Famous People Who've Run Marathons

Posted on the Runningroom web site by Canadian_canuck:

Actors

* Sean Astin, Los Angeles Marathon 2010 (5:16:12)
* Meredith Baxter, Family Ties, New York City Marathon 1982 (4:08:30)
* Scott Bakula, Rock 'n' Roll Marathon 2004 (4:08:34) Los Angeles Marathon 2005 (4:10:21)
* William Baldwin, New York City Marathon 1992 (3:24:29)
* Valerie Bertinelli, Boston Marathon 2010 (5:14:37)
* Anthony Edwards, Chicago Marathon 2003 (3:55:40)
* David James Elliott, JAG, Boston Marathon 2000 (4:57:23)
* Will Ferrell, Boston Marathon 2003 (3:56:12)
* Katie Holmes, New York City Marathon 2007 (5:29:5
* John Keston, Twin Cities Marathon 1996 (3:00:5
* Shia LaBeouf, Los Angeles Marathon 2010 (4:35:31)
* Mario López, Saved by the Bell, Boston Marathon 2002 (5:41:41)
* Edward Norton, New York City Marathon 2009 (3:48:01)
* Ryan Reynolds, New York City Marathon 2008 (3:50:22)
* Joan Van Ark, Santa Ana/Orange Marathon 1979 (3:35:00)
* Peter Weller, New York City Marathon 1988 (3:51:26)

[edit] Television personalities

* Andy Baldwin, Marine Corps Marathon 2008 (3:47:1
* Danni Boatwright, Winner: Survivor: Guatemala, Nashville Country Music Marathon 2003 (4:23:24)
* Dana Carvey, Ocean to Bay Marathon 1972 (3:04:21)
* Charlie Gibson, Marine Corps Marathon 1983 (3:43:24)
* Amanda Holden, London Marathon 2008 (4:13:22)
* Ted Koppel, Marine Corps Marathon
* Lisa Ling, formerly of The View, Boston Marathon 2002 (4:34:1
* Freddie Prinze, Jr., Los Angeles Marathon 2006 (5:50:49)
* Gordon Ramsay, London Marathon 2009 (4:05:02) and several more
* Bill Rancic, Winner: The Apprentice (Season 1), Chicago Marathon 2001 (4:31:31)
* Eddie Izzard, comedian and actor (The Riches, Velvet Goldmine), a series of 43 marathons around the United Kingdom in 51 days in 2009 (personal best time was in the 43rd marathon, 5:00:30)
* Oprah Winfrey, Marine Corps Marathon 1994 (4:29:20)

[edit] Musicians

* Sean Combs, New York City Marathon 2002 (4:14:54)
* Nick Hexum, Vocalist from 311, Los Angeles Marathon 2006 (5:29:44) and 2007 (5:39:?)
* Dexter Holland, Vocalist from The Offspring, Los Angeles Marathon (5:09:?)
* Ronan Keating, Pop artist who had hits with Boyzone and as a solo artist, London Marathon 2008 (3:59:33)
* Kirka, popular Finnish singer, Stockholm Marathon 2004 (4:43:42)
* Mike Malinin, Goo Goo Dolls, Rock 'n' Roll Marathon 2004 (5:07:53) Mike stopped and briefly played drums with all 26 bands on the course. His best time is actually 3:23:56 posted at the 2000 Chronicle Marathon in San Francisco.
* Alanis Morissette, Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress, Bizz Johnson Trail Marathon 2009 (4:17:03) and New York City Marathon 2009 (4:28:45)[1]
* Joe Strummer, guitarist and singer of The Clash, London Marathon 1981, 1983; Paris Marathon 1982 (allegedly 3:20:?)
* Jake Shimabukuro, Ukulele virtuoso, Honolulu Marathon 2006 (5:24:29)
* Björn Ulvaeus, former member of Swedish band ABBA, Stockholm Marathon 1980, (3:23:54)

[edit] Athletes

* Rolf Aldag, former professional road bicycle racer, Hamburg Marathon 2006 (2:42:54)
* Lance Armstrong, Seven-time Tour de France champion and triathlete, New York City Marathon 2006 (2:59:36) and 2007 (2:46:42). Boston Marathon 2008 2:50:58.
* Chris Boardman, former professional cyclist, London Marathon 2009 (3:19:27)
* James Cracknell, Former British Olympic rower, London Marathon 2008 (2:59)
* Roger Craig, Former San Francisco 49ers Running Back, Chicago 2004 (3:54:00)
* Laurent Jalabert, former professional cyclist, New York Marathon 2005 (2:55:39), Barcelona Marathon 2007 (2:45:52)
* Justin Leonard, Golfer, White Rock/Dallas 2001 (3:54:40)
* Leontien van Moorsel, former professional road bicycle racer and 4 times Olympic Champion, Rotterdam Marathon 2008 (3:28:57)
* Abraham Olano, former professional road bicycle racer, San Sebastian Marathon 2006 (2:39:19)
* Kerri Strug, Gymnast, Houston Marathon 1999 (4:12:06)
* Lynn Swann, former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, New York City 1993 (4:26:21)
* Pat Tillman, Former Arizona Cardinals safety, Avenue of The Giants Marathon 2000 (3:4

[edit] Politicians

* George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, Houston Marathon 1993 (3:44:52)
* Dominique de Villepin (French Prime Minister 2005-2007), Marathon de l'Essonne 1980 (2:57:06)
* Michael Dukakis, Former Governor of Massachusetts, Boston Marathon 1951 (3:31:00)
* L. Paul Bremer, Former head of the Iraq Coalition Provisional Authority, Boston Marathon (3:00:34)
* Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia, Malokarpatsky Marathon 1986 (2:54:57)
* John Edwards, Former United States Senator, Marine Corps Marathon 1983 (3:30:1
* Joschka Fischer, Former German Foreign Minister, Berlin Marathon 2000 (3:41:36) and New York Marathon (1999)
* Bill Frist, Former United States Senate Majority Leader, Marine Corps Marathon 1997 (4:54:36)
* Al Gore, Vice President of the United States at the time, Marine Corps Marathon 1997 (4:58:25)
* Mike Huckabee, Governor of Arkansas, Little Rock Marathon 2005 (4:39:04)
* Jörg Haider, Austrian politician and leader of Freedom Party, New York Marathon 1999 (3:52:??)
* Eduardo Maruri, Ecuadorian Assembly Member and leader of A New Option, Guayaquil Marathon 2005 (3:59:03)
* Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, Humpy's Marathon 2005 (3:59:36)
* Matthew Parris, Former UK Conservative Politician, London Marathon (2:32:57)
* Tom Vilsack, Governor of Iowa, Little Rock Marathon 2005 (5:28:39)
* Willem Alexander, Crown Prince of The Netherlands, New York Marathon 1992 (4:27:00)

[edit] Writers

* Abdelkader Benali, Moroccan-Dutch writer, Rotterdam Marathon 2006 (2:52:19). He wrote one of his literary works (the novel "Marathon Walker") about his failed attempt to beat this PB at the 2006 Amsterdam Marathon (3:02:40).
* Benjamin Cheever, American writer.
* Haruki Murakami, Japanese Author, New York City Marathon 1991 (3:31:26), and also 1998, 2000 and 2005, and has also completed an ultramarathon (100 kms).
* Günter Wallraff, German writer and undercover journalist, Frankfurt Marathon 1983 (2:50:14) [1].

[edit] Other

* Kim Alexis, model, New York City Marathon 1992 (3:52:00)
* Beth Ostrosky, model, New York City Marathon 2008 (4:15:39)
* Hamish Blake, Australian comedian, who set out to beat the time of fellow marathoner Katie Holmes, and succeeded with a time of 5:25:00.[2]
* Alastair Campbell, Communications Director to Tony Blair, London Marathon 2003 (3:53:45)
* Christer Fuglesang, astronaut, Stockholm Marathon 1987 (3:15:05), and also 1985, 1986 and 2007.
* Joshua Holmes, founder/publisher Bumpshack.com, international model, Tucson Marathon 2005 (3:22:39) (Ran the San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in 2004 as well.)
* Paul Kligerman, participant in the 7 Up series (???)
* Heikki Kovalainen, ING Renault F1 driver, ING New York City Marathon, 2007 (3:36:56)
* Ali Landry, model, Boston Marathon 2002 (5:41:41)
* Kyle Petty, NASCAR Nextel Cup driver, Las Vegas Marathon January 2005 (4:18:34)
* Volker Schlöndorff, German film-maker, Paris Marathon 2008 (4:33:22)
* Clarence Thomas, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Marine Corps Marathon (3:11:xx) 1979
* Jarno Trulli, Formula One Driver, New York City Marathon 2000 (4:02:21)
* Alan Turing, mathematician and cryptologist, Leicestershire Amateur Athletic Championships Marathon 1947 (2:46:03) [3]
* Michael Waltrip, 2001 and 2003 Daytona 500 champion, fastest career Las Vegas Marathon January 2005 (3:59:23) (Has run the Kiawah Island Marathon in 1999 and Boston Marathon in 2000.)
* Dimitrion Yordanidis, Guinness World record holder for being the oldest man (age 9 to participate in a marathon