This past April was supposed to be the 5th Anniversary of the popular
Star Wars Rival Run Weekend at the Walt Disney World Resort. With all of the COVID-19 restrictions in place, and in the interest of safety, runDisney made the decision to cancel the event earlier this year. This left runners, especially those of us that were scheduled to complete the 5th annual weekend of the event in a row, disappointed and looking forward to the future when race weekends would resume.
Today, runDisney launched the
General Registration for the 2021 Star Wars Rival Run Weekend scheduled to take place April 15 - 18, 2021 in Orlando, FL which means anyone can sign up until the event is sold out. These races typically do sell out rather quickly, so if you have a desire to run any of them, it's recommended that you don't wait. It's widely assumed that runDisney is limiting the amount of race bibs sold for each race more so than usual to keep the crowd numbers down lower than in the past.
The following is a list of the different options you can sign up for depending on what distance(s) you want to complete. The Kessel Run Challenge is back allowing runners to complete both the Virtual Half Marathon along with the Rival Run Challenge (10k & Half Marathon) during the event weekend to receive the coveted Kessel Run Challenge medal.
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Star Wars Rival Run 5K
April 16, 2021
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Star Wars Rival Run 10K
April 17, 2021
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Star Wars Rival Run Half Marathon
April 18, 2021
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Star Wars Rival Run Challenge
April 17 - 18, 2021
• runDisney Kessel Run Challenge
Rival Run Half & Virtual Half
April 18, 2021
• runDisney Kessel Run Challenge
Rival Run Challenge & Virtual Half
• runDisney Kids Dashes
April 17, 2021
• runDisney Kids One Mile Run
April 17, 2021
As usual, there are plenty of exclusive event merchandise options to Pre-Order once you complete your registration. This includes everything from pins, jackets, MagicBands, Passholder exclusives, tumblers and more.
Head to
www.runDisney.com now to sign up and we'll see you next April!
