Hi Tien! Thanks for sprinting over to planDisney with your
runDisney question.
How exciting that you would like to run a marathon in California! There are two great Disneyland Race weekends currently on the
runDisney calendar. Sadly, neither has a full marathon distance race. The
Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon Weekend has races at the 5K, 10K, and half marathon distances. While the Disneyland Half Marathon in January 2025 typically has the same race distances, the registration dates and information for that event have yet to be released. Disneyland has not hosted a full marathon in quite some time - nearly three decades if my research is correct. Tien, I know that might be disappointing, and I'm sorry!
I know it is not quite the same as running a full marathon, but often the
runDisney events include a race challenge, such as the Dumbo Double Dare at
Disneyland Resort, and the Goofy and Dopey Challenges at
Walt Disney World. This usually includes running between two and four races throughout the event weekend. Can you imagine running a half marathon on a Saturday and a full marathon the very next day? My
planDisney pal Jana will be doing just that next January at the
Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend! It is a different approach to running, and it might be worth looking into if you're up for a challenge and don't mind flying to Florida instead of California.
I hope this answers your question, Tien. Please
visit us again soon. We're happy to help!
Every mile is magic,
Melissa