Disney’s Princess Half Marathon Slideshow
2012 Disney Princess Start
Cinderella and Prince Charming are ready to run
The castle before dawn
Cinderella's Fairy Godmother
Runners leap at Cinderella Castle
Pausing for a castle pic
The real Cinderella and Prince Charming
Princess Minnie strikes a pose
Running through the castle
The cast of Sleeping Beauty
Inspiration from a gospel choir
Running Leap
To Epcot
Through Epcot
Charging past Spaceship Earth
Princess Minnie and Mickey
Rachel Booth wins
Daisy Duck waves runners in
Minnie high-fives runners
The finish is in sight
Last stop before the finish
Mickey waves me in
Victory
Earning a medal
Disney's Princess Half Marathon Medals
Runners show off their medals
Coast to Coast Race Challenge medals
We model our bling
My hero
And they lived happily ever after
Tangled Royal Family 5K Start
Rapunzel and Flynn
Disney girls
Runners pose with Belle and the Beast
We say hi to Pocahontas
Runners charge through Epcot
With Jasmine and Aladdin in Morocco
Tangled Royal Family 5K finish
Dressed to impress
Disney 5K's are stroller friendly
Tangled Royal Family 5K medals
Royal Family Kids' Races Medals
Royal Family Kids' Races Start
Kids love to run
My nephew admires his sister's medal
Royal Family Kids' Races Runners
Crossing the finish line
My nephew runs his heart out
And he won!
The pride of accomplishment
Disney’s Princess Half Marathon Weekend was a fairy tale tour of Walt Disney World in Florida. Runners tackled the Tangled Royal Family 5K, Disney’s Royal Family Kids’ Races and Disney’s Princess Half Marathon. Races took runners through Epcot and Magic Kingdom, where Disney characters cheered them on to victory.
I ran the half-marathon with my fiance dressed as Cinderella and Prince Charming. My sister and I ran the 5K, and my niece and nephew ran the kids’ races. Photos courtesy of runDisney.
Disclosure: As a member of the running media, runDisney provided me with complimentary race entry, hotel, park tickets, and some meals (like the Pasta in the Park Party) for Disney’s Princess Half Marathon. But as always, all opinions are purely my own. I really do believe in being honest about my experiences and Disney is no exception. For more information read my Disclosure Policy.
About Karla Bruning
Karla Bruning is host of On The Run, New York Road Runners’ show about running. She used to be a Newsweek reporter but spent all her free time squeezing in workouts. So now she writes a column about running at The Washington Times Communities and blogs at RunKarlaRun.com. She has finished seven marathons, four triathlons and trains with the New York Harriers. She also sings in an '80s cover band and travels compulsively. Follow Karla on Facebook, Twitter and Google+.
Good slide show. You made the best of the weekend – the 5k, half, and getting heaps of photo opportunities. Well done!
Thanks! It was fun. It helps to be able to obliterate your PR so you can still take a few pics and have plenty of time to spare
I credit the running streak for giving me such a great base.