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Florida > Disney Princess Half Marathon & Royal
Family 5K, Kids' Races
Orlando,
FL
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Date
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Event
Details
More than 6,300 runners crossed the finish line at the inaugural
running of Walt Disney World's Disney Princess Half Marathon and Royal
Family 5K in the early spring of 2009, along a
point-to-point route that starts along the racetrack of the resort's
Richard Petty Speedway and finishes in the parking lot of its Epcot
Center, in the shadow of the center's famed Spaceship Earth globe.
The 2010 running of the race will bring the addition of a new series of
kids' races as well as a one-mile fun run, and the half marathon will
take runners through many of the tree-lined and sun-splashed resort's
most scenic and famed attractions, including the Disney Animal Kingdom,
its MGM Studios exhibit, the green fairways of the Walt Disney World
Golf Complex and the World Showcase Lagoon just south of Epcot, which
runners will follow the pathways around in their final stretch to the
race finish.
The course for the half marathon will take runners over paved surfaces
throughout the resort, mostly on the roadways and paths that run
through and between the exhibit areas along the race route. Runners can
expect mostly flat surfaces for the first mile and the last couple of
miles of the race, with some hills especially between mile markers 5
and 7, the stretch of the race that takes participants through the
Disney Animal Kingdom.
In keeping with the event's "princess" theme, the race is devoted to
helping women of all ages achieve better fitness and awareness about
their health, as all but just under 200 of the more than 6,300 half
marathon finishers in 2009 were women.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located just a few miles northeast of the Walt Disney World resort, the
city of Orlando typically experiences mild to moderately warm weather
conditions in the early spring season, and typically drier weather in
the spring than in the summer months. In March, the city's average
monthly temperatures range between 79°F and 56°F, while
rainfall amounts average just over 3.5 inches for the month.
Fees
$120 for the half marathon, for individual entrants
$250 for two-person half marathon relay teams
Registration
To reserve your spot in the spring 2010 running of Walt Disney World's
Disney Princess Half Marathon, register online at Active.com.
Website
www.disneyprincesshalfmarathon.com
Course Map
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