Disney and PANDORA Jewelry have teamed up for the first time to design a finisher medal for a runDisney event.
The Tinker Bell Half Marathon finisher medal was created by Disney Yellow Shoes art director David Brotherton and PANDORA Jewelry. The medal features Tinker Bell and a bit of bling.
The other finisher medals for the Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend are also a lot of fun. The Never Land 5K and Tinker Bell 10K finisher medals feature fan-favorite characters from Peter Pan.
The runDisney Kids Races medal features Disney Captain Jake and …

This weekend is the runDisney 2016 Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend and Disney has just released a sneak preview of merchandise for the event.
The 2016 race is the 5th anniversary of the Tinker Bell Half and some of the merchandise will include mention of the anniversary with the words “5 years running.” There’s also the popular “I Did It” merchandise including performance tees, tanks, shorts, and a zip jacket.
The Never Land 5K merchandise features Captain Hook and Peter Pan while the Tinker Bell 10K merchandise features Tinker Bell’s fairy friends. …

There are still a few months until the Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend at the Disneyland Resort but runDisney is giving runners a peek at the finisher medals.
This year is the fifth anniversary for the Tinker Bell Half Marathon and while the medals didn’t get a complete redesign for the anniversary, they’re still pretty great.
The Never Land 5K medal features Peter Pan and Captain Hook and the Tinker Bell 10K medal features Tink and her Pixie Hollow friends. Runners who finish the Pixie Dust Challenge – completing the 10K and …

It’s a pixie dusted weekend at Disneyland Resort as the Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend is underway right now.
And with any runDisney event there’s a new collection of race-specific merchandise.
The apparel for the race weekend includes the popular “I Did It” T-shirt, performance shirts, a tank top, shorts, a fleece hoodies, and a ladies zip jacket. Several of the items include the saving “Tink Happy Thoughts” with screen floral wings.
Participants in the Tinker Bell 5K will find merchandise featuring the Lost Boys and the 10K “I Did It” shirt features …

The winner of the 2015 Disney Princess Half Marathon crossed the finish line just one year after breaking her hip and fearing she’d never run again.
Lauren Passell from New York City crossed the finish line at 1:22:59, a time that was almost 30 seconds faster than the second place finisher, Heather Schulz of Orlando. The third place finisher was Mariela Ortiz from Argentina.
More than 49,500 runners – the majority of whom were women – participated in the Disney Princess Half Marathon weekend events including a 5K, 10K, and the half …

Disney recently released a sneak peek of the finisher medal from this year’s Tinker Bell Half Marathon presented by Pandora Jewelry.
The weekend’s races include the Tinker Bell Half Marathon, the Pixie Dust Challenge, the Tinker Bell 10K, the NeverLand Family Fun Run 5K, and the kids races.
This is the first year for the Pixie Dust Challenge which includes the 10K and the half marathon.
The NeverLand Family Fun Run 5K finisher medal features the Lost Boys from Peter Pan and the Tinker Bell 10K medal features Tinker Bell and her Pixie …

runDisney has announced the race schedule for the 2015-16 race season, including the “on sale” dates for eight of the races.
The season runs between May 2015 and May 2016 and opens with the Expedition Everest Challenge on May 1-2 at the Walt Disney World Resort. The registration for the Expedition Everest Challenge opens December 16.
The last race of the season is the Tinker Bell Half Marathon presented by PANDORA Jewelry on May 5-8, 2016 at the Disneyland Resort.
This year nearly every runDisney race sold out in record time – including …

Beginning this fall guests at Disney Parks around the world will have a chance to purchase Disney-themed PANDORA jewelry.
The Disney collection will be launched in select retail locations at the theme parks, at Disney Vacation Club properties, and on the Disney Cruise Line.
The Disney PANDORA collection will feature sterling silver and 14K gold charms that were created with Disney Consumer Products and Disney Theme Park Merchandise. The charms were inspired by Disney characters and the collection includes 25 different styles and 16 additional styles that are only available at Disney …

runDisney has announced a new challenge for the 2015 Tinker Bell Half Marathon at Disneyland.
In addition to the Tinker Bell Half Marathon and the Tinker Bell 10K, runners will also have a chance to finish the NeverLand 5K, runDisney Kids’ Races, and the all-new Pixie Dust Challenge.
The Pixie Dust Challenge includes the 10K and the half marathon during the race weekend. Runners who finish the 19.3 mile Pixie Dust Challenge will receive finisher medals for the 10K, the half marathon, and the Challenge.
The Tinker Bell Half Marathon and 10K races …

Winning the Tinker Bell Half Marathon took a little more than faith, trust, and pixie dust.
Oxnard, California resident Melissa Hernandez flew to the finish line at last weekend’s half marathon in Disneyland finishing the 13.1 mile course in 1:25:40. Her finish time was nearly two minutes ahead of second place finisher Alyssa White of Durham, NC who finished in 1:27:28.
Hernandez’s time was the third-fastest time in the three year history of the Tinker Bell Half Marathon. The winner of the inaugural Tinker Bell Half Marathon, Kellie Nickerson, placed third this …