Runners lace up for Walt Disney World Springtime Surprise Weekend

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Runners have arrived at the Walt Disney World Resorts for a series of spring races.

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Thousands of people are participating in the 2023 runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend.

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The four-day race weekend kicked off Thursday with the Health & Fitness Expo at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Participants also met for a sunrise yoga class on Thursday.

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The race weekend shows different Pixar characters, with the Disney Pixar Cars 5K on Friday, the Disney Pixar Monsters 10K on Saturday and the Disney Pixar Toy Story 10-Miler on Sunday.

This is the fourth and final runDisney race weekend in the 2022-2023 season.

The runDisney summer virtual series registration will begin on April 25.

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