Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon Weekend 2025 Race Recap

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Written By Ali Marty

Season 2 of Running to the Castle Podcast w/ Dr. Ali Marty

Episode 161 Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon 2025 runDisney Races

In this episode of Running to the Castle, you’ll learn what it was like to run the final Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon Weekend before the race series goes on hiatus. 

Dr. Ali shares her experience running all three races—the 5K, 10K, and half marathon—including the lessons she learned about pacing for photo stops, fueling with flat Coke and Nerds Gummy Clusters, and checking in every half mile to stay steady in the heat.

You’ll also hear how course support, character stops, and Anaheim’s hills played into her strategy, why she skipped the parks to prioritize recovery, and how she finished the half in 3:04 feeling strong.

 Whether you’re planning a future RunDisney race or looking for practical race-day tips, this recap gives you insights you can use for your own training and race execution.

Ali Marty

Hi! I’m Ali. I’ve been in the health and wellness space since graduating with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2012. I worked in the typical outpatient clinic with active men and women with orthopedic injuries (shin splints, Achilles tendonitis, muscle and ligament tears, knee pain, IT Band pain, plantar fasciitis, and hip and knee arthritis until 2018 at which point I started Mobile Physical Therapy in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over the past few years I’ve transitioned to helping women running runDisney races after they’ve had an injury and they want to finish strong and enjoy the rest of their runcation.

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