Holmes ran the race

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Where credit is due: OK! is reporting that Katie Holmes ran the entire 26-mile New York City Marathon yesterday. She reportedly finished the race in 5 hours, 29 minutes and 58 seconds. Hats off, show of respect, eat my words.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on November 5, 2007 at 8:22 AM

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thevisceral says ...

She would've run much faster, but they told her Tom was waiting for her at the finish line.

Posted by thevisceral at November 5, 2007 8:30 AM

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Bocephus says ...

No, they told her that if she made it to the end she would finally be free.

Posted by Bocephus at November 5, 2007 8:53 AM

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the king says ...

She must have channelled her husband in the thousands of running scenes he's done.

Posted by the king at November 5, 2007 9:24 AM

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arch451 says ...

"Katie Holmes ran the entire 26-mile New York City Marathon yesterday."

No, she didn't. If she ran the entire 26 miles she wouldn't have had such a horrible time. She walked a significant amount of time.

Posted by arch451 at November 5, 2007 9:51 AM

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jbf81 says ...

No, she didn't. If she ran the entire 26 miles she wouldn't have had such a horrible time. She walked a significant amount of time.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

have YOU ever run a marathon? I didnt and I dont care if it take a person 10 hours to finish, it still is a fantastic thing.

Posted by jbf81 at November 5, 2007 10:31 AM

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DarthCorleone says ...

I told y'all she was a runner. I'll bet she spends a lot of time on the treadmill behind those anti-paparazzi walls.

Posted by DarthCorleone at November 5, 2007 10:59 AM

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OddDuck says ...

"I dont care if it take a person 10 hours to finish, it still is a fantastic thing."

That's true, of course. It's also true that for a fit woman under 30 who has ostensibly trained some for the race, her time SUCKS. My aunt who is a fit but by no means extraordinarily athletic 52 year old finished her first marathon in 4:15.

Posted by OddDuck at November 5, 2007 11:26 AM

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D.Z. says ...

More importantly, do they have footage of her running in slow motion?

Posted by D.Z. at November 5, 2007 1:57 PM

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Ishmael says ...

With a time like that any footage would appear to be in slow motion.

She didn't run the marathon. She briskly walked it.

I'm sure to many people walking that distance is an accomplishment, but don't call it a run. It's insulting to the people who actually make an effort to prepare properly for such an event.

Posted by Ishmael at November 5, 2007 4:07 PM

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Sean says ...

Ish -

The "marathon" aspect comes from the length, not the speed, and that length is the impressive aspect of marathon racing. Split hairs all you want, but she *finished* the marathon, and that does take an effort of preparation.

Posted by Sean at November 5, 2007 5:06 PM

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