Celebrity runners, from Harry Styles to Cynthia Erivo, Luke MacFarlane
May 8, 2026, 2:41 p.m. ET

Each have their own reasons for training for and running 26.2 miles. Here are some celebrities who have gone the distance.
Harry Styles ran 2 hours 59 minutes and 13 seconds at the recent BMW Berlin-Marathon on Sept. 21, 2025.
© SPORTOGRAFHarry Styles ran 2 hours 59 minutes and 13 seconds at the recent BMW Berlin-Marathon on Sept. 21, 2025.

Cynthia Erivo completed the 2022 TCS London Marathon on Oct. 2, 2022, with a time of 3 hours 35 minutes and 36 seconds. She also ran the NYC marathon in under 4 hours.
Jeff Spicer, Jeff Spicer/Getty ImagesCanadian actor Luke Macfarlane, right, and his partner, alpine skier Hig Roberts, ran the 2026 TCS London Marathon on April 26, 2026.
The "Brothers & Sisters" and "Killjoys" actor and Roberts ran in support of the type 1 diabetes research organization Breakthrough T1D. Macfarlane ran just under 5 hours.
Breakthrough T1DThe "Brothers & Sisters" and "Killjoys" actor and Roberts ran in support of the type 1 diabetes research organization Breakthrough T1D. Macfarlane ran just under 5 hours.

Oprah Winfrey ran her first marathon at the Marine Corps. Marathon in Washington D.C. on Oct. 23, 1994. The 40-year-old ran it in 4 hours 29 minutes and 20 seconds in wet conditions.
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Actor Ashton Kutcher crossed the finish line at the New York City Marathon with Andrew Harding Nov. 6, 2022. He ran a 8:56 per mile pace to finish with a time of 3 hours 54 minutes and 1 second.
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Singer Alicia Keys (C) tackled the TCS New York City Marathon in New York on Nov. 1, 2015 to raise funds for her Keep a Child Alive charity organization. Her finish time was 5 hours 50 minutes and 52 seconds.
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Yaniv "Nev" Schulman celebrated as he crosses the finish line during the 2021 TCS New York City Marathon in Central Park on Nov. 7, 2021. Nev finished with a time of 3 hours 22 minutes and 43 seconds, about a 7:44 per mile pace.
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Katie Holmes crossed the finish line of the New York City Marathon in New York Nov. 4, 2007 with a time of 5 hours 29 minutes 58 seconds.
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Kevin Hart (with race director Peter Ciaccia) finished the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon in 4 hours 5 minutes and 6 seconds.
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"Orange Is the New Black" star Uzo Aduba ran the 2015 Boston Marathon to support Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on April 20, 2015 in Boston, Mass. The Boston-area native joined Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge (DFMC) team to raise funds for cancer research and finished with a time of 5 hours 3 minutes and 24 seconds. She was a sprinter at Boston University.
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Amy Robach (left) and T. J. Holmes spent St. Patrick's Day participating in the 2024 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon in New York City. Amy and T.J. finished this race with a time of 1 hour 57 minutes and have run multiple marathons together.
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Gordon Ramsay completed the Virgin London Marathon on April 22, 2012, in 4 hours 26 minutes.
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Valerie Bertinelli completed the Boston Marathon four days before her 50th birthday April 19, 2010 in Boston. The actress ran the prestigious race to raise funds and awareness for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Her finishing time was 5 hours 14 minutes and 37 seconds.
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Chelsea Clinton celebrated her finish time of 4 hours 20 minutes and 34 seconds at the TCS 2022 New York City Marathon on Nov. 6, 2022. According to New York Road Runners, she has run the marathon three times; her fastest was 3 hours 45 minutes 51 seconds.
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"Hamilton" star Anthony Ramos ran the TCS New York City Marathon on Nov. 2, 2025, in 4 hours, 44 minutes and 31 seconds.
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Actor Randall Park ran the TCS New York City Marathon on Nov. 3, 2024, in 4 hours, 16 minutes and 18 seconds.
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Christy Turlington Burns crossed the finish line at the London Marathon April 26, 2015, with a time of 3 hours 46 minutes and 45 seconds. She raced to raise funds for Every Mother Counts, her non-profit to help make pregnancy and child birth safer.
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"Sinners" actor Jack O'Connell hit the ground running at the 2026 London Marathon. The Irish actor ran in support of Alzheimer's Research UK. He ran in over 4 and half hours.
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Rapper N.O.R.E. ran the 2025 New York City Marathon in 5 hours, 10 minutes and 21 seconds. He followed with the United Airlines NYC Half in March, running in 2 hours, 15 minutes and 38 seconds.
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"Summer House" star Carl Radke ran the 2025 New York City Marathon in 4 hours, 4 minutes and 25 seconds.
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Natalie Dormer completed the Virgin London Marathon on April 24, 2016, with a time of 3 hours 51 minutes and 21 seconds – slightly slower than her 2014 race.
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Teri Hatcher posed before the New York City Marathon on Nov. 2, 2014. She ran the race in 5 hours 6 minutes and 42 seconds. She ran again in 2018 with her daughter Emerson Denny to raise money for Save the Children.
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English actor Samantha Spiro, known for "Sex Education" and "Game of Thrones," also ran for the organization Alzheimer's Research UK. She ran just over 5 hours.
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