8 celebrities who will run the New York City Marathon
See the big names who plan on running the New York City Marathon, the world's largest 42.2K
Among the tens of thousands of runners who make the New York City Marathon the largest in the world will be some notable names outside of the athletics community. American actor and comedian Kevin Hart, who says he’s inspired by Eliud Kipchoge’s 2:00:25 marathon in May, is one of the many notables in the field.
RELATED: See the big names who ran the 2016 New York City Marathon.
The point-to-point New York City Marathon, put on by the New York Road Runners, takes place Nov. 5. The final of the calendar year’s World Marathon Majors featured more than 51,350 finishers in 2016.
See a few of the notable names who are expected to run NYC in 2017.
Karlie Kloss – American fashion model, former Victoria’s Secret Angel
NYC marathon, let's do this @adidaswomen by @StellaMcCartney #aSMC ??♀Supporting a very special charity… ? pic.twitter.com/MBixF1XPiD
— Karlie Kloss (@karliekloss) July 17, 2017
Kevin Hart – American actor, comedian, writer, and producer
https://www.instagram.com/p/BXLYEsSjFu5/
Prince Royce – American singer-songwriter
Happy to announce that I'll be running the @nycmarathon to raise funds for @nkf & @Changeforkids #PrinceRoyceRunsNYC https://t.co/VHwe6xQDq1 pic.twitter.com/BUIPzA0Aks
— Prince Royce (@PrinceRoyce) July 13, 2017
Kathrine Switzer– Women’s running pioneer
So excited to run the 5 boroughs in the @nycmarathon! When I won it in 1974, it was in Central Park. @261Fearless https://t.co/m5KEIr4zRL
— Kathrine Switzer (@KVSwitzer) July 26, 2017
Carole Radziwill – American journalist
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWGN9w-F5wj/
Richard Blais – Chef
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba4B94DAWm0/
Daniel Humm – Chef
https://www.instagram.com/p/BaRxAWjlw6Q/
Tiki Barber – Former National Football League running back
https://www.instagram.com/p/BVDC37lFulx/
Another popular New York City resident who is into running, and who has completed the New York City Marathon in the past, is YouTuber Casey Neistat. He won’t be racing NYC.
lemme know if you need any training tips @KevinHart4real https://t.co/4eUUFPVRTa
— Casey Neistat (@Casey) July 30, 2017
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