Heather King (Orlando, Fla.) won the Disney’s Women Run the World 15K on Sunday during the Third Annual Disney’s Minnie Marathon Weekend at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.  Running in her first 15K race, King was hardly challenged during the 9.3 mile course as she posted a time of 1:00:49 to win by nearly two minutes.  Cheryl Edwards (Avon, Conn.) crossed the line in second with a time of 1:02:37 and Courtney Phillips (Jacksonville, Fla.) finished third at 1:02:46.  In the Master’s division, Sue O’Malley (Port Orange, Fla.) won in a time of 1:04:20 followed by Maureen Powers (Kissimmee, Fla.) at 1:08:27.

In the Go Red for Women 5K Run on Saturday, Sonja Friend-Uhl (West Palm Beach, Fla.) won easily defeating the nearest competitor by nearly 30 seconds. Friend-Uhl, who is no stranger to Disney’s Endurance Series events finished second in the 2008 Walt Disney World Marathon, crossed the finish line in a time of 18:38.  Maite Moscoso (Longwood, Fla.) finished second with a time of 19:06 and Edwards, the second-place finisher in the 15K, finished in third at 19:35.  The top-finisher in the Master’s division was Maureen O’Sullivan (Lutz, Fla.) with a time of 23:03.

While the weekend is designed for women, men were welcome to participate on behalf of the women in their lives.  Nicholas Smith of Aurora, Ontario was the top male finisher in the 15K with a time of 59:20, while Will Bridges (Orlando, Fla.) took top honors in the Go Red for Women 5K crossing the line in 17:04.

Over 5,000 runners were entered in the various races during the Third Annual Minnie Marathon Weekend, including 3,000 in the Women Run the World 15K and 2,000 in the Go Red for Women 5K.
 
About Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex 
Opened in 1997 at Walt Disney World Resort, Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex is the premier sports venue for amateur and professional sports in the United States. The sprawling 220-acre state-of-the-art complex features the Milk House, a 165,000-square-foot field house which seats 5,000 for basketball; the 9,500-seat Champion Stadium ballpark; the Hess Sports Fields, which include multiple baseball, softball and soccer fields; and the Jostens Center, a multi-sport field house set to open summer 2008. In addition, the complex has 10 tennis courts, including a stadium court, and a track and field complex. The complex is home to more than 180 amateur and professional sports events each year, including the NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers training camp, the Major League Baseball Atlanta Braves spring training, a Tampa Bay Rays regular-season series, the NBA Pre-Draft Camp, the Pop Warner Super Bowl, Chelsea Football Club events and the AAU National Championship events.  Please visit www.disneysports.com for more information.