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Goofy Challenge 10th anniversary medal design released

Registration for the 2015 Walt Disney World Marathon presented by Cigna opens on April 22 and we are thinking this Goofy Challenge anniversary medal might be just enough to get some people thinking a little, well, Goofy. After all, running a half marathon on Saturday and a marathon on Sunday puts you in a unique category. Looking at the medal there is no doubt we are celebrating the 10th anniversary. Featuring traditional Goofy colors, this medal also has a spinner in the middle. One side celebrates the accomplishment of the half marathon, and when you spin it, Goofy turns upside down and lets you know you added on another 26.2 miles, a grand total of 39.3 miles over two days. Goofy.

runDisney is proud of all our finisher medals and think these anniversary medals will excite our runners and be something they will be proud of earning when they cross the finish line.

TWO WEEKS TO GO TO COPENHAGEN – IAAF/AL-BANK WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS

With two weeks to go until the 2014 IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, five-time winner Zersenay Tadese has revealed he will be vying for an unprecedented sixth individual gold medal.

Without doubt the most successful athlete in the history of the event, the Eritrean is the reigning champion. He also holds the championship record of 58:59, set in 2007 in Udine in a race that remains one of the greatest ever half marathons in terms of depth.

Tadese’s first victory came in 2006 when the event went through a slight change in format and name. Held in the Hungarian city of Debrecen, the races were slightly reduced to 20km and the name of the event changed to the IAAF World Road Running Championships.

Although the name remained in place for one more year, the distance moved back up to the half marathon in 2007 and one year later the name reverted back to the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

Tadese won two more gold medals in 2008 and 2009, but his streak came to an end in 2010 when he was surprisingly defeated by Kenya’s Wilson Kiprop.

He returned to winning ways in Kavarna two years ago though, standing on the top step of the podium once more at the World Half Marathon Championships.

Tadese will renew his rivalry with the 2010 victor in Copenhagen as Kiprop was recently announced as part of a strong Kenyan line-up for the event.

Although the event will be missing Kenya’s Florence Kiplagat, who last month broke the half marathon world record*with 1:05:12 in Barcelona, the women’s race will still feature a host of some of the world’s best athletes over the distance with strong teams from Kenya and Ethiopia.

For just the second time in the history of the championships, the 2014 edition is being held in the spring. This year’s contest will also be combined with a mass participation race. About 25,000 people from around the world will take to the streets right behind the elite fields as recreational runners are given a rare opportunity to be a part of a global championships race.

The course in the Danish capital is fast, flat and scenic. Starting in front of the Danish Parliament at Christiansborg Castle, the runners will go uptown to Frederiksberg, the steepest part of the course. After passing the Frederiksberg Town Hall they turn left on to Frederiksberg Avenue as they head back to the heart of Copenhagen. In the final two kilometres athletes will pass the Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen Town Square and the Danish National Museum before crossing the finish line in front of Christiansborg Castle.

Aruba's got new members to the IRONMAN Club

Welcome to the Ironman Club Carlo Mansur, Randy Gomez , Faissal Burroso and

 Marc Ingwersen congrats guys! 

The World Half Marathon Championship 2014 route was measured for the first time

The World Half Marathon route was measured for the first time. This first measurement was made on the bike of the technical director of the WHM2014, Lars Nissen, and the Danish Athletic Federation measurer, Peer Jensen and Ole Sprøgel. Measuring the WHM-course through the streets of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg. The measurement starts at the large square in front of Christiansborg Castle which is also the start and finish of the WHM2014.

Fast, flat and Scenic

The course is flat and completely free of traffic. Located in the centre of Copenhagen, the surface is asphalt and the width varies from 3 to 20 meters. The course leads the runners through the inner Copenhagen with a digression to uptown Frederiksberg.

Starting in front of the Danish Parliament at Christiansborg Castle, the runners will pass famous sites, scenic areas, canals and parks.

Going uptown to Frederiksberg, the athletes enter the steepest part of the course with a top altitude of 14 meters. Indeed a flat course. As they pass the Frederiksberg Town Hall they turn left onto the beautiful Frederiksberg Avenue lined with flags alongside the entire 900 meters avenue leading the athletes back to the heart of Copenhagen. Soon after, the runners enter the final 2 kilometres where they will first pass the Tivoli Gardens and Copenhagen Town Square before passing the Danish National Museum only to enter the finishing area right in front of Christiansborg Castle.

“The course is good; flat and fast and passes a lot of the attractions of the city. It is an iconic course. There is no doubt in my mind that the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships is going to be a success. The combination of this magnificent European capital and the good work by the Danish organisers will turn the event into a great success,” says David Bedford, IAAF technical representative on his first site visit to Denmark.

The route is subject to change.

72 nationalities including Aruba will participate in the IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagen Saturday 29 March 2014

If all runners are going to be cheered along by flag-waving spectators on the 29 March
2014 in the streets of Copenhagen, as many as 72 different flags will be needed as 72 different
nationalities have signed up to participate in the World Half Marathon Championships.

"It's amazing to have so many different nationalities taking part in the race. The great interest
among foreign runners place our event in the very top of the international league”, says the Director of the Danish Athletic Federation, Jakob Larsen.

The country, outside of Denmark, participating with the absolute largest number of  runners is Sweden.
The Swedes make up about a third of the foreign participants. Norwegian
runners represent about one-fifth, while British and German runners each represent
about a tenth of the international runners. The race consists of runners from all over the
world. Among the 72 overseas participating countries are United States, Australia, Brazil, Iraq,
Mexico, Barbados,The Dominican Republic & Aruba

 "We are looking forward to welcoming so many nationalities in Copenhagen and give them an
unforgettable experience with running through our charming capital," says Sport Event Director,
Lars Vallentin from Wonderful Copenhagen.

Quick facts about the IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships 2014
Date: 29 March 2014
Place: Copenhagen, Denmark
Organisers: The Danish Athletic Federation, Sport Event Denmark, Wonderful Copenhagen and the
municipalities of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg are supporting the event.

Aruban swimmer Jordy Groters commits to Missouri Tigers

The Missouri Tigers men’s breaststroke group is not only that programs best stroke group, it’s becoming one of the best-known men’s breaststroking groups in the country.

That trend looks to continue with the commitment today of Jordy Groters to the Missouri Tigers.

“Mizzou is an amazing place!” Groters said of his future school. “I love the facility and campus. I was very interested in them because of their phenomenal breaststroke success, 4 breaststrokers at NCAA’s alone is amazing. But what really got me was the team atmosphere. I loved the guys on the team and the coaches were awesome.They are very serious and yet at the same time they are very relaxed and it really shows. It was the perfect atmosphere I wanted to be in. I’m really looking forward to joining the amazing breaststroke program they have, and also adding to their sprint freestyle program.”

Groters, who lives in Florida, benefited from that state having such an early state meet. At this year’s 1A Championship, his stock skyrocketed when he won 1A state titles in both the 50 free and 100 breaststroke.

Groters, who swims for University High School, swam a 54.76 in the 100 yard breaststroke and a 20.69 in the 50 yard freestyle (he was as fast as 20.46 in prelims). He also split a 44.3 in the 100 yard free on an anchor for his team’s 3rd-place 400 free relay. His best 200 breaststroke is a 2:04.7 from a mid-season meet in October of 2012, but expect him to be closer to the two-minute mark if he takes a good crack at it the rest of this season.

Given that when recruiting season opened this year, he had much more modest, mid-major type best times of 21.4 and 56.9 in those two events, that state meet was especially significant for him.

Groters, as he mentioned, will join an extremely deep breaststroke group that sent four to last year’s NCAA Championships, and three of them were underclassmen. As a freshman, it’s unlikely that he’ll be able to wrench away medley relay breaststroke spots from Sam Tierney and Igor Kozloskij (both who will be seniors when Groters is a freshman), but he has a very good shot at making an immediate relay impact in the 200 and 400 free relays.

Groters does his club training with the Davie Nadadores in south Florida.

Photo by: Jordy Groters   Story Courtesy :SwimSwam.com