Category: runDisney

  With the hiatus of runDisney races at Disneyland, runDisney re-branded the prior Star Wars Darkside Weekend as the Star Wars Rival Run Weekend.  Each runner was permitted to select their side- either Darkside or Lightside during registration and their race bib reflected their choice. All runners received the same race shirts, which featured two…

  runDisney’s Princess weekend 2019 is when mostly Princesses, but a few Princes descend on Walt Disney World.  With the 5k on Friday, the 10k on Saturday, and the half marathon on Sunday, there is a distance for all.  While I did not run the 5k, I was one of those after the Fairy Tale…

runDisney kicked off 2019 with their largest race weekend of the year.  Known as Marathon Weekend, the weekend featured a 5k on Thursday, a 10k on Friday, a half marathon (13.1 miles) on Saturday, and finished with a tour of all 4 parks during the Marathon on Sunday. The Dopey Challenge consists of completing all…

I recently traveled to Walt Disney World to take part in the WDW Marathon Weekend. After the 10K race, I had the opportunity to represent The Mouse for Less at the Cigna Run Together event at Epcot. This was my first time attending the event and I was excited to be a part of it!…

Welcome to the main event: The Disneyland Paris Val d’Europe Half Marathon! This race would be the final run of the Disneyland Paris 36K Challenge and the race where I would finally receive my Castle to Chateau medal! Our 36K journey began with the Marvel-themed 5K on Friday night, followed by the villain sidekick-themed 10K…

The first weekend of November brings the last runDisney race weekend of 2018- Wine and Dine.  runDisney race weekends, with the exception of Marathon Weekend, all utilize the same format with the 5k on Friday morning, the 10k Saturday morning, and the half marathon on Sunday morning.  A runner who registers for and completes both…

On Saturday, September 22, 2018, I continued my quest for the Disneyland Paris 36K Challenge medal. The night before, I had completed the first part of the challenge by running the 5K race. After less than 4 hours of sleep, I was ready to run the next race. The 10K! I was excited for this one because…

We arrived in Paris on Thursday morning, the day before the Disneyland Paris Magic Run Weekend kicked off with the 5K. After a long flight and very little sleep, I expected to be completely out of energy, but my excitement about the weekend was keeping me going. Since our room at the Sequoia Lodge wasn’t quite…

In 2015, I participated in my first runDisney event, the Princess 5K. One race was all it took. I was hooked! It wasn’t long before I wanted to try a half marathon and I set my sights on my first long distance race, the Princess Half Marathon. Why stop there though? If I could do…

  You’ve decided to sign-up for a runDisney race in the new era of runDisney registration.  Let’s go through the process that you need to be familiar with- and find out some tips that will make this registration process easier. What should I do before registration? First, make sure that you have a My Disney…