Our Story
We began our runDisney journey at Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend 2020, and have since participated in over 30 runDisney races through multiple challenges across a variety of race weekends. At each of these races, race announcers play a major part in preparation, excitement, and ultimately celebration on race day. One race announcer in particular, John Pelkey, kept us laughing from corral to finish line with his relatable personality, quick wit, self deprecating humor, and admission of inexperience in running races. So naturally, we named our Club after him! The Pelkey Running Club was founded during the 2024 Walt Disney World Princess Half Marathon Weekend and exists to build community, encourage others, and remind ourselves to just have fun.
Since our founding, we've built a membership of over 1,500 athletes across the US, Canada, South Africa, and the UK! Our gear has traveled all over the world with our signature item, The Hat, having been to all seven continents thanks to some of our adventurous members. We're excited about the future of our club and can't wait to see everyone next season!