Sunday morning, thousands of runners took part in the 30th Walt Disney World Marathon, which started and ended at EPCOT, taking runners through all four Walt Disney World parks.
This year's Marathon Weekend was the 30th Anniversary of the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend, with over 100,000 participants and spectators taking part in the four-day event.
Sundays race, the 30th Walt Disney World Marathon, kicked off at 5 am. with almost perfect weather conditions for the marathon.
Runners from all over the world had converged on Walt Disney World to take part in the historic 30th anniversary of the marathon.
Congratulations to every runner in this years 2023 Walt Disney World Marathon presented by State Farm!
This year, the costumes throughout the weekend have been amazing, with everyone getting in the 90's groove!!
This years Walt Disney World Marathon was a special day in particular for 59 runners who have participated in every Walt Disney World Marathon since it began back in January 1994!
We can take a look at a few highlights from this years very colourful Walt Disney World Marathon, thanks to runDisney.
The 26.2-mile race, is runDisney's longest distance event, and took runners into every park within Walt Disney World.
The theme was “retro vibes” and honored the 90s spirit with themed entertainment, medals and of course the Disney characters throughout the course.
Sunday’s race marks the first Walt Disney World Marathon win for male finisher Daniel Dos Santos.
He said he was proud to take the victory to his home country of Brazil.
Female runner Catherine Cardillo came in first place with a time of three hours and 13 minutes.
The New York native said she loves to run professionally, but the Disney marathon is one of her favorites. "It is such a cool experience, and it’s mainly the crowd, they’re electric” Cardillo said."
There was so many amazing Characters cheering the runners on throughout the 26.2-mile course.
The marathon was an adventure through the Disney theme parks, starting and ending in EPCOT.
The characters are a real highlight of the runDisney events, and this years marathon was no exception, with so many characters cheering the runners on.
Congratulations once again to all the runners, it was such a bright and fun morning!
Congratulations also to runDisney for organising such an amazing event as always.
The unique photo ops are a real highlight for the runners throughout the course.
Genie was at The Boardwalk this year!
The Beast was waiting at his Castle to meet Belle!
Next year's Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend 2024 is scheduled for January 3-7, 2024.
