Walt Disney Marathon weekend adds another race

The Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend is slowly becoming the Walt Disney Marathon Week.

Disney has announced that is in 2014 the event will be expanded to five days, from Jan. 8-12 and will include a 10K, according to a news release and a new – The Dopey Challenge.

The 10K is being added to the Family Fun Run 5K, the Disney Half Marathon, the Disney Marathon and Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge.

The Dopey Challenge includes running all four timed events in successive days (48.6 miles) for the chance. Yes, they are not kidding.

According to Disney, after the Disney Family Fun Run 5K on Thursday, runDisney’s new Walt Disney World 10K, a 6.2-mile timed event, takes place Friday, at Epcot. Runners completing the race will receive a Minnie Mouse inspired medal.

The Walt Disney World Half Marathon will be run on Saturday followed by the Walt Disney World Marathon on Sunday. Runners who complete both – Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge – will receive a special Goofy-themed medal. Add on the 5K and the 10K and runners can earn four medals, one for each race completed, plus the Goofy and new Dopey Challenge medals, for a total haul of six medals.

Online registration opens April 9, but runners can enter early by signing up for the Runner’s World Challenge starting April 2.

For more information and to register for Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend events and other runDisney races, go to www.runDisney.com.