More and more celebrities are signing up to be a part of the 20th anniversary http://www.rundisney.com/disneyworld-marathon/?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q420thWaltDisneyWorldMarathonWeekendIsGoingHollywood16-08-12@0001" target="_blank">Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend presented by Cigna. http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/07/biggest-loser-host-alison-sweeney-first-celeb-to-enter-the-20th-anniversary-walt-disney-world-marathon/" target="_blank">Alison Sweeney, host of the popular reality show “The Biggest Loser,” and ESPN personality Colin Cowherd signed up weeks ago.

But recently Drew Carey, Gilles Marini, Sean Astin, Kit Hoover, Jenna Morasca and Ethan Zohn threw their names in the hat, too. Astin and Carey are taking on the 26.2-mile full marathon, while the other celebs are sticking to the 13.1-mile half marathon during the historic race weekend, January 10-13, at http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q420thWaltDisneyWorldMarathonWeekendIsGoingHollywood16-08-12@0002" target="_blank">Walt Disney World Resort.

Most of them are eager to run here because they already know what it’s like to run in a http://www.rundisney.com/?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q420thWaltDisneyWorldMarathonWeekendIsGoingHollywood16-08-12@0003" target="_blank">runDisney event. Carey, the comedian and host of “The Price is Right,” ran in the http://www.rundisney.com/disneyland-half-marathon/?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q420thWaltDisneyWorldMarathonWeekendIsGoingHollywood16-08-12@0004" target="_blank">Disneyland Half Marathon last year. Astin, the lead actor in the movie “Rudy,” ran in the http://www.rundisney.com/tinker-bell-half-marathon/?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q420thWaltDisneyWorldMarathonWeekendIsGoingHollywood16-08-12@0005" target="_blank">Tinker Bell Half Marathon earlier this year. And reality TV stars Morasca and Zohn (“Survivor” and “The Amazing Race”) ran in the Walt Disney World Half Marathon http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/01/walt-disney-world-marathon-weekend-gets-off-to-a-running-start-with-survivor-winners-ethan-zohn-and-jenna-morasca/" target="_blank">earlier this year and the http://www.rundisney.com/princess-half-marathon/?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q420thWaltDisneyWorldMarathonWeekendIsGoingHollywood16-08-12@0006" target="_blank">Princess Half Marathon http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/02/reality-tv-stars-are-survivors-of-disneys-princess-half-marathon/" target="_blank">last year.

Cowherd, Sweeney, Marini (“Sex and the City: The Movie” and “Dancing with the Stars”), and Hoover (“Access Hollywood” co-host) are the runDisney newbies. Hoover and Sweeney have run other half marathons, but this will be the maiden voyage for Marini and Cowherd, both of whom have never run a half marathon previously.

Cowherd, in particular, is apparently not the least bit nervous about biting off a half marathon. In fact, he’s been having a lot of fun with it. Check out the video below, which appeared on the http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/exit?go2=http://www.facebook.com/RunDisney" target="_blank">runDisney Facebook page and on http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/exit?go2=http://twitter.com/rundisney" target="_blank">Twitter, and you’ll see what I mean.

By the way, you can run with these celebs. The weekend races are filling up, but you can still register at http://www.rundisney.com/?int_cmp=SOC-intDPFY12Q420thWaltDisneyWorldMarathonWeekendIsGoingHollywood16-08-12@0003" target="_blank">runDisney.com.

Get more news about the upcoming Walt Disney World Marathon in these posts:

• http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/08/new-20th-anniversary-walt-disney-world-marathon-medal-revealed/" target="_blank">New 20th Anniversary Walt Disney World Marathon Medal Revealed


• http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/07/biggest-loser-host-alison-sweeney-first-celeb-to-enter-the-20th-anniversary-walt-disney-world-marathon/" target="_blank">‘Biggest Loser’ Host Alison Sweeney First Celeb to Enter the 20th Anniversary Walt Disney World Marathon


• http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/05/new-twists-and-turns-coming-to-20th-anniversary-walt-disney-world-marathon-course/" target="_blank">New Twists and Turns Coming to 20th Anniversary Walt Disney World Marathon Course

20th Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend is Going Hollywood by Darrell Fry: Originally posted on the Disney Parks Blog