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Believe
Matthew Dobson of Jay, FL became the first American to win the Walt Disney World Marathon on January 11, 2004. 34-year-old Dobson reeled in Brazilian Pedro Moura to cross the finish in 2:27:58. Photo by Gene Duncan/Disney

In It Together
Clinton Verran, center, gets credit for the Disney Half Marathon win but Hanson Brothers teammates Nicholas Cordes (left) and Brian Sell (right) accompanied him at the finish line in 1:05:43. Photo by Kent Phillips/Disney

Cheering Leader
Kim Donaldson of St Petersburg, FL won the 2004 Disney Marathon in 2:59:13. Here she is seen clapping for those who followed her. Photo by Mark Ashman/Disney

2004 Disney Half Marathon Results

Top Ten Men
1, Clinton Verran, 28, Rochester Hills, Mich., 1:05:43(*)
2, Brian Sell, 25, Rochester, Mich., 1:05:43
3, Nicholas Cordes, 24, Rochester Hills, Mich., 1:05:43
4, Andrew Cook, 22, Flower Mound, Texas, 1:09:09
5, Peter Sherry, 35, Great Falls, Va., 1:10:33
6, Brian Johnson, 28, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., 1:11:40
7, Robert Winn, 45, Ogunquit, Maine, 1:13:05
8, Jeffrey Campbell, 32, Rochester, Mich., 1:13:30
9, Brett Sanborn, 37, Rochester Hills, Mich., 1:13:56
10, Jeffrey Tomaszewski, 28, Jacksonville, Fla., 1:16:01

Top Ten Women
1, Kim Pawelek, 29, Arden, N.C., 1:18:12
2, Melissa Gulli, 24, College Station, Texas, 1:19:44
3, Bea Marie Altieri, 36, Clermont, Fla., 1:20:56
4, Kari Lawhorn, 33, Winter Park, Fla., 1:24:33
5, Kylee Schuler, 17, Chambersburg, Pa., 1:26:08
6, Melissa Katz, 38, Reston, Va., 1:28:38
7, Emily Johnson, 24, Mt. Pleasant, SC, 1:30:18
8, Tracey Rizer, 32, Warren, Mich., 1:31:28
9, Katy Radkewich, 24, Windermere, Fla., 1:31:29
10, Barbara Dawicke, 42, Gainesville, Fla., 1:31:37

Wheelchair Division Winners
(Men), Terry Blackwell, New Orleans, La., 1:39:30
(Women), Buddy Hayes, Chesapeake, Va., 2:10:23

(*) - Event record time.

2004 Disney Marathon Results

Top Ten Men
1, Matthew Dobson, 34, Jay, Fla., 2:27:58
2, Pedro Moura, 33, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2:30:16
3, Paul Jones, 28, Apex, N.C., 2:35:19
4, Timothy Schuler, 40, Chambersburg, Pa., 2:36:38
5, John Reback, 33, N. Palm Beach, Fla., 2:40:42
6, Moatacim Hamcha, 28, New Bedford, Mass., 2:41:20
7, Greg Diamond, 46, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., 2:41:29
8, David Reed, 42, Bury St. Edmunds, Great Britain, 2:43:09
9, Paul Marmaro, 39, Delray Beach, Fla., 2:43:38
10, Kevin Konczak, 34, Boulder, Colo., 2:44:14

Top Ten Women
1, Kim Donaldson, 42, St. Petersburg, Fla., 2:59:13
2, Mary Ann Protz, 47, St. Petersburg, Fla., 3:00:36
3, Jeanne Anne Krizman, 30, Tucson, Ariz., 3:06:37
4, Devon Kennedy, 26, Narberth, Pa., 3:06:38
5, Carol Postigo, 42, Miami, Fla., 3:07:18
6, Kelly Britton, 26, Lehigh Acres, Fla., 3:07:26
7, Deborah Livingston, 29, Vernon, Conn., 3:08:25
8, Nancy Rojas, 32, Milton, Mass., 3:08:53
9, Leslie Rideout, 43, Malden, Mass., 3:09:51
10, Laura Seims, 32, Ocala, Fla., 3:13:36

Wheelchair Division Winner
Saul Mendoza, Wimberley, Texas, 1:48:15

Bass Runner

Bassist Glenn Lavender of the Christian rock band downhere finished his first marathon in 4:25:10. Photo by Mark Ashman/Disney