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Updated: Wednesday, 04 Jan 2012, 7:00 AM EST
Published : Wednesday, 04 Jan 2012, 7:00 AM EST

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - More than 56,000 runners, including Reality TV stars and wounded military veterans, will be at the happiest place on earth this weekend for the Walt Disney World Marathon.

The 56,000 total runners – a new Disney marathon record – includes more than 26,500 registered runners for the half marathon, 16,500 for the marathon and 8,000 for the Family Fiesta 5K featuring the Three Caballeros – 3,000 more runners than last year. Approximately 6,500 runners will compete in Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge which involves running the half marathon on Saturday and the full marathon on Sunday – 39.3 miles. And about 3,000 young runners will join in the fun and participate in the Mickey Mile and Marathon Kids Fest events on Friday and Saturday.

Ethan Zohn (Survivor / Amazing Race), Jenna Morasca (Survivor / Amazing Race) and Trista and Ryan Sutter (The Bachelor) are among the celebrities entered in the weekend of events.

Workout guru Tony Horton, founder of the P90X workout, will be on hand to prepare runners for their race.

On the web: www.rundisney.com

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