I began talking about Disney’s Wine & Dine Half Marathon last year with friends and knew I wanted to run the 5th Anniversary of this race. I ran the Inaugural race back in 2010, so the 5th Anniversary seemed fitting!
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Yesterday, I bit the bullet and registered!

I absolutely cannot wait! I am interested to see the changes that were made to this race since the first year – mainly the finish line party.
Last time I ran this race, I had a 101 fever and was blowing my nose at least every mile. It was also really hot and humid (the race was in early October). I’m going to take extra precautions leading up to this race! Definitely don’t want to get sick again!

Here’s my question to runners who run W&D in the past:
Two friends who have never been to WDW are joining us for this race. We want to spend an evening walking through the F&W Festival in Epcot. I remember the MADNESS of World Showcase area in 2010 after the race – lines were forever long for everything. Should we purchase party tickets for our guys to join us after the race and walk through the F&W festival then, OR should we plan on F&W for a different night? The only problem with planning for a different night is we will have limited time/days at Disney (3 total including one race day). Does anyone feel as if the after party crowds have improved now that rides are open (no rides were open the first year)? Thanks for any feedback!
Interested to hear more about the Inaugural year? Check out these recaps – here and here.

Who else is running the Wine & Dine Half?
If you haven’t registered yet, don’t worry – registration is still open…but hurry! It’s filling up fast!