Lenore Moreno of West Covina won Sunday’s fourth annual Tinker Bell Half Marathon through the Disneyland Resort and streets of Anaheim in a race-record time of one hour, 15 minutes, 55 seconds for her first half-marathon victory.
Ann Mazur of Charlottesville, Va. was second in 1:24:10 and Anne-Marie Nuno of Irvine third in 1:24:21.
“Just being inside Disneyland, I think that’s what gave me that push and helped me to forget about how long this half-marathon was and just to enjoy the moment,” the 24-year-old Moreno said. “I couldn’t have done it anywhere else. Passing under that castle was just magical.”
The previous record of 1:24:10 was set by Angela Escay in 2013.
The 13.1-mile course began on Disneyland Drive, went through Disney California Adventure, Disneyland and Downtown Disney, downtown Anaheim, the Anaheim Center Street Promenade, past the Anaheim Ice skating rink, City Hall and Anaheim GardenWalk shopping center, concluding near Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel.
The field of more than 13,000 for the woman-focused race was 87 percent female, according to organizers. This was the first time the race was held on Mother’s Day.
— City News Service