Dylan Efron, Carl Radke & More Celebs to Root for in the NYC Marathon

Why Joe Amabile Is Running NYC Marathon Just 3 Months After Brain SurgeryCount Traitors' Dylan Efron, Summer House's Carl Radke, Dance Moms alum Chloé Lukasiak and actress Jennifer Connelly among those ready to run this town. 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. Not that The Challenge star Cory Wharton wasn't already feeling the heat, teaming up with The Children's Heart Foundation for the New York Road Runners race despite having run little more than an hour at a time. "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." And T.J. Lavin will be pleased to know there's no quit in the reality star, inspired to raise funds for those battling heart conditions like his 4-year-old daughter Maya. "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. The Bachelorette alum Joe Amabile will be gutting out the run a mere three months after undergoing brain surgery to remove a blueberry-sized lesion. "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 has taken to the streets in his native London, as has Cynthia Erivo. Oprah Winfrey soldiered through Washington, D.C.'s Marine Corps Marathon. And Kevin Hart has covered ground in Chicago while Uzo Aduba and Will Ferrell conquered Boston's Heartbreak Hill. But come Nov. 1, some 50-plus celebs—including Amabile's fellow Bachelor Nation cohorts Tayshia Adams, Zac Clark, Greg Grippo, Blake Horstmann, Matt James, Hannah Ann Sluss and Andrew Spencer—will slip into an Empire State of mind. As they carb up, check out all of the celebs who have hit the ground running. Jon Kopaloff/WireImageHarry StylesThe singer was heading in one direction—towards the finish line—at both the 2025 Tokyo Marathon and Berlin Marathon. Instagram / Tayshia AdamsTayshia Adams"NYC Marathon, round 2!!" the former Bachelorette wrote on Instagram ahead of the 2024 race after having run it three years prior with her former fiancé Zac 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!"Instagram / Claire HoltClaire HoltAfter finishing the 2024 Chicago Marathon, The Originals star 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 on Instagram. "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."Damien Storan/PA Images via Getty ImagesColin FarrellThe Banshees of Inisherin star ran the 2024 Irish Life Dublin Marathon.Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesAmy Robach & T.J. HolmesThe Amy & T.J. podcast hosts flashed their medals after finishing the 2023 New York City Marathon.Jeff Spicer/Getty ImagesCynthia Erivo"So I did a thing….26.2miles of a thing…. In 3hrs35 minutes," the Wicked star shared on Instagram after finishing the 2022 London Marathon. "I’m proud and I’m exhausted and I’m grateful!! X. @londonmarathon was emotional."Bryan Bedder/New York Road Runners via Getty ImagesAshton KutcherHello Wisconsin, er, New York! The That '70s Show alum celebrated after finishing the NYC Marathon in 2022.InstagramWillie GeistThe Sunday Today host helped raise more than $400,000 for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Disease while participating in the 2021 New York City Marathon. Bryan Bedder/New York Road Runners via Getty ImagesMatt James & Tyler CameronThe Bachelor Nation stars posed for a pic at the finish line of the New York City Marathon with Matt's now-ex Rachael Kirkconnell in 2021.Bryan Bedder/NYRR via Getty Images Nev SchulmanWe're not catfishing you. The Catfish host has run several marathons, including the 2019 New York City Marathon.Noam Galai/NYRR via Getty ImagesAndi DorfmanThough the former Bachelorette told People her 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. Gotham/GC ImagesKevin HartA 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," he shared on Instagram, shouting, "Education!" Gotham/GC ImagesKarlie KlossFor 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. Michael Stewart/Getty ImagesAlicia 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 a Refinery29 blog post, "and training for a marathon falls right into the Jedi mind-training I need."Stuart C. Wilson/Getty ImagesNatalie DormerThough the Game of Thrones star 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—she admitted to reporters she was "a tiny bit peeved," about her three-hour, 54-minute finish considering it was 24 seconds slower than her 2014 debut. Paul Marotta/Getty Images for Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteUzo AdubaRunning the Boston Marathon in 2015 for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Orange Is the New Black star listened to Sara 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.'"Andrew Savulich/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images Ryan ReynoldsSeeing his dad battle Parkinson's disease inspired the Deadpool actor 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 with Michael J. Fox's Team Fox. Greg Allen/ShutterstockKatie HolmesAfter finishing the NYC marathon in 2007, the actress turned up (in heels!) alongside then-husband Tom Cruise for his Lions for Lambs premiere. David Goldman/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty ImagesWill Ferrell"Running a marathon is not a question of whether it will be painful, but when it will be painful," the actor said after finishing his third marathon—Boston's 2003 race—in less than four hours. He later noted to Podium Runner that 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."Steve Granitz/WireImageOprah WinfreyAfter 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 two National Enquirer reporters tagged along tracking her every move. She finished in an impressive four hours, 29 minutes. TIM SLOAN/AFP via Getty ImagesGeorge W. BushHaving 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 told Runner's World during 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."