Christy Turlington Ran the NYC Marathon, is Beautiful
Good luck @CTurlington in @INGNYCMarathon! Donate to the @everymomcounts team: http://t.co/pSpbOhFJvj #RunEMC pic.twitter.com/zMfEMC1nYl
— Gisele Bündchen (@giseleofficial) November 3, 2013
Christy Turlington had a busy weekend, beyond her typical regimen of effortless beauty with a small serving of general age-defy-ery, she took part in the NYC Marathon (4:20:47) to raise funds for her organization Every Mother Counts. She started training back in August, and slowly increased her mileage week-by-week, until, well, you know, yesterday. “I felt really good all the way through mile 18. At the end of First Avenue, I actually did an interview while running. The journalist ran with me for a few miles. In my mind I had to keep it together through that because the last thing I wanted to do was hit the wall during the interview,” Turlington told Runner’s World. Did she celebrate afterward by enjoying the spreads of pretzels, hot dogs and pastrami sandwiches laid out at at her friend’s apartment? Not a chance. She said hi to the family and then collapsed onto the floor and threw her feet up. ‘Atta girl.