Disney Princess Half Marathon

24,000 runners (92% women) sprinted past the start line Sunday at the Disney Princess Half Marathon Sunday at Walt Disney World in Orlando. In just seven years, the event has more than doubled from 9,700 participants in 2009. New Yorker Lauren Passell came in first place at Sundayâ€™s Disney Princess Half Marathon finishing the 13.1 mile race in a personal-best one hour, 22 minutes, 59 seconds after breaking her right hip last year. ESPN Communicationsâ€™ Carrie Kreiswirth, posing with Mickey Mouse after completing her first half marathon during Disneyâ€™s Princess Half Marathon Weekend at Walt Disney World Sunday. Carrie chose Disneyâ€™s Princess Half, one of the largest women-focused events in the country, as the place to challenge her body and mind after being first diagnosed with breast cancer a year-and-a-half ago. The family of ESPN Communicationsâ€™ Carrie Kreiswirth came out in full force from all over the country to support her first half marathon after battling breast cancer during Disneyâ€™s Princess Half Marathon Weekend at Walt Disney World Sunday. (L-R) Stepmom Jane Kreiswirth, sister Erica Kreiswirth, dad Arthur Kreiswirth and mom Annie Brickel. Katina Arnold, ESPNâ€™s Vice President of Corporate Communications, challenged friends and family to run Disneyâ€™s Princess Half at Walt Disney World. Rania Menoutis, Sandy Del Aguila, Michele Schroeter and ESPNâ€™s Carrie Kreiswirth all ran their first half marathon, along with 6,800 other people Sunday. Also pictured Katina Arnold, sister Mimi Stanton and Run Disneyâ€™s Aubrey Hang.

New Yorker Lauren Passell came in first place at Sundayâ€™s Disney Princess Half Marathon finishing the 13.1 mile race in a personal-best one hour, 22 minutes, 59 seconds after breaking her right hip last year.

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