Celebrity Marathoners

It's always fun to compare yourself to celebrities, whether actors, politicians or athletes. Now that you guys are athletes, why not compare yourself to those athletes amongst the celebrities who have taken on the marathon?

In a fun article I found today, Mark Iocchelli researched those celebs that have run 26.2. Wikipedia has done an even more extensive review which you can check here.

Amongst the famous are:
Will Ferrell Boston Marathon 2003 (3:56:12)
Oprah Winfrey Marine Corps Marathon 1994 (4:29:20)
William Baldwin, New York City Marathon 1992 (3:24:29)
Freddie Prinze, Jr. Los Angeles Marathon 2006 (5:50:49)
Sean Combs New York City Marathon 2002 (4:14:54)
David Lee Roth New York City Marathon 1987 (6:04:43)
Pat Tillman Arizona Cardinals Avenue of the Giants_Marathon 2000(3:48)
Lance Armstrong New York City Marathon 2006 (2:59:36)
Michael Waltrip Las Vegas Marathon 2005, Kiawah Island 1999 and Boston 2000
Kyle Petty Las Vegas Marathon 2005 (4:18:34)
George W. Bush Houston Marathon 1993(3:44:52)
John Edwards Marine Corps 1983 (3:30:18)
Al Gore Marine Corps Marathon 1997 (4:58:25)
Mike Huckabee Little Rock Marathon 2005 (4:39:04)

Michael Watson, a former boxer from the UK, ran/walked the London Marathon in 2003. Michael suffered a serious brain injury in a fight with Chris Eubank and went into a coma for 40 days. Over a period of two years he finally began to recover the ability to walk, and finished his marathon in 6 days.

Also Danny Wallace, former Manchester Utd and England International Footballer did the London Marathon in 2006. Danny now suffers from Mutiple Sclerosis and also took 6 days to complete the event.