Disneyland Half Marathon returns after 7 years, Nevada man, Pasadena woman finish first

This past weekend the Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend returned after a seven-year hiatus with an exciting ending when a Nevada man beat out the defending champion with a come from behind win.

Peter Banks, 38, of Henderson, Nevada edged Brandon Wolfe, 32, of Pasadena, California, at the line in a close finish. Banks trailed Wolfe for much of the race but made a charge at the end.  He won the Disneyland Half Marathon for the first time with a time of 1:15:02, four seconds faster than Wolfe (1:15:06), the defending champion, and 52 seconds faster than the third-place finisher, Peter Siess of Dover, New Hampshire (1:15:54).

Seven years after claiming the 2017 Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon women’s title, Jennifer Masamitsu of Denver, Colorado crossed the finish line with a winning time of 1:23:38. She was more than a minute and 19 seconds faster than Jamie Weglarz of Fort Myers,Florida (1:24:57) and Brittney Kingsley of Fargo, North Dakota (1:29:19).

Runners from around the globe ran past popular Disneyland Resort locations such as Cars Land, Pixar Pal-A-Round, Sleeping Beauty Castle, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, plus several Anaheim landmarks along the 13.1-mile course.

RunDisney canceled all Disneyland Resort-based races beginning in 2018 due to major ongoing construction projects.

The Half Marathon Weekend event featured yoga, a 5K, a 10K, a half marathon and kids races, plus a health and fitness expo.