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Disney Wine and Dine Half
Marathon Begins During 2010 Food & Wine Festival
Disney's Endurance Series is adding a
mouth-watering half marathon to its list of already
popular race weekends. The inaugural Disney Wine & Dine
Half Marathon Weekend is set to take place October 1-2, 2010,
culminating with a 13.1-mile nighttime race and after-hours
party inside the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival.
Combining the characteristics of some of the
most popular races, the half marathon is sure to please
runners of all types. Participants will brave the night on a
never-before-trekked course through multiple Disney theme
parks, with the finish line inside the Epcot Food & Wine
Festival for an exclusive after-hours party. Spectators can
purchase tickets to the party and help kick off the 15th
annual Epcot Food & Wine Festival.
"Teaming up with the 15th Epcot Food
& Wine Festival is the perfect way to showcase the
wonderful and unique events we seek to offer with our
endurance races," said Disney's sports director Paul
Lambert. "From food and wine, to theme parks and sports,
Disney adds a touch you can't experience anywhere else."
Events are planned for the entire weekend,
starting with a Health and Fitness Expo hosted at Jostens
Center at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex October 1-2.
All members of the family can join in on some hauntingly good
fun with Disney Kids' Races and Mickey's Halloween Family Fun
Run 5K. Kids' Races will take place at the complex while the
Family Fun Run 5K takes participants through the Magic
Kingdom. Both races are during the morning on October 2, with
staggered starting times to invite participation in all
events. The weekend culminates with the half marathon on the
evening of October 2.
The half marathon will be open to ages 14 and
older and offers a relay option for two-person teams. Half
marathon registration will open November 16, 2009. To reserve
your spot and find out more information on the race, visit www.DisneyWineDineRun.com.
About Disney's
Endurance Series
The Endurance Sports Series at Walt Disney
World Resort gives recreational athletes of all ages and
abilities the chance to walk, jog, run, bike and swim their
way "around the world." From marathons to road races
to triathlons, athletes from across the country and around the
world compete to stay in shape, achieve personal best times
and raise donations for charitable causes. Popular Endurance
Series events are the Walt Disney World Marathon and Half
Marathon (January 7-10, 2010), ESPN The Weekend 5K (February
27, 2010) and Disney's Princess Half Marathon (March 7, 2010).
About Disney's Wide World of
Sports Complex
Opened in 1997 at Walt Disney World Resort,
Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex is the leading
multi-sport venue for amateur and professional sports in the
US. The sprawling 220-acre state-of-the-art complex features
The Milk House, a 165,000-square-foot field house which seats
5,500 for basketball; the 9,500-seat Champion Stadium
ballpark; Hess Sports Fields, which include multiple baseball,
softball and soccer fields; and Jostens Center, an 80,000
square-foot multi-sport field house. In addition, the complex
has 11 tennis courts, including a stadium court, and a track
and field complex. The complex is home to more than 180
amateur and professional sports and entertainment events each
year, including the Major League Baseball Atlanta Braves
spring training, Pop Warner Super Bowl, Chelsea Football Club
events, the Special Olympics Florida Summer Games and AAU
National Championship events. Visit www.DisneySports.com
for more information.
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