Run Katie Run

Do you think that at some point during the five+ hours Katie Holmes was running the New York Marathon that she said to herself, "I could just take a quick left here, run off the course and just keep running and be free." I think she thought of it. I also think that the lojack she had on her ankle, Tom whispering in her ear on her bluetooth, and the fact that she had minders surrounding her probably made that decision a little harder. For five hours though, she got off the treadmill she uses at home and was actually free. Free to run and see people. Free to think that she could just be one of the other thousands of runners. She didn't really dress like a runner. She dressed more like a soccer mom going to the store, which made me really think she wanted to make a break for it.

Now, of course I could be all wrong and she could have spent the whole five hours thinking how lucky she is to have Tom in her life, be called Kate, only allowed to work on roles Tom says are ok, submit her schedule to his, never see her parents or family, and of course wonder why the hell she ever wanted to run a marathon and if there was a place to puke from all the exertion, and if anyone would take notice if she used the port-a-potty on the side of the course.

If you sign up for the Ironman triathlon in Hawaii Katie, you can stay out of Tom's grasp for 13 or 14 hours probably.