LP Lotion: 2008 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend
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Publicity pictures and video from the 2008 Walt Disney World Marathon and Half Marathon. Marathon weekend was January 12th and 13th with the half marathon on the 12th and the marathon on the 13th.
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Chad Johnson (front) and C. Fred Joslyn (back), members of the "Hansons-Brooks" distance running team from Rochester, Mich., race to the finish line at Epcot Jan. 12, 2008 during the Walt Disney World Half Marathon. Johnson, 31, beat out teammate Joslyn, 23, by only one second, with an official winning time of 1:06:53. More than 16,500 athletes, an event record, registered to run the 13.1 mile race in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
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Pyrotechnics light the sky at the start line at 6 a.m. Jan. 13, 2008 to mark the beginning of the 15th annual Walt Disney World Marathon in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. A record 18,000 athletes registered for the 26.2-mile trek through all four Walt Disney World theme parks.
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Andrew Crump (left), of Wheeling, Ill. (# 17693), high-fives a Disney character Jan. 13, 2008 as he prepares to finish the 2008 Walt Disney World Marathon in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. At right are Angelina Crump (#17692) of Wheeling, Ill. and Sharon Stewart (far right, #6820) of Addision, Ill. They were among the 18,000 athletes registered to run the annual 26.2-mile race through all four Walt Disney World theme parks.
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Masanari Kamada, of Higashi-Osaka, Japan, dressed as Winnie the Pooh, high-fives Disney character "Chip" Jan. 13, 2008 as he finishes the 2008 Walt Disney World Marathon in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Dressed as the famous bear, Kamada completed the 26.2-mile trek in 6:00:41. More than 18,000 athletes, an event record, registered to run today's 26.2-mile race through all four Walt Disney World theme parks.
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Amidst showering confetti, Adriano Bastos celebrates after crossing the finish line Jan. 13, 2008, to win his fifth Walt Disney World Marathon. Bastos, 29, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, has now won five Disney Marathons. He posted a winning time of 2:20:58. With the victory, Bastos has now won five of the 15 total Disney Marathon events and four straight.
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Brazilian Adriano Bastos, donning a "Goofy" hat and waving a Brazilian flag, leaps across the finish line Jan. 13, 2008, to win his fifth Walt Disney World Marathon. Bastos, 29, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, posted a winning time of 2:20:58. With the victory, Bastos has now won five of the 15 total Disney Marathon events and four straight. More than 18,000 athletes, an event record, registered to run the 26.2-mile race through all four Walt Disney World theme parks.
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-- Posted January 14, 2008
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