2018 Disney Wine & Dine Weekend Kicks Off Tomorrow With Two Inspiring Stories
Lace up those running shoes! The 8th annual Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend presented by MISFIT kicks off tomorrow (November 2, 2018) at Walt Disney World Resort. Nearly 35,000 runners are expected to participate this year, including 148 “perfect” Wine & Dine runners (runners who have participated in every Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon). Wow!
Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend – INSPIRATION:
As if that wasn’t amazing enough, there are two runners this year who are sure to inspire everyone:
Debbie Rogers (Westchester, NY) is running the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon with one healthy lung after she says running at Walt Disney World Resort earlier this year saved her life. Rogers ran the 26.2-mile Walt Disney World Marathon in January and injured her foot. Miraculously, it was only through the treatment of her foot that doctors discovered she had lung cancer, which led to the removal of half of her right lung in May. After months of recovery and training, she is coming back to the place – Walt Disney World Resort – that she says saved her life.
Rebecca Gutknecht (Tampa, FL) is running the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon in celebration of her recovery from anorexia six years ago. While battling the eating disorder, she lost a dangerous amount of weight and grew increasingly less active. After months of therapy, she decided to start running and used that as a motivator to eat regular food again. She soon was strong enough to run half marathons. Today, she is a teacher and a cross country coach, and is running her first runDisney race.
Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend – WHEN:
Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend
Wine & Dine 5K • Animal Kingdom
Friday, 5:30 a.m. start
Wine & Dine 10K • Magic Kingdom
Saturday, 5:30 a.m. start
Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon • Magic Kingdom
Sunday, 5:30 a.m. start
Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend – WHERE:
The Wine & Dine 5K starts and finishes at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Then the Wine & Dine 10K starts at Magic Kingdom and finishes at Epcot. Finally, the Wine & Dine Half Marathon starts at Magic Kingdom and finishes at Epcot. The runDisney Health & Fitness Expo is located at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort.
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