I normally do not give a flying crap about celebrity news (but I do watch TMZ because I have 3 degrees of separation from someone who works on the show)
This news got big buzz on Slowtwitch - but people on slowtwitch have a lot of time on their hands. You decide????
Let's face it - celebrities get free rides all the time - Diddy runs New York with pacers and people to wipe his rich ass sweat, Orca (I mean Oprah) runs NY - sure she had bodyguards to push people out of her way, Lance - runs with 3 different pacers and body guards (run with the rest of us commoners!) Katie Holmes runs with an Ipod which is against race rules.
However, should any of these celebrities be allowed in Boston - I say yes as long as they take a charity slot and do not keep a legitimate qualifier from racing. Charity spots have been available for Boston for a long time - nothing new - let her run again and shoot man - get her a decent bra!
I personally would never run Boston without qualifying but I will not judge those that do - they know how they got there and I know how I got there!
Katie Holmes Running Boston Marathon? And Getting Preferential Treatment?
Posted by Sassy Smith
Katie Holmes is reportedly getting set to run another marathon - The Boston Marathon, which takes place April 21st, 2008.
Holmes ran a marathon in New York a few weeks back and is once again wanting to put on her running shoes. Perhaps she'd better put the brakes on for just a moment though.
A source said that the reason Holmes is keen on running is because she wants to better her time [she finished in more than five hours] because it embarrassed her to have such a poor running time. However, if you read the official qualifying rules HERE, based on Katie's age and performance, she wouldn't qualify for the April 2008 marathon. Unless, Katie is really a woman in her 70's. Wow, she looks great for her age!
The source was quoted as saying, "Katie was really embarrassed that her time was so bad on the NY marathon. She wants to improve her time and show that she can do it faster."
Apparently hubby Tom Cruise was being extremely supportive of her running, especially as Scientologists believe that "sweating cleans out the toxins."
That's all well and good but if she "qualifies" to run, then it would appear that someone is pulling strings for her and giving her preferential treatment. Not fair!
2 comments:
Since when is a finish time of 5 hours embarassing? Sure, if Sean finished in 5 hours we'd all wonder why he decided to run the course 3 times before finally crossing the finish line, but for most "normal" folks a 5 hour finish ain't so shabby. I mean, the woman finished - without the sag wagons sweeping her up. If she's not proud of that no time at Boston will help her appreciate what a marathon is all about. But what do I know...I run 5 hour marathons.
I agree with you - but she is katie - a girl that married Tom who used to appear on her wall on a poster :-)
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