As in, lace up their sneaks and sweat their way through all 26.2 miles of the TCS New York City Marathon Nov. 1 in the projected 61-degree temps.
"I'm just happy that I get the chance to run and be a part of this and feel the energy of the crowd," he explained in an exclusive interview with E! News, "and for it to be for a good cause just gives me that much more motivation to get it under five."
"It's just giving me all the motivation that I need," Wharton explained. "I can't wait to FaceTime the girls after finishing and just, 'Look at Daddy's medal.'"
He's not the only celeb with heart, though.
"I wanted to focus on something positive," he explained to E! News of attempting the journey for a third time. "It helped me so much to put my mindset, not just on focusing on the surgery, because a lot of it was just out of my hands, and the marathon is something that I can control."
Of course, while New York is the concrete jungle where dreams are made of, it's not the only spot where stars can seek that elusive runner's high.
Harry Styles
The singer was heading in one direction—towards the finish line—at both the 2025 Tokyo Marathon and Berlin Marathon.
Tayshia Adams
"NYC Marathon, round 2!!" the former Bachelorette wrote onInstagramahead of the 2024 race after having run it three years prior with her former fiancéZac Clark. "Bib #38793 in hand and ready for the big day! Can’t wait to see you all cheering out there — I’ll need every bit of that energy!"
Claire Holt
After finishing the 2024 Chicago Marathon,The Originalsstar reflected on her journey."I think one of the most important traits in life is humility, but I’m going to let myself feel proud," she wrote onInstagram. "I woke up at 4am all summer to train for this race. It was really f*cking hard and I asked a lot of my family during those 4 months.""I doubted myself more often than not, and I was sick to my stomach at the thought of letting anyone down," Holt added. "But today I ran a personal best by 19 minutes (3:44:14), 11 months after having my 3rd kid. I did it because of the unbelievable generosity of friends, family and kind-hearted strangers. I did it because you believed in me, and the cause. Together we raised over $100,000 to help Boston Children’s Hospital tackle the mental health crisis. I am so beyond grateful to you all. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart."
Colin Farrell
The Banshees of Inisherinstar ran the 2024 Irish Life Dublin Marathon.
Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes
TheAmy & T.J.podcast hosts flashed their medals after finishing the 2023 New York City Marathon.
Cynthia Erivo
"So I did a thing….26.2miles of a thing…. In 3hrs35 minutes," theWickedstar shared onInstagramafter finishing the 2022 London Marathon. "I’m proud and I’m exhausted and I’m grateful!! X. @londonmarathon was emotional."
Ashton Kutcher
Hello Wisconsin, er, New York! TheThat'70s Showalum celebrated after finishing the NYC Marathon in 2022.
Willie Geist
TheSunday Todayhosthelped raisemore than $400,000 for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Disease while participating in the 2021 New York City Marathon.
Matt James & Tyler Cameron
TheBachelor Nationstars posed for a pic at the finish line of the New York City Marathon with Matt's now-exRachael Kirkconnellin 2021.
Nev Schulman
We're not catfishing you. TheCatfishhost has run several marathons, including the 2019 New York City Marathon.
Andi Dorfman
Though the formerBachelorettetoldPeopleher goal was simply to finish the hilly 26.2-mile course in New York City ("I don't want to be disappointed," she explained of getting her heart set on a specific time) the reality star walked away from the 2019 event with an impressive sub-four-hour finish time.
Kevin Hart
A year after he tackled his first marathon in NYC, the comedian participated in the 2018 Chicago Marathon to raise funds to help send kids to college. "The reason behind this run is simply first and foremost personal greatness, personal achievement but also what I can bring awareness to, what I can raise money for," heshared on Instagram, shouting, "Education!"
Karlie Kloss
For the model, the 2017 New York City Marathon was, "Singlehandedly the hardest thing I've ever done." Still, she crushed the course in four hours, 41 minutes.
Alicia Keys
"One foot in front of the other was my mantra," Alicia posted about finishing the 2015 marathon in the concrete jungle where dreams are made of. (She notched a time of 5:50:52.) And for the Grammy winner, the race was an energizing challenge. "I'm all about breaking mental boundaries," she wrote in aRefinery29blog post, "and training for a marathon falls right into the Jedi mind-training I need."
Natalie Dormer
Though theGame of Thronesstar insisted she didn't care much about her time in the 2016 London Marathon—noting raising upwards of $7,000 for The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's ChildLine service was more important—sheadmitted to reportersshe was "a tiny bit peeved," about her three-hour, 54-minute finish considering it was 24 seconds slower than her 2014 debut.
Uzo Aduba
Runningthe Boston Marathonin 2015 for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, theOrange Is the New Blackstar listened toSara Bareilles' "Brave" in tribute to a friend she lost to the disease. "That was her motivator getting through every single day of treatment, every single round of chemo, that was what she was listening to constantly," she explained. "And I listen to that when I'm training now, and I can hear her telling me, 'Keep going.'"
Ryan Reynolds
Seeing his dad battle Parkinson's disease inspired theDeadpoolactor to run the New York City Marathon in 2008. Finishing in three hours, 50 minutes, he also raised money to help fight the disease by teaming up withMichael J. Fox's Team Fox.
Katie Holmes
After finishing the NYC marathon in 2007, the actressturned up(in heels!) alongside then-husbandTom Cruisefor hisLions for Lambspremiere.
Will Ferrell
"Running a marathon is not a question ofwhetherit will be painful, butwhenit will be painful," the actor said after finishing his third marathon—Boston's 2003 race—in less than four hours. He laternoted toPodium Runnerthat people "are terribly underwhelmed when they recognize me in a race. There's nothing funny going on. It's just a lot of silence and pain."
Oprah Winfrey
After vowing to take on a marathon before she turned 40, the queen of daytime television ran 26.2 miles in Washington, D.C. in 1994. In the pouring rain. As twoNational Enquirerreporters tagged alongtracking her every move. She finished in an impressive four hours, 29 minutes.
George W. Bush
Having kept up with the sport long after he ran the Houston course in 1993, Bush accepted few excuses from people who said they simply couldn't squeeze a workout in."I believe anyone can make the time [to run]," he toldRunner's Worldduring his term. "As a matter of fact, I don't believe it—I know it. If the President of the United States can make the time, anyone can."
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