Disney World Marathon Florida’s Finest Team search

Search of Florida residents to race Disney Marathon as Florida’s Finest Team The Walt Disney World® Marathon Weekend takes place January 8-11, 2009. The marathon race committee will select Florida residents to compete in the race as part of the Florida’s Finest Team. Florida’s Finest Team Members receive:

• Walt Disney World® Marathon entry
• Florida’s Finest goodie bag
• VIP bus transportation to start
• Seeded number
• A front starting position
• One-room hotel accommodations for two (2) nights and three (3) days
• Two (2) one-day/one-park tickets for Magic Kingdom® Park, Epcot®, Disney-MGM Studios, or Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park
• Two (2) meals per day
• Invitation to the VIP Reception
• Access to the Hospitality Suite
One to three guests of the Florida’s Finest Team Member will receive:
• Two (2) one-day/one-park tickets for Magic Kingdom® Park, Epcot®, Disney-MGM Studios, or Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park
• Two (2) meals per day
• Invitation to the VIP Reception
• Access to the Hospitality Suite
• One guest of the Florida’s Finest Team Member will receive entry into the Walt Disney World Marathon, Half Marathon or Family Fun Run 5K (fee is not waived). Guest race application must be submitted by November 15, 2008.

The race committee is currently in the process of selecting this year’s Florida’s Finest Team. Final selection will be made by October 15, 2008. The Team, with a brief biography on each, will be announced in the November/December 2008 edition of this magazine.

To be considered, athletes must be Florida residents and submit the following by September 30, 2008:

1. Running resume, which includes as many applicant contacts as possible: home address, work and home phone numbers, fax number, and e-mail address;
2. Birth date and age on race day, January 11, 2009;
3. Running career highlights;
4. Marathon(s) completed 2005 to 2008 (include race name, date and finish time);
5. Lifetime PRs at various distances (include race name and date of each PR);
6. PRs from 2005 to 2008 if different from lifetime PRs at various distances (include race name and date of each PR);
7. If applicable, master PRs (include race name and date of each PR);
8. If applicable, grandmaster / senior grandmasters PRs (include race name and date of each PR)

Please send application materials via email to: flrunn@cfl.rr.com or mail to: Florida’s Finest, Lorraine Evans, 8640 Tansy Drive, Orlando, FL 32819; Tel 407-352-9131. This magical opportunity is open to all Florida residents. To participate in the 2009 Walt Disney World® Marathon as one of Florida’s Finest, submit the information today.