Events

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Entry Fees

Entry Fees are included in your Travelling Fit Package.

Qualifying Times

There are no qualifying times for the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon

You are strongly encouraged to have proof of time when you are registering for your event so that you receive a better corral placement.

Please note that corral allocations cannot be made at the runDisney Health & Fitness Expo.

Start Time

Sunday 8th January – 5:30 am

Cut-Off Times

All athletes entering the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon must maintain a 16-minute per mile pace throughout the race.

Anyone not able to maintain the respective paces may be picked up and transported to the finish.

You may be picked up at any point along the course and transported for not maintaining pace.

It is suggested that you train at a 15-minute per mile pace.

If you stick to the 16-minute per mile pace your finish time for the Half Marathon would be 3:30:00

Race Timing

All Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend events will be timed (5km, 10km and Half Marathon)

Race Packets

Race bib collection must be collected from the runDisney Health and Fitness Expo. Refer to Expo paragraph for details.

You will be required to take your confirmation of entry document and your passport/ID card.

Aid Stations

In the Half Marathon there will be one Food Stop on the course located at Mile 7.9 (approx. 12.5km) with Sport Beans® Energizing Jelly Beans®.

Personal Refreshments and Clothing

gEAR Bag Check is available for the Half Marathon, 10K and 5K races. A clear plastic bag will be issued to you at Race Bib Pick-Up to be used for gEAR Bag Check service.

No other bag will be accepted.

• If you choose to check a bag, a bag check sticker will be given to you at the gEAR Bag Check Tent on race morning.
• At race completion, your race number will be used to verify your bag when you pick it up.
• Valuable items should not be left in your gEAR Bag.
• The Event Staff is not responsible for any lost, damaged or stolen items.

Pace Setters

Pace Cyclists will be on the course indicating when runners are behind pace by waving light wands or flags at each mile markers according to the official pace time.

If you reach a mile marker with a light wand or flag waving, please note you are behind the required 16-minute per mile pace and can be picked up at any time and transported to the course pick up tent.

If you stick to the 16-minute per mile pace your finish time for the Half Marathon would be 3:30:00

Transport

Walt Disney World ® Weekend Transportation is provided to and from all Walt Disney World ® Resorts (i.e. theme parks, water parks, sports facilities, and shopping, dining and entertainment areas) .

Expo

runDisney Health & Fitness Expo is located at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

All runners are required to attend the runDisney Health & Fitness Expo for race number and Packet Pick-Up. Transport is provided from all Walt Disney World Resorts.

You will need to download your personalised race number pick-up card/waiver form online and bring it with you to Packet Pick-Up at the Expo when it becomes available online before the event.

Opening Times (subject to change):

• Thursday: 5th November
• Friday: 6th November
• Saturday: 7th November

Finishers T-shirts, Medals and Certificates

Race participants in the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon will receive:

• Commemorative Finisher medal
• Participant shirt
• On-course and post-race refreshments
• Virtual Goody Bag
• Downloadable Finisher Certificate
• $15 Disney Promo Card (Not Valid After December 31, 2020)
• After-Hours Access to a Post-Race Party at Epcot International Food & Wine Festival

Weather Conditions

Orlando weather in November has an average high temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and an average low temperature of 15 degrees Celsius.

The race will be held rain or shine. If there is lightning in the area, the race will either have a delayed start or, depending on the intensity of the weather, be cancelled.

The determination will be made by the Event Management staff.

As a reminder, the registration fees are fully non-refundable if the event is cancelled due to inclement weather.

Other Events

• Disney Wine & Dine 5K
• Disney Wine & Dine 10K
• Disney Two Course Challenge
• runDisney Kids Dashes
• runDisney Kids One Mile Run

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