Winners of the 2024 Walt Disney World Marathon

The magical rivalry between two Brazilian training partners continued Sunday as Vanilson Neves edged countryman Daniel dos Santos for the second time in the last three years to win the Walt Disney World Marathon. Last year, dos Santos outdueled Neves to win the 26.2-mile race, but Neves won the showdown this time. The victory marked the 17th time in the last 19 years that a Brazilian has won this popular race, which annually attracts thousands of runners from around the country and beyond. In the women’s division, Stephanie Muscat of Grand Rapids, Michigan was a surprise winner given it was her first-ever marathon. Muscat, who is originally from England and was a competitive swimmer in college, crossed the finished line well ahead of the field to post her winning time of 2:48:08, which was five minutes ahead of Georganne Watson of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania (2:53:12) and Samantha Palmer of Gainesville, Florida (2:53:48). Brian Siemann of Savoy, Illinois dominated the wheelchair division for the eighth straight time (1:58:18), finishing more than an hour ahead of second-place finisher Mike Greer of Canada (3:22:32). And Heather Sealover of Bossier City, Louisiana was the first woman wheelchair finisher (2:04:38), topping Liden Williamson of Seguin, Texas (2:07:18). Connect with us: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chipandcompany Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chipandco/ Podcast - https://www.spreaker.com/show/chip-and-company-podcast-radio-network