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video Okay, I've been asked about this topic and have always dismissed it as silly - Katie Holmes ran the NYC Marathon - no question - but the conspiracy stays alive - thanks to people who comment here like Spa Ha Runner. Last night she was on Letterman - video above - and she talks about the NYC Marathon.
we called shenanigans on Katie Holmes' involvement in the New York City Marathon just over two weeks ago, conspiracy theorists have come out of the woodwork at a rate not seen since Ollie Stone introduced a nation to the ravings of Jim Garrison. As other news organizations started to poke around the highly sensitive hot button issue of marathon integrity, they found the story was a tough nut to crack.
mysteriously removed a blog post that dared to investigate Katie's alleged involvement in the upcoming Boston Marathon. Just when we thought the trail had gone cold, our cause reached its zenith last night when Katie Holmes appeared on The Late Show With David Letterman and addressed the issue that has kept millions of earth humans on the edge of their seats. He never really addressed the burgeoning conspiracy movement, but that's probably just because he's classier than we are. Still, we think he should've mixed in a probing question like "So, how is it that you were able to wear heels later that night?" Come on Dave, these are the reasons we watch you over Leno.
Natalie Portman's bob in The Professional), would like to have us believe that she decided to run the marathon in August! Hmmm, sounds fishy and Dave seems to agree ("Did you go through the full regimen? Three, we find out that the Kanye West's "Stronger" provided the necessary inspirado for Kate to (allegedly) complete the last six miles of the marathon.
Ordinarily I would not give this topic any attention - however many NYC Marathoners read this blog - perhaps you know something I don't. The only thing I am suspect of is when Dave Letterman ask her if she was fully trained and if she did her long runs, 18 & 20 milers - she replies, "I Did" and nods. I've seen pictures of her on the Marathon route in 1 section, and at the end of the race - yes, I would think she would have been photo'ed a lot more than she was. However I still believe she completed the entire course - now can we put this to bed?
The problem Joe is for the hardcore conspiracy minded - that's not enough. Okay - for the curious - take a look at those Flickr photos - you will see the 2 guys adjacent to her in various pix are body guards - they have on matching Asics tops (black). One guy is Bib # 28994 and his name is Paul Vincent per the results. The other guy is clearly Bib #6074 - but when plugging that Bib # in the results - it's not identified. If you want to chase a mystery/conspiracy or whatever - there you have it - Bib# 6074 - who is that man? He's the only runner in the history of the NYRR to have a bib # but no name, not even a fake name connected with him. My guess is some top Security guy within Scientology - I am serious - this is what Tom Cruise said was required for his comfort level for Katie to be in the race. To my knowledge I am the only one that's pointed out this fact about the whole Katie Holmes thing. Now I don't buy into the conspiracy - but this mystery runner #6074 could be pivotal in it - perhaps he wore the chip to register on the splits on the mat. I'll send this info to Defamer and let them hunt it down - they may recognize that person. Again, I don't buy into the conspiracy - but it's very very very odd that a woman the Paparazzi fall over 24/7/365 does not have a lot more and varied photos of her on the course at various points in the race - the public knew she was running, she was easy to spot in the first few miles - they sell these photos to make money right? It cannot be said there is some mystery to all this Katie Holmes Conspiracy talk due to this non extisting runner bib #6074.
q=Katie+Holmes+marathon If you read this blog - you'll note that when I originally posted this observation - there were 2 or 3 photos of katie's security guard and accompanying runner Bib #28994 who showed up in the results as Paul Vincent. He still shows up - he had on the same exact uniform as runner #6074 & finishing time with Katie Holmes - these were the 2 body guards - however since I mentioned this - the photos of him on Flickr have been removed - strange- yet you can still see the photos of the "mystery runner #6074 who does not show up in the data base, but could account for Katie's splits" - just feeding the conspiracy a bit - all anyone can verify themselves...
If you enter bib#6074 in the brightgroom bub search for the marathon, you get three pictures of him. She could possibly be out of frame in the second or third picture, but she's nowhere to be found in the first. I'd think she'd be closer by, as she is in the finish line photos everyone has seen online.
However, Mrs Cruise is shown crossing the finish line WITH a jacket on. The legitimate runners started off with layers on and shed them along the course, not the other way around.
Runners in Bib #28994 & #6074 dressed exactly the same wearing those twin Asics tops and in the early Flickr photos were adjacent to Katie - clearly her security. I saw the photos & posted a link to them months ago - that included #28994 in the photo dressed the same before they now suddenly are no longer on Flickr. It looks like he might have his jacket tied around his waste in the Brightroom photos - but he's not with Katie. That photo is nearing the end of the race - and I am sure NYRR officials/security escorted her to her photo finish. That guy is great shape - he did not DNF, even if he did he would have split times registered, but there are none. It looks like he has a chip on his left foot in the brightroom photos. There are some odd things surrounding this Katie Holmes thing for sure (mystery man #6074 with no record other than those in the photos, removed photos on Flickr, few photos of Katie on the course, and the rest of the conspiratorial stuff).
Yes my nipples paid for it but I was going a hell of a lot faster. Also you can get a bib number by being a pacer, there are actually people that go marathon to marathon to be a pacer, usually they get food and hotel paid for sometimes money too. Sorry, it's not that impressive to me to walk a marathon any person that has two working legs and isn't a fat ass can do it.
I'm not too concerned about the sports bra or the pants - I wouldn't run in those, but then, I finished in 3:30. I think it's weird that if 6074 is her bodyguard, she doesn't appear in his brightroom photos. Or anywhere else along the course - local news covered the race throughout. It was the day of her husband's movie premier and it made for good press.
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