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Edward Norton, Alanis Morissette and More Race to New York City Marathon Finish Line

Sun., Nov. 1, 2009 6:43 PM PST by Megan Masters

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Edward Norton came in first in the New York City Marathon's gold medal on Sunday—in the actors, musicians and performers category, that is.

Norton finished the 26-mile race in an astonishing three hours, forty-eight minutes and one second. The 40-year-old Fight Clubber referred to his first experience as "phenomenal," participating on behalf of the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust, a Kenya-based charitable organization.

(Also phenomenal: overall winner Meb Keflezighi, who ran the course in 2 hours, 9 minutes and 15 seconds.)

Other celeb-marathoners included ER's Anthony Edwards, who crossed the finish line shortly after Norton, and singer Alanis Morissette, who finished just under four-and-a-half hours.

E!'s own Daily 10 host Sal Masekela ran the race as well, though he fell a bit short of his goal beating Sean "Diddy" Combs' 2003 time. After the race was through, Sal tweeted the news: "Well Tweeps, I let you down. Didn't beat @iamdiddy. Hit a wall from hell at 18. Finished around 5 hrs. Hardest thing I've ever done."

The Strokes bass player Nikolai Fraiture and The Biggest Loser record breaker Tara Costa both pounded the New York pavement as well, finishing just 26-seconds apart at the four hour, 23-minute mark.

Rumored participants Teri Hatcher and daredevil David Blaine were absent from the festivities.

Norton's next run will be on Modern Family, when the star stops by a November episode as a one-hit wonder, has-been musician.

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Ed Norton on the Run!

Fri., Sep. 11, 2009 9:39 AM PDT by Josh Grossberg

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Fight club is so 1999. Edward Norton's now forming his own running club.

The 40-year-old Hulkster has announced he's lacing up with three Maasai warriors to run the New York Marathon on Nov. 1 as part of an effort to raise funds and awareness on behalf of a Kenya-based conservation organization.

"We came up with the idea of raising funds by fielding a team of runners because the Maasai are born runners, runners as a matter of culture and heritage," says Norton. "I've never run a marathon before and the difficulty of it is both intimidating and motivating, especially when it's for a cause like this."

Norton, who confirmed earlier this week that he'd guest star on the new ABC show Modern Family, and the tribesmen will lead a team of 30 runners in the 26-mile trek to promote the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust, which benefits the Maasai people and the fragile ecosystem they inhabit.

Run, Eddie, run.

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Rise 'n' Shine: Young Capt. Kirk Meets Yeehaw Capt. Kirk

Wed., May. 6, 2009 5:58 AM PDT by Breanne L. Heldman

• Star Trek fans, feel free to geek out. The new, young, hot Captain Kirk, Chris Pine, waited patiently to finally meet the old one, William Shatner, at some sort of Yeehaw convention. The Priceline dude promptly tried to pawn off the Just My Luck-y star on his wife.

• Edward Norton is confident he can take Woody Harrelson any day of the week, but he's a bit apprehensive about Spider-man Tobey Maguire.

• Claire Danes had an oopsy!

• Pregnant or not, Sarah Michelle Gellar would make a stellar waitress.

• Demi Lovato and John Mayer's Twittermance has taken the next step—a gushy interview!

• Dear Jennifer Aniston: You shouldn't be shy to admit you drink water and get paid for it. Love, Rise 'n' Shine

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