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<\/p>\nOUC Orlando launches new ‘intellectual impairment division’ for 2026 race<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSEVEN AT THE KIA CENTER. WE ARE LESS THAN 24 HOURS FROM THE ORLANDO HALF MARATHON. WESH TWO IS YOUR HOME FOR THE HALF THAT TRAVELS 13.1 MILES THROUGH BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN ORLANDO. RIGHT NOW, THOUGH, RUNNERS ARE GETTING READY FOR RACE DAY WITH A TRIP TO THE PLAZA LIVE. IT\u2019S WHERE TRACK SHAQ IS ACTUALLY HOSTING THE RACE EXPO. KRISTEN LAGO IS THERE TO GET HER GEAR BECAUSE KRISTEN, YOU\u2019RE ON TOMORROW. ARE YOU READY? GIRL? I AM READY. I\u2019VE PICKED UP MY BIB SO I DON\u2019T THINK THERE\u2019S ANY TURNING BACK NOW. NO, I\u2019M EXCITED FOR TOMORROW\u2019S RACE. AND YOU\u2019RE RIGHT, THAT\u2019S WHAT THIS EXPO IS REALLY ALL ABOUT. GETTING RUNNERS READY FOR RACE DAY. WHETHER THAT\u2019S FOR THE HALF MARATHON OR THE FIVE K ON SUNDAY. PICKING UP YOUR BIB PICK, PICKING UP YOUR SHIRT AND VISITING A NUMBER OF VENDORS, EVERYTHING FROM APPAREL TO SHOES, HAIR BRAIDING, MAKING THOSE SIGNS, EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. AND THERE\u2019S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT IN THE BUILDING RIGHT NOW. A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE JUST HEARD FROM TRACK SHAQ JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AGO, TRACK SHAQ ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH OF A NEW DIVISION FOR THE 2026 RACE, THE LAUNCH OF AN INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENTS DIVISION THAT\u2019S ALL ABOUT MAKING YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE INCLUSIVE. IT\u2019S GOING TO MEAN THE WORLD TO A LOT OF ATHLETES, BECAUSE THAT THAT ALREADY SHOWS THEM THERE\u2019S GOING TO BE A SPACE FOR ME. THERE\u2019S GOING TO BE PROBABLY ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ME, AND IT\u2019S GOING TO SHOW COMMUNITY BEING PART OF THEMSELVES. I\u2019M OPENING UP A WORLD. TO ATHLETES AND RECRUITS TO COME OUT. BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. BEING PART OF GROUP. AND AS YOU HEARD, TRACK SHAQ IS ADDING THIS DIVISION TO EXPAND INCLUSIVE RACING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADAPTIVE ATHLETES AND INCREASED VISIBILITY AND RECOGNITION FOR ATHLETES WITH INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENTS. I GOT TO TALK TO ONE MORE OF THESE ATHLETES, AND SHE GAVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF ADVICE. SHE\u2019S DONE TWO HALF MARATHONS. I\u2019M JUST GETTING READY FOR MY FIRST. MANY SNACKS. DO I HAVE TO EAT DURING THE RACE? 1313 SNACKS. WHAT KIND OF SNACKS? NO. AMAYA A SNACK, SO I SHOULD EAT A SNACK EVERY MILE? YEAH, OKAY. AND YOU SAID, WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE ME IF I\u2019M GETTING TIRED ON THE RACE? SHOULD I GO FASTER OR SHOULD I SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT? SLOW DOWN? AND DO I ALWAYS HAVE TO RUN WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE? YEAH. AS SHE SAID, YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO RUN WITH A SMILE ON YOUR FACE. ALL RIGHT, THE UC ORLANDO HALF MARATHON RACE EXPO RUNS UNTIL 6 P.M. THIS IS FOR EVERYONE RUNNING THE HALF MARATHON SATURDAY IN THE FIVE K ON SUNDAY. AND THEN WE CANNOT WAIT TO SEE EVERYBODY IN DOWNTOWN ORLANDO SATURDAY. THAT\u2019S BECAUSE WESH IS YOUR HOME FOR THE OC ORLANDO HALF MARATHON. OUR LIVE RACE DAY COVERAGE BEGINS AT 5 A.M. SATURDAY WITH WESH TWO SUNRISE AND THEN THE RACE BROADCAST KICKS IN AT 7 A.M. AND IF YOU\u2019RE COMING BY THE EXPO, MAKE SURE YOU COME BY OUR WESH TWO BOOTH. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN SIGN. THIS IS FOR ALL MY FRIENDS OUT THERE WHO ARE COMING TO SUPPORT ME. MAKE SURE YOU COME AND YOU MAKE ME A SIGN. I ONLY HAVE ONE RIGHT NOW. THAT IS NOT ENOUGH. I NEED THE ENCOURAGEMENT. SO GET ON OVER TO THE RACE EXPO. WE WILL BE HERE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
OUC Orlando launches new ‘intellectual impairment division’ for 2026 race<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 2:39 PM EST Dec 5, 2025\n\t\t<\/p>\n