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| Big menu changes to Wine and Dine Weekend! |
runDisney announced major changes to the Wine and Dine Half-Marathon weekend today after rumors have been swirling for some time and registration was pushed back two weeks. So what has changed? Just about everything. While Wine and Dine weekend has always been a unique event for runDisney, it now takes on a much more traditional race weekend look. Mickey's Holiday 5K (notice the change from Jingle Jungle 5K??) has been pushed to Friday which means that the race expo will now open on Thursday. Also on Friday, an additional day of Kid's Races have been added.
Brand new for 2016 - the Wine and Dine 10K! Join Chef Remy from Ratatouille for an all new 10K race on Saturday morning. Since the weekend has added a 10K race, a new challenge is also on the menu of appetizing races. Lumiere's Two-Course Challenge invites runners to finish the 10K on Saturday and the Wine and Dine Half-Marathon. Runners who complete both races and had registered for the challenge will receive a special finisher medallion for the challenge. And the runDisney changes didn't stop there. In addition to adding the 10K and the challenge, the start time of the Wine and Dine Half-Marathon was moved to 5:30AM on Sunday morning. This half-marathon was the last nighttime race left standing on the runDisney calendar after the Tower of Terror 10-miler and the Expedition Everest Challenge both disappeared in recent years so this news was controversial to say the least in the runDisney community.
While reaction to the changes has been mixed, I'm willing to guess that the new challenge and 10K will sell out very quickly and we'll once again see all races that weekend reach capacity, even if the half-marathon itself doesn't sell out in under 30 minutes again! Even though this year will certainly be a very different experience, check out my coverage of the events from last year for a taste of Wine and Dine weekend. Bon Appetite!
Registering for Wine and Dine Weekend
Wine and Dine Expo 2015
Jingle Jungle 5K 2015
Wine and Dine Half-Marathon (well. . .not really a half-marathon) 2015
While reaction to the changes has been mixed, I'm willing to guess that the new challenge and 10K will sell out very quickly and we'll once again see all races that weekend reach capacity, even if the half-marathon itself doesn't sell out in under 30 minutes again! Even though this year will certainly be a very different experience, check out my coverage of the events from last year for a taste of Wine and Dine weekend. Bon Appetite!
Registering for Wine and Dine Weekend
Wine and Dine Expo 2015
Jingle Jungle 5K 2015
Wine and Dine Half-Marathon (well. . .not really a half-marathon) 2015
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