


“I passed the top female at that point when we were in Magic Kingdom and then I just kind of kept rolling after that,’’ said Gracey, who was running in her first event of 2023. Louis, Missouri, and Connor Brock (1:17:39) of The Woodlands, Texas. Gracey covered the 13.1-mile course through EPCOT and Magic Kingdom Park in 1:15:55 followed by Fussner (1:16:02) of St. She passed second-place finisher Michael Fussner in the final stages, crossing the finish line just seven seconds ahead of him. Gracey’s win didn’t come without a fight. “I’ve never done back-to-back races like this before and so running the 10K yesterday and then prepping to run the half (marathon) today, I had to utilize some strategies that I’ve learned over my almost 20 years of running to really make sure that I was able to finish strong today and it paid off,’’ said Gracey of suburban Denver, Colorado. And Gracey won despite running – and winning – the Disney Princess 10K the day before, logging nearly 20 miles in two days. She joins Giovanna Martins (2017 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon) and Jackie Pirtlehall (2019 Disney Princess Half Marathon) who have accomplished that feat. Gracey, in fact, beat the entire field, crossing the finish line ahead of everyone, marking only the third time in runDisney history that a woman was the overall winner.

26, 2023) – At perhaps the most prominent women-focused half marathon in the nation, it was fitting that Neely Gracey flexed her “girl power’’ to win the Disney Princess Half Marathon presented by CORKCICLE on Sunday at Walt Disney World Resort. Colorado Woman Runs into runDisney Record Books with Disney Princess Half Marathon…
