Highlights from Disneyland's Star Wars Half-Marathon Weekend

By Robert Niles: The inaugural Star Wars Half-Marathon Weekend stepped off yesterday at the Disneyland Resort with a 5K race. The 10K ran this morning, with the half marathon going tomorrow. Tens of thousands of runners sold out the races within two hours of them going on sale on the runDisney website last spring, so expect big crowds at the Disneyland Resort this holiday weekend, as well as road closures around the resort area due to the half marathon tomorrow morning.

Photo courtesy runDisney

But let's not worry about that and instead enjoy some of the costumes that fans, uh, rolled out for the races.

BB-8 rolling to the finish line! #StarWars5k #TheForceAwakens http://ift.tt/1ykDbem

— Star Wars (@starwars) January 16, 2015

A real "Imperial Walker." #StarWars5k http://ift.tt/1sLHtsO

— Star Wars (@starwars) January 16, 2015

Here's the awesome @starwars couple @BH6683 & @TK6682. Save the ice cream maker! @runDisney #StarWars5k http://ift.tt/1sLHw7Z

— Cosplay Fanz (@CosplayFanz) January 16, 2015

Artoo, lightspeed to the finish line! #StarWars10K #startours http://ift.tt/1sLHw83

— Star Wars (@starwars) January 17, 2015

Daddy-daughter run! #StarWars10K http://ift.tt/1sLHtJf

— Star Wars (@starwars) January 17, 2015

Too soon? ;^)

She didn't try, she did. #StarWars5k http://ift.tt/17PYc52

— Star Wars (@starwars) January 16, 2015

And here's a recap of the 5K, from runDisney:

Disneyland's also trying to let people know about tomorrow's road closures. Plan ahead!

#StarWarsHalf Update: Please be advised of the following road closures Sunday morning, January 18. http://ift.tt/1sLHtJl

— Disneyland Today (@DisneylandToday) January 17, 2015

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• Disney adds a Star Wars-themed half marathon weekend to its 'off-season' calendar


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