WDW Magazine December 2016 - 2017 Crowds at WDW | Page 103

Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend- August 31- September 2, 2017 at Disneyland Resort Includes the following races: Half Marathon 10K 5K Kids Races Dumbo Double Dare (10K and Half Marathon) About the Authors: Casey Bolt is running her first runDisney race in 2017. She considers herself a novice runner, but has had complete a half marathon as an item on her bucket list for the last few years. “I’ve always heard it gives you such an amazing sense of accomplishment and can really help you find a love for running! runDisney races were the first to pop into my head because any time I can add my love of Disney to an activity- it makes it that much better!” Casey is currently in training to do her first half marathon this February- the runDisney Princess Half Marathon at Walt Disney World. Kelley Gaines is a two-time Disney World half marathon runner/walker. She will cheer on her husband for this year’s inaugural Star Wars Half Marathon-the Dark Side at WDW. “I can assure you if I can do the 13.1 miles, then anyone can do it! You don’t have to be a super fitness freak to runDisney, you just have to be motivated to train and willing to keep pushing yourself on race day!”-Kelley Casey & Kelley are Authorized Disney Vacation planners with Destinations to Travel, an Ear-Marked Disney Travel Agency. You can visit their website at www.d2travel.com and on FB, Twitter or Instagram. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE