From Robert Hitchcock, PR Manager/Content Producer, runDisney and posted on the Disney Parks Blog.
If you follow my runDisney posts on the Disney Parks Blog, you know I love being at the finish lines of our events. Watching runners celebrate one of the most memorable moments in their lives is exciting, inspirational and emotional. You see it all – screams of joy, tears of happiness, hugs and high fives. And once in awhile you witness life-changing events. You see, as one journey ends for some runners, another journey begins for others. That is exactly what happened for one couple I caught up with at the Disney Princess Half Marathon presented by Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
As Thatiany Leal-Oliveira from Boca Raton, FL, ran her first half marathon and first runDisney event, she traveled the 13.1-mile course through Magic Kingdom Park and Epcot, as her prince, Sal Lisboa of Deerfield Beach, FL, was in a race of his own, a race into the future. Both taking different courses, but both focused on the finish time. A finish that couldn’t come fast enough. Not only was the coveted Disney Princess Half Marathon Tiarafinisher medal waiting for Thatiany to put around her neck, but so was a life changing proposal and “bling” to put on her finger.
So what did she say? Well, runDisney is all about “happily ever after” stories, so see what happens for yourself.
Congratulations Sal and Thatiany, and we wish you a “happily ever after” as you race into the future.
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