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| Walt Disney World® Marathon Weekend |
| January 8-11, 2009 |
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REGISTRATION UPDATE
Verify your registration in the WALT DISNEY WORLD®
Marathon and Half Marathon. All runners will need to
verify their registration
to ensure that everything is set for them to compete in January!
The Full Marathon has reached 85% of course capacity.
Half Marathon and Goofy's Race and a Half Challenge entries are
ONLY available through
Groups and Charities. The Circle of Life 5K has reached
80% of course capacity.
WHERE ARE YOU STAYING MARATHON WEEKEND?
If you haven't already
booked your travel for Marathon Weekend, then please consider
the WALT DISNEY WORLD®
Resorts located along the monorail. Disney's Polynesian
Resort, Disney's Contemporary Resort, and Disney's Grand
Floridian Resort and Spa provide fantastic viewing locations for
Magic Kingdom® Park fireworks nightly and easy access to the
monorail transportation. Simply ride the monorail to the
Transportation and Ticket Center where you can board the monorail
for Epcot® to take you to the start line!
MAKE CURES HAPPEN
Crossing the finish line, you’ll no doubt experience a well deserved
sense of accomplishment and exhilaration. But with just a little
more effort on your part – by asking friends, family and neighbors
for their support – your personal accomplishment can impact
thousands of people fighting leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
Now that you have registered for the WALT DISNEY WORLD® Marathon
Weekend, please
join The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and help make cures happen.
MICKEY'S MARATHON KIDS' FEST
Come be a part of Mickey's Marathon Kids' Fest January 9 - 10, 2009,
during Marathon Weekend at Disney’s Wide World of Sports®
Track & Field Complex. The event will feature games and activities
guaranteed to get you warmed up for Disney's Kids' Races. We have
the perfect distance for each age group and all participants earn
their own shirt and Finisher Medal. This year's event will also
include the inaugural Mickey Mile, a chip-timed one mile race open
to children ages 13 & under.
Register today!
TRAINING TIPS FROM Clif Bar
Certain aspects of training can help runners of all ability, and
this includes incorporating pacing into your preparations. This is
the first of five tips for using running on pace as part of your
marathon training. Weekly long runs – your long training run pace
should be about 1:30 to 2 minutes slower than your marathon goal
pace. If you are training to run a 4:00 marathon, for instance, the
race pace is 9:10 per mile, so try to do your long runs at a steady
pace...Read
more.
MORE MAGIC
RACE RETREAT
Are you looking for the ultimate way to experience the WALT DISNEY
WORLD® Marathon Weekend? Treat yourself before and after the race
with a trip to the Race Retreat. By purchasing the Race Retreat
Package, you will have private restrooms and bag check pre-race, a
full brunch awaiting you post-race, Disney Character greetings,
internet access to check live results, concierge level treatment and
more! Registration for the Race Retreat will be limited, so register
early to
ensure your spot!
ChEAR SQUAD
Your train hard all year and your support team works just as hard to
encourage you in your endeavors. Help them get ready to ChEAR you
on in style and get the inside information on race weekend with a ChEAR Squad Package! It does not matter if
they are a veteran or a rookie, there's a package available for them - Bronze, Silver, Gold
or Platinum! Whether they want the inside scoop on the course viewing areas or want the ultimate retreat from the long race day and a guaranteed
seat at the finish line –
we have a squad for them!
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NEW!! Eat & Greet with your Favorite
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