Hello, race fans

New York Marathon runners have been questioning why Katie Holmes was admitted to the race without qualifying (even though 60,000 other applicants were denied).

Mrs. Tom Cruise was admitted to the race as a VIP, unlike Lance Armstrong who went through standard qualifying procedures.

The minimum qualifying run time for a woman runner is 3 hours and 23 minutes. Katie’s time: 5 hours, 29 minutes and 58 seconds.

When asked about the special treatment, Richard Finn, Director of Media Relations for marathon said:

“Celebrities and people with name recognition are important to every sport, it adds glitz and glamor.

Does Billy Crystal have trouble getting tickets to the Yankees World Series? No.

Do celebrities have trouble getting reservations in hot restaurants? No. In fact, they probably don’t even pay for the meals much of the time.”