Celebrities Christy Turlington and Rob Riggle Set to Run in Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO, IL — Celebrities Christy Turlington and Rob Riggle are set to run the Bank of America Chicago Marathon next month, according to The Chicago Tribune.

Supermodel and activist Turlington, 47, will run for a group she founded, Every Mother Counts, to make pregnancy and childbirth safer for all mothers.

"It's a big part of our work, to use running as a way to communicate that distance is a barrier for women to access healthcare," Turlington told Town and Country magazine. "There are a lot of connections between running marathons and birth: that feeling of 'I can't do this,' then the ridiculous endorphins you get."

Turlington ran the 2014 Chicago Marathon in 4 hours, 4 minutes and 42 seconds, The Chicago Tribune reports. She also ran the Boston Marathon this past April in 4 hours, 9 minutes and 27 seconds.

Actor and comedian Riggle, 46, is running on behalf of Project Salute, an organization that supports veterans.

Riggle ran the 2002 New York City Marathon in 5 hours, 46 minutes and 52 seconds, according to The Chicago Tribune.

The Chicago Marathon will take place at 7:30 a.m., Oct. 9 in Grant Park.

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