ORLANDO, Fla. — The 27th Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend kicked off Thursday morning at Epcot.
- About 13,500 runners participated Thursday morning
- Thousands more are expected to come over the weekend
- Get more details about the run here
Thousands of runners made their way around the theme park for the first event of the marathon weekend–the 5K.
Epcot is packed this morning for the start of the 27th annual Walt Disney Disney World Marathon weekend! 13,500 runners are out here for the 5k! @MyNews13 pic.twitter.com/J02mYGJRUV
— Nicole Griffin (@NicoleNews13) January 9, 2020
About 13,500 runners participated Thursday morning. This marathon weekend is actually Central Florida's largest sporting event, bringing more than 75,000 runners and spectators to Orlando and it is all just getting started.
A runDisney spokesperson said they come from all over, adding that it is a special race because, for many of the runners, it is their first race ever.
And this year will have lots of new surprises for them along the course.
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