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Weekend runner.

"Days Of Our Lives" star Alison Sweeney (Sami) will be the celebrity leader of the Disney half marathon during the Disney Marathon Weekend. The event will be taking place from January 10 to 13, 2013 at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando as part of the 20th anniversary Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend.

The Disney half marathon will be the first time that Sweeney has taken part in a runDisney event. It will feature Kids’ Races, the Mickey Mile, a Family Fun Run 5K and Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge. There will also be a Health and Fitness Expo running throughout the weekend at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

For more information, or to register for the race, visit Run Disney.

For more on what the actress has been up to, check out Alison Sweeney Writes A Novel.

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- Matt Purvis