Celebrities Who Have Run Marathons: See Their Finish Times

From the tortoises to the hares! Celebrities, together with Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Hart, have gone the space and accomplished 26.2-mile races.

After witnessing the New York Metropolis Marathon as a spectator, Reynolds determined to present it a go in 2008. Forward of his first huge race, he penned an essay for the Huffington Submit, and utilizing humor described why he selected to run.

“Each different day I prepare. I run like a bastard all morning. Not for the reason that discovery of Junior Excessive Faculty has a torture been so efficient,” he wrote in November 2008. “Why on earth would I willfully do that? Let it’s recognized on the outset, I’m not a runner. I’m a operating joke. Waking up at 4:30 a.m. and jogging wherever from 11 to 23 miles has been nothing wanting horrifying.”

The Inexperienced Lantern actor continued: “Though, I’ve by no means given start to knowledgeable basketball participant by way of one in all my tear ducts, I can’t think about a worse method to begin the day. Conversely, some folks have actual issues. I digress …”

Reynolds defined that he willingly signed up for the occasion after assembly Michael J. Fox and noticed his “overwhelming energy” firsthand. The Canadian actor, who earned cash for Parkinson’s Illness analysis together with his run, famous that his father’s wrestle with Parkinson’s Illness was additionally a part of the push to do a marathon.

Bachelorette alum Tayshia Adams, then again, selected to start out operating once more amid the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 after a automobile accident in faculty left her with a pelvic damage that affected her skill to run.

She revealed in Could 2021 that her preliminary aim was to run a half marathon for her thirtieth birthday, however that was placed on maintain when she went on the ABC relationship sequence. After getting engaged to Zac Clark throughout her season, she joined him on the jogging prepare in January 2021. (The twosome break up in November 2021, weeks after finishing the NYC marathon.)

“I can’t really feel my face after I’m with you🎶🥰… however for actual it’s too chilly pls ship assist!!” she joked by way of Instagram after operating the New York Highway Runners’ Digital Decision 5K for charity together with her fiancé. “Guess it’s formally time to get again into operating! First run within the metropolis within the books!”

Scroll right down to see which different well-known faces have run marathons or half marathons — and learn the way lengthy it took them to complete: