{"id":231973,"date":"2026-05-14T21:33:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/231973\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T21:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:33:35","slug":"the-celebrities-running-the-2026-brooklyn-half","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/231973\/","title":{"rendered":"The Celebrities Running the 2026 Brooklyn Half"},"content":{"rendered":"

Actors, reality stars, and Peloton instructors will be running alongside the approximately 29,000 runners this year in the Brooklyn Half.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s race will, as usual, feature some familiar faces for fans of theater, reality television, and even the good ol\u2019 morning news. Below, here are the celebrities and public figures running the 2026 Brooklyn Half.<\/p>\n

\"CBS<\/p>\n

CBS Photo Archive\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Errol Barnett<\/p>\n

CBS News anchor and national correspondent Errol Barnett is an avid runner who frequently shares about his running journey on Instagram<\/a> and on YouTube<\/a>. Last March, he documented his NYC Half experience<\/a> on YouTube, saying that although it had been his slowest half marathon to date at 1:38:47 with a 7:33 split, \u201cI finally learned, after all this time, how to properly pace myself. […] Now, I have those memories and these skills to take with me forever.\u201d Considering he achieved<\/a> a 3:17:01 time in last year\u2019s NYC Marathon, it seems likely he’ll beat out his NYC Half time in the Brooklyn Half on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\""Curse<\/p>\n

Valerie Terranova\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Keri Ren\u00e9 Fuller<\/p>\n

Broadway\u2019s current Elphaba, also known for her role as Jane Seymour in Six the Musical, will be running her first-ever race before performing in Wicked this Saturday.<\/p>\n

\"2025<\/p>\n

Roy Rochlin\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Matt James<\/p>\n

You may know Matt James as the former Bachelor whose relationship frequently made headlines, but the former football player is actually a serious runner who has finished multiple marathons, most recently the 2026 Boston Marathon in April.<\/p>\n

\"STARZ<\/p>\n

Randy Shropshire\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Patina Miller<\/p>\n

Patina Miller, star of Raising Kanan and winner of multiple Tony Awards (for roles in Sister Act and Pippin), started running just a few years ago but has grown in leaps and bounds ever since. She\u2019s run marathons in New York, London, and Berlin, reaching a PR of 3:52:44 in the NYC Marathon last year. And she\u2019s done it all as a supporter of NYRR Team for Kids; last year, she mentored a youth cohort for NYRR\u2019s Run for the Future race.<\/p>\n

\"2025<\/p>\n

Bryan Bedder\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Vinny Guadagnino<\/p>\n

Jersey Shore star turned comedian and podcaster Vinny Guadagnino\u2019s latest venture is to \u201cconquer all five boroughs\u201d as a runner, according to an NYRR press release<\/a> about the NYC Half in March. \u201cWe have a little slogan, Vinny runs the city,\u201d said Guadagnino at the time. \u201cWe want to keep doing big things in the running world.\u201d Looks like Saturday will bring him one borough closer to his goals!<\/p>\n

Camila Ram\u00f3n and Mariana Fernandez<\/p>\n

As Peloton\u2019s Spanish-language cycling and yoga instructors, respectively, Camila Ram\u00f3n and Mariana Fernandez are teaming up to run the Brooklyn Half, and we can be confident that they\u2019ll have some of the best playlists of the group.<\/p>\n

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Katja Vuji\u0107 is a freelance writer based in Brooklyn whose work has appeared in Runner\u2019s World, The Cut, Allure, Architectural Digest, The Boston Globe Magazine, and more. You can find more of her work on her website<\/a>. <\/p>\n