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title: "7 Celebs That'll Inspire You to Start Running ..."
description: "Uzo Aduba; Pamela Anderson; Teri Hatcher; Katie Holmes; Christy Turlington Burns; More ..."
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last_updated: "2026-06-07"
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# 7 Celebs That'll Inspire You to Start Running ...

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

![Uzo Aduba](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/jh/xt/g7v57otg5608969d18585371720572_579x669.jpg)

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!

## 2. Pamela Anderson

![Pamela Anderson](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/e7/at/d449dpmf5608964c89216502538836_600x800.jpg)

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

![Teri Hatcher](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/wq/bg/dakw58ia560896b89fdd3471894613_600x800.jpg)

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

![Katie Holmes](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/np/xa/d4l0awrf560897152b8be001096203_500x771.jpg)

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

![Christy Turlington Burns](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/fi/s4/uuq8rw1g560897408565a521485929_600x900.jpg)

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

![Valerie Bertinelli](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/fj/z9/a6pyvd8z5608976bef2a3896814620_575x578.jpg)

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

![Veronica Webb](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/hc/o9/xali60jk560897b607bdc744539571_600x832.jpg)

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!

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