Today In Disney History ~ July 12th
Jeff Galloway started running in high school and was state champion in the 2-mile. He attended Wesleyan University and was All-American in cross-country and track. After three years in the U.S. Navy, he attended graduate school at Florida State University and received a master’s degree in social studies. He was a member of 1972 US Olympic Team in the 10,000 meters. In 1973, as a member of the U.S. National Track and Field team, Galloway set an American ten-mile road race record, with a time of 47:49. He has run every Disney Marathon since they started in 1994, and is also the official runDIsney training consultant.
Michele Atwood is the Owner/Editor of The Main Street Mouse and its subsidiaries. Co owner of the House of Mouse Expo & Lost Princess Apparel. Author of the books “Moving to Main Street U.S.A.” “How Many Sleeps Till Disney?” and “How Many Sleeps Till Disneyland?”
Michele also contributes theme park news for Fox 35 Orlando 11pm news and on the radio on WDBO.
Michele also contributes theme park news for Fox 35 Orlando 11pm news and on the radio on WDBO.
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Thanks for sharing! Here is our great free marathon training schedule and an accompanying 9-part video course that new runners might find helpful https://runnersconnect.net/marathon-training-schedule/ What we like about this plan over others is that the training plan is customizable to your race date and has exact times based on your fitness and goals. Plus, the video guide really helps explain the philosophy and answers a lot of questions runners have. Good luck to any new runners of the Disney races in the future!