If you need a little inspiration to start (or keep) running, maybe this short list of our favorite celebs who've actually completed full marathons can help! If they can do it, so can you!
1 Uzo Aduba
With a mantra of "just keep going," this Orange is the New Black mega-star completed the 2015 Boston Marathon in just over five hours. Impressive!
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2 Pamela Anderson
She can do a lot more than just run on a beach in a red swimsuit: this vegan babe and Hep C survivor ran the 2013 NYC marathon in 5 hours, 41 minutes. Way to go!
3 Teri Hatcher
Though in an interview with Women's Running Magazine before her 2014 NYC Marathon that she was "nervous," she ran the race in just over 5 hours.
4 Katie Holmes
Is there anything this lovely actress can't do? Apparently not! She ran the 2007 NYC Marathon in yoga pants, stopped to give hr daughter Suri a quick smooch at mile 23, and still finished in just under five and a half hours.
5 Christy Turlington Burns
Supermodel and superwoman Christy Turlington ran the entire 26.2 miles of the 2011 NYC Marathon in an incredible 3 hours and 46 minutes. She's amazing!
6 Valerie Bertinelli
This fab TV actress ran the 2010 Boston Marathon just a few days before her 50th birthday, and finished in 5 hours and 14 minutes. Hooray!
7 Veronica Webb
She's a model, she's an actress, she's a journalist... and she's a runner! With only 12 weeks to train for the 2009 NYC Marathon, she completed the race in about 5 hours.
See? If they can do it, so can you! Lace up those trainers and go for it, girl!