25 Celebrities Who’ve Run a Marathon

Here’s the result – CRN’s list of 25 Celebrities Who’ve Run a Marathon.

Celebrities Marathoners
	Meredith Baxter, Family Ties, New York City Marathon Joan ran her marathon in a very respectable 4:08:30. She’s gotta be a lot of people’s favorite TV moms. I think only Mrs. Cunningham from Happy Days is higher on my list. I think I like Joan even more than Mrs. C. now!
	William Baldwin, New York City Marathon In acting, he’s always been overshadowed by his brother Alec. But not as an athlete – this guy can really run. His 3:24:29 finish shows real talent!
	Anthony Edwards, Chicago Marathon A girl I once dated said I looked like Anthony. I guess that’s better than what some of my friends have said – that I look like Monty Burns. At any rate, Anthony Edward’s time of 3:55:40 is pretty darn good.
	David James Elliott, JAG, Boston Marathon This Canadian star of JAG with his buff body looks like he should have run faster than 4:57:23. What do you think?
	Will Ferrell, Boston Marathon He’s funny and fit. With a finish time of 3:56:12, Will Ferrell is a-ok in my books.
	Mario López, Saved by the Bell, Boston Marathon With a 5:41:41 finish time, I’m thinkin’ Mario was getting stopped along the way by a lot of female admirers – especially if he was runningwithout a shirt.
	Joan Van Ark, Santa Ana 1979 Ya know, I always hated Joan Van Ark. Knot’s Landing and her character in particular drove me crazy. I dunno, maybe it’s a guy thing? Anyway, I have to say that, with a finish time of 3:35:00, I may have to change my assessment of Joan because she obviously rocks.
	Peter Weller, New York City Marathon Showing machine-like determination, the Robocop himself got it done in 3:51:26.
	Freddie Prinze, Jr., Los Angeles Marathon Ok, he’s young, he’s buff. What’s up with the 5:50:49? Freddy, stop stoppin’ for the girls and show us what you can do!
TV Personality Marathoners
	Danni Boatwright, Winner: Survivor: Guatemala, Nashville Country Music Marathon I’m thinking I might have to find Survivor Guatemala on DVD. Danni did Nashville in 4:23:24.
	Lisa Ling, formerly of The View, Boston Marathon I hate The View (must be another guy thing) but I like Lisa. 4:34:18
	Oprah Winfrey, Marine Corps Marathon CRNs Anne wrote about Oprah’s influence on marathoners here. Whatever you think about Oprah, you have to hand it to her – she followed through on her program, met her goal and inspired a generation to get off the couch. 4:29:20
Musician Marathoners
	P. Diddy (Sean Combs), New York City Marathon P. Diddy’s goal was to beat Oprah and he had his Victory with a time of 4:14:54. Not bad. Not bad at all.
	David Lee Roth, former lead singer of Van Halen, New York City Marathon David Lee Roth was my high school hero. I don’t know if I’ll ever forgive Eddie, Alex and Michael for dumping him from Van Halen. About his 6:04:43 finishing time? I pretty much guarantee he stopped to grope flirt with every girl along the way.
	Björn Ulvaeus, former member of Swedish bandABBA, Stockholm Marathon. Those Swedes have always had a reputation for being fit. ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus is an obviously perfect example. Wow! Color me impressed. 3:23:54! I wonder if his mother knows?
Athlete Marathoners
	Lance Armstrong, Seven-time Tour de Francechampion and triathlete, New York City Marathon Well, way too much has been written aboutLance’s marathon debut. Anyone who can run a 2:59:36 is a pretty damn good runner in most people’s books. It remains to be seen just how good Lance can get. I guess we’ll get an idea when he runs his next marathon.
	Kerri Strug, Gymnast, Houston Marathon. Who could forget Kerri’s unbelievable display of courage and determination when she finished her Olympic gymnastics routine on a busted up ankle? With that kind of courage she’s obviously made for marathons and 4:12:06 ain’t nothing to sneeze at.
	Lynn Swann, former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, New York City Lynn Swann was a true football great. What I like about his finishing time is it shows that great athletic achievement in one sport doesn’t necessarily equal greatness in another. His 4:26:21 finish = good but not great.
Politician Marathoners
	George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, Houston Marathon His 3:44:52 included the time he spent on the course searching for weapons of mass destruction – imagine if he’d just ran the damn thing.
	Michael Dukakis, Former Governor ofMassachusetts, Boston Marathon I always thought he was kind of dweeby but, with a 3:31:00 finish time, there’s obviously more to him than meets the eye.
	John Edwards, Former United States Senator,Marine Corps Marathon Two politicians in a row in the 3:30s. John Edwards is a pretty good runner. I wonder if politicians make good runners because of the strong strong will and determination they develop from fighting all those long political battles? 3:30:18
	Al Gore, Vice President of the United States at the time, Marine Corps Marathon Gore’s 4:58:25 isn’t very fast but at least he left a small environmental footprint while running it.
	Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia,Malokarpatsky Marathon 2:54:57! Wow! Mikulas is not just a runner – he’s an avid runner. With 13 marathons and a PR of 2:54:57, the Prime Minister of Slovakia puts his nation into Superpower status among all the other politicians. Not only that, he’s the fastest runner on this whole list – he even kicked Lance’s butt!
Model Marathoners
	Kim Alexis, model, New York City Marathon Kim finished in 3:52:00. Ya know, I’ve always wanted to be a pace bunny for the 3:52:00 New York Marathon pace group.
	Ali Landry, model, Boston Marathon Ya know, I’ve also always wanted to be a pace bunny for the 5:41:41 Boston Marathon pace group.