners Most Popular Half Princess Themed

Half 18099 Women Half  2039 Men Glass Slipper 6080

 Star Wars – Dark Side Half Marathon Weekend

Held in April / Register in May

Fri – Sun

Expo Opens Thursday

Kids Races  $20 – 30  5K $80 10K $120 Half $185 Dark Side $330

Large Half Star Wars Fans

Half 18183 Dark Side 6000

Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend

Held in November / Register in Jan

Fri – Sun

Expo opens Thursday

Kids Races  $20 – 30  5K $80 10K $120 Half $199 2 Park Challenge  $340

Food and Wine Festival Party

Half 12658 10K 9263 Challenge 5640

So Many Great Choices for Walt Disney World!

Which one will you run?

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