Edward Norton Was the Speediest Celeb in the New York Marathon

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Edward Norton beat the rest of the red carpet crew this weekend at the New York marathon. The Fight Club actor crossed the finish line after 26.2 miles in 3 hours, 48 minutes and 1 second, beating other stars like Alanis Morissette and ER actor Anthony Edwards.

Edward Norton finished the New York marathon in under 4 hours. (Getty Images)
Edward, 40, described his experience running the race as “phenomenal” and was pleased he had achieved his personal goal of beating former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s 4 hour marathon time.

Edward completed the run to raise money for the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust, which promotes conservation, education and health services in southern Kenya, and he had the opportunity to train with the warriors in Kenya ahead of the marathon.

He said of his training: "I'm often slower than the Maasai, which is to be expected. But then I see something like a lion print, and then suddenly, amazingly, I'm as fast as they are."

The Strokes bassist Nikolai Fraiture also ran, finishing in 4-hours 23-minutes; and he was joined on the finish line by record breaking weight loss queen Tara Costa, star of show The Biggest Loser, who ran the race in the same time. Rumored participants Teri Hatcher and magician David Blaine didn’t run. Terri’s representative had confirmed earlier in the week she was sick with laryngitis.
 
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