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<\/p>\nRunners fill the streets of downtown Orlando for the Lake Eola 5K<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWESH TWO NEWS. THOSE FIRST RUNNERS ARE HEADING TO THE FINISH LINE AT LAKE EOLA FOR THE FIVE K RIGHT NOW, SO LET\u2019S GET OUT TO NANCY ALVAREZ, WHO\u2019S THERE TO SEE WHO IS CROSSING. HEY THERE. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE MORNING OUT HERE. FIRST, LET\u2019S GIVE YOU A QUICK LOOK. ONE SECOND RIGHT BEHIND ME. WE ARE WAITING FOR MORE OF THE RUNNERS TO BE CROSSING THAT FINISH LINE. BUT I HAVE SOMEBODY VERY SPECIAL HERE. WOW. TELL ME YOUR NAME ONE MORE TIME, LISA HART. AND ABOUT 1635, I DON\u2019T KNOW. I DON\u2019T KNOW THE TIME. WHAT\u2019S THE REAL HEADLINE HERE? YOU CAME IN FIRST LADY. YEAH. I WAS REALLY FORTUNATE. THE GUY THAT WAS JUST BEHIND ME, HE WAS AHEAD BASICALLY TO TWO AND A HALF MILES. AND THEN WE HIT THE LAST HILL AND I JUST KICKED, SO CRUSHED IT. CAN WE HAVE A MOMENT FOR THE WOMEN, PLEASE? A MOMENT FOR THE WOMEN. VERY QUICKLY. I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO SPEAK TO LADIES AT HOME WHO ARE WATCHING THIS SAYING, MAN, I COULD NEVER DO THAT. YOU JUST DID IT BIG. YEAH, I MEAN, I\u2019M A MOM. I\u2019VE GOT TWO LITTLE ONES. I\u2019VE GOT A SIX YEAR OLD AND A FOUR YEAR OLD, AND I ONLY STARTED REALLY COMPETITIVELY RACING ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. SO DEFINITELY DON\u2019T GIVE IT UP. ONCE YOU\u2019VE HAD KIDS LIKE FIGHT, FIGHT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. CONGRATULATIONS. AMAZING TO WATCH. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. WE\u2019RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE ALL THE RUNNERS THAT ARE CROSSING THE FINISH LINE HERE BEHIND ME. WHAT AN ELECTRIC MORNING OUT HERE AT LAKE EOLA. BACK TO YOU. OH THAT IS INCREDIBLE. YES I SAW SHE WAS JUST BEHIND A GENTLEMAN AT MILE TWO. IT SOUNDS LIKE SHE PUT IT INTO ACTION, TURNED UP THE GAS AND THEN WENT THROUGH THE FINISH LINE. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FIRST WINNER RIGHT THERE. NOW LET\u2019S GET OVER TO STEWART MOORE WHO\u2019S BEEN ALONG THE ROUTE AS WELL. STU, WHAT\u2019S GOING ON? WHERE YOU\u2019RE AT? HANG TIGHT. MIKE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, LINDSEY. WE HAD A LITTLE INTERFERENCE WITH MY ISSUE, BUT I GOT SOMEBODY THIS BRIGHT SPIRIT RIGHT HERE. ALL THE STATIC ELECTRICITY. MEREDITH. YOU GOT THE KICK OFF THE RACE. HOW AWESOME WAS THAT? I KNOW THAT WAS KIND OF UNEXPECTED. I KNEW I WAS GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT SHARE YOUR CHRISTMAS AND OUR 40TH ANNUAL AND, YOU KNOW, OUR WESH INITIATIVE. AND THEN LIKE, OH, YOU\u2019RE THE YOU\u2019RE THE RACE STARTER. I WAS LIKE, OKAY, LET\u2019S DO THIS. SO LIKE, GIVE ME THAT BLOWHORN NOW 321. RIGHT. HOW\u2019S THE ENERGY OUT HERE TODAY? IT\u2019S GREAT. IT\u2019S SO MUCH FUN. MY HUBBY\u2019S HERE. ALL MY KIDS ARE HERE. WE\u2019RE JUST HAVING A GOOD TIME. LIKE IT\u2019S SO NICE TO BE HERE. IT\u2019S THE HOLIDAY SEASON THE COMMUNITY AND JUST TO BE PART OF IT. AND BENEFICIARIES TOO. IT\u2019S AWESOME FOR SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK, THE WHOLE MEREDITH MCDONOUGH FAMILY, ALL SUPERSTARS, ALL AMAZING PEOPLE ON AND OFF CAMERA. I\u2019M NOT GOING TO MESS UP YOUR PACE ANYMORE. NO, GET OUT OF HERE. I WAS SAYING, BECAUSE I KNOW THIS GUY IS A FLORIDA STATE GUY, BUT ONE OF MY KIDS HAD ON A FLORIDA STATE SHIRT BUT JUST TOOK IT OFF. THAT\u2019S WHY. THAT\u2019S WHY HE\u2019S IN THE LEAD. GO GET HIM. GO GET HIM, GUYS. THE ENERGY HERE IS STILL PUMPING, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THE LAST OF THE RUNNERS WHO ARE STARTING TO TACKLE THIS ONE MILE PART OF THE RACE, THE LAST OF THE RUNNERS. THE LAST OF THE RUNNERS. YEAH, HERE WE GO. HE\u2019S RUNNING AGAIN. THE FUN HAS BEEN HAPPENING OUT HERE, THOUGH, BECAUSE THE DJ BOOTH IS ABOUT A QUARTER MILE UP FROM WHERE I AM. AND THEN PEOPLE RUN AROUND THE CORNER AND THAT\u2019S WHERE YOU\u2019LL FIND MICHELLE. BUT LINDSAY, THINGS HAVE BEEN GREAT OUT HERE ALL MORNING LONG. BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO. LOVE THE ENERGY. SPEAKING OF MICHELLE, SHE\u2019S OVER AT MILE TWO, SO LET\u2019S CHECK IN WITH MICHELLE IMPERATO, WHO YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREAT. OH, YEAH. HEY GUYS, WE ARE WATCHING THE RUNNERS AS THEY COME BY MILE TWO. ME AND THE GRINCH. GRINCH. HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL TO SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE WITH HOLIDAY CHEER? NASTY, TIRED AND I WANT TO GO HOME. WHAT? YEAH. YOU SEE WHAT THEY\u2019RE DOING? THEY\u2019RE RUNNING. MAN. NO, PEOPLE LOVE YOU. I KNOW, AND THAT\u2019S THE SCARY PART. I DON\u2019T LOVE PEOPLE. IS YOUR HEART NOT GROWING WITH ALL OF THIS? IT\u2019S. IT\u2019S GOT ABOUT A HALF A SIZE. HALF A SIZE. THAT\u2019S. BUT, YOU KNOW, I GOT TO SEE MORE OF THE RUNNERS. I GOT TO SEE HOW IT WORKS. DO YOU APPRECIATE THAT THEY\u2019RE HECKLING YOU BACK? I DO, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY CAN KEEP UP WITH ME, THAT MEANS THAT SAYS A LOT. LET ME HEAR YOUR CHEER. MY BEST CHEER. YOU DON\u2019T GOT IT. YEAH. YOU KNOW, DON\u2019T GOT IT. YOU WILL FALL. YEAH, YOU WILL FALL. I LIKE THAT, I LOVE IT, GRINCH. YOU HAVE BEEN A HIGHLIGHT OF THIS RACE. I GOT TO TELL YOU, EVEN IF YOU DON\u2019T WANT TO BE, I KNOW I HAVE BEEN, I KNOW I\u2019M NUMBER ONE. MARCY. WE HAVE BEEN SEEING ALL OF THESE PEOPLE COME BY HERE. OUR PRODUCER IS IN THE BOOTH. MARCY, I SAW YOUR HUSBAND RUN BY JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO. WE SAW OUR CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER, PETE DELLIS. HE ALSO RAN BY US. SO WE\u2019RE SEEING A LOT OF FRIENDS THAT WE KNOW WHO ARE RUNNING THIS RACE. AND I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MY SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE ALSO ON THIS RACE ROUTE SOMEWHERE. I HAVEN\u2019T SEEN THEM YET, BUT. HI, SIR. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. HEY, WE\u2019RE LIVE ON TV RIGHT NOW. WHAT\u2019S YOUR NAME? MY NAME IS LARRY. LARRY? YEAH. WE\u2019RE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO MY GRANDSON, HOLDEN. I DON\u2019T KNOW IF HE\u2019S UP WATCHING, BUT. HEY, BUDDY, I LOVE YOU. AND I\u2019LL GET YOU ON THE NEXT TO THAT CAMERA RIGHT THERE. SAY HI. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, HELLO. FROM MILE MARKER TWO. COME BY, TAKE A GRINCHY WITH THE GRINCH.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Runners fill the streets of downtown Orlando for the Lake Eola 5K<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 4:23 PM EST Dec 7, 2025\n\t\t<\/p>\n