Brazilian runners win 2019 Star Wars Rival Run Half Marathon
Brazilian runners
Falcao’s victory marks the third straight year that a Brazilian captured the Star Wars-themed raced. Falcao, who came in second place last year, easily won this time, crossing the finish line in 1:15:25. That was nearly a minute ahead of second-place finisher Angel Reyes Adorno (1:16:21) of Puerto Rico. George Darden of Marietta, Georgia, was third (1:16:27).
Freitas led from wire to wire and posted a time of 1:28:22, which put her well ahead of Emily Soppe of Decatur, Georgia, who ran the course in 1:29:17 to finish second followed by Victoria Phillippi of New Hope, Minnesota, who was third at 1:34:14.
This was the fourth annual Star Wars-themed race at Disney World. More than 41,000 runners took part in four-day race weekend featuring a health and fitness expo, as well as a 5K, 10K and kids races in addition to the half marathon.
The weekend also featured popular characters such as Boba Fett, R2-D2, BB-8
The next runDisney race is the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend in November.
