So, it really all just happened in the last two minutes of the race.It’s a magical race weekend that has been 15 years in the making for the 2023 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend presented by CORKCICLE! The countdown continues with less than a week until running royalty make their way to the Walt Disney World Resort for an exciting race weekend filled with three charming events and fairytale finishes.įor the anniversary weekend, we’re celebrating not only our favorite Disney Princesses, but the communities who support them. “I was in third for a while, then second for a while and then I really didn’t get past the top male until we were about less than half a mile out from the finish line. “I passed the top female at that point when we were in Magic Kingdom and then I just kind of kept rolling after that,’’ said Gracey, who was running in her first event of 2023.
“I’ve never done back-to-back races like this before and so running the 10K yesterday and then prepping to run the half (marathon) today, I had to utilize some strategies that I’ve learned over my almost 20 years of running to really make sure that I was able to finish strong today and it paid off,’’ Gracey said.Īccording to the release, Gracey passed second-place finisher Michael Fussner in the final stages, crossing the finish line just seven seconds ahead of him, running the 13.1-mile course through EPCOT and the Magic Kingdom in 1:15:55. Gracey joins Giovanna Martins, the 2017 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon winner and Jackie Pirtlehall, the 2019 Disney Princess Half Marathon champion who have accomplished the feat.
Neely Gracey from Denver, Colorado beat the entire field at Sunday’s Disney Princess Half Marathon at Walt Disney World Resort, according to a news release. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla – A Colorado woman made history becoming only the third woman to win the overall title at a runDisney half marathon.
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