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Bonus: runDisney Wine & Dine 2026 Recap

2026-11-0327:50

The first race weekend of the 2026–2027 season is in the books, so this week we're taking a detour from the book to recap Wine & Dine. I ran the Two Course Challenge (the 10K on Saturday and the half marathon on Sunday), skipped the 5K, and talked to a lot of you about how the newly expanded 5K went. We cover Expo and the new PhotoPass stations, merch and resellers, the Three Caballeros 10K, the Mary Poppins half (including Feed the Birds before mile 1), the half marathon course, and the ...

5: How to Train for a runDisney Race, with Coach Tom Stokes

2026-10-2701:08:22

You're registered. Now you actually have to get ready. My first-ever guest, Coach Tom Stokes of Stoked Metabolic (you might know him as @themusclemouse, or as one of @thetutuguys), joins me to talk through training for a runDisney race: how to pick a plan you'll actually follow, letting the schedule do the deciding, fueling your training, consistency and effort, what to do when life interrupts, why strength work matters for runners, trusting the taper, and running on tired legs if you're taki...

4: Getting In, runDisney Registration Explained

2026-10-2027:28

runDisney registration can feel as stressful as race day itself. In this episode I walk through how it works and what you can do to give yourself the best odds: when registration opens, the three ways in before the general public (Perfect status, Club runDisney Gold and Platinum, and Run for a Cause), how the virtual waiting room works, why a few open windows help, and what to have ready before you check out. Then Club runDisney's tiers, prices and perks, proof of time, how start groups and c...

3: The History of runDisney, and How Every Race Weekend Came to Be

2026-10-1328:12

runDisney feels like it has been around forever. It hasn't. The name itself only dates to 2010, and the first Walt Disney World Marathon was in January 1994, with about 5,600 runners. In this episode I follow the thread of each of today's four race weekends back to where it started: Marathon Weekend, from that first marathon to the half, Goofy and Dopey; Wine & Dine, from the Disney Classic 10K and the Tower of Terror 13K to the night half marathon; Princess, from Mini Marathon Weekend t...

2: Which runDisney Race Should You Run? The Four Race Weekends, Explained

2026-10-0624:36

Four runDisney race weekends, one season, and one question: which one is yours? Here's how to choose — and why you shouldn't overthink it. In this episode I walk through Wine & Dine, Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend, Princess, and Springtime Surprise: when each one falls, the longest race, the challenge, the theme, which courses run through Magic Kingdom, and who each weekend is for. This is Chapter Three of The runDisney Companion. 2026–27 SEASON Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend...

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