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Katie Holmes Marathon Mystery Deepens With New Questions About Unidentified Runner #6074: Updated

Seth — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:15:43 EST

Blogger Harlem 26.2 (whose description, "The chronicles of a Black man running through Harlem in pursuit of rebuilding his business, a sub 3:00 marathon, and a wife - all through the lens of running," is our current favorite) has been following all the Katie Holmes marathon conspiracy theorizing closely, and adds a fascinating insight to the mix that discounts the official "lone runman" theory:

All the conspiracy theories fail to mention or recognize the "mystery runner" that accompanied Katie in the race.

He wore bib # 6074, he does not show up or exist in the results database. He's the first runner in the history of the NYC Marathon to "not exist". He can be seen in photos on Flickr, we have the links on our site, just look in the comments of today, you'll see them.
The conspiracy fails when you see Katie has registered "split times" - however they could have been recorded by this "mystery runner, bib # 6074 - wearing her assigned timing chip - clearly adjacent to her at all times in the few photos that exists. Check out site, the photos on flickr, the NYC Marathon database - that runner is a total mystery....

One obvious explanation is that the tall, dark, and handsome mystery runner is Holmes's bodyguard, as the guy looks like he knows his way around a Krav Maga death-pinch. Still, that doesn't entirely rule out that Agent 6074's frequency-mimicking chip wasn't also receiving constant wireless dispatches from HQ, instructing him at one point to "detonate the fire hydrant by the entrance to the Queensboro bridge, then replace Runaway Bride with her bionic cyberclone during the ensuing confusion. Over."

UPDATE #1: Another mystery runner surfaces!
UPDATE #2: Runner #6074 I.D.'d?

Katie Holmes & Dave Letterman : NYC Marathon Conspiracy? [Harlem 26.2]
Katie Holmes Marathon Photos [Flickr]

Katie Holmes Still Claiming To Have Run New York City Marathon, But We Still Have Our Doubts

Mark Graham — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:38:03 EST

Ever since 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. Even our nation's most dignified and respected journalistic outlet, US Weekly, was forced to 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.

A few important things to note. One, Dave really went easy on her. 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.

Two, Joey Potter (whose tragic haircut looks like a bad approximation of Natalie Portman's bob in The Professional), would like to have us believe that she decided to run the marathon in August! That gave her 90 days to get into marathon shape. Hmmm, sounds fishy and Dave seems to agree ("Did you go through the full regimen? The 20 mile runs?"). Katie just nods.

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. We know that Kanye is Tom Cruise endorsed, but why not just go with the "Mission: Impossible" theme?

Katie Holmes's Rep Insists She Won't Be Running Anywhere With A Number On Her Chest

Seth — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:00:26 EST

It seems the mysterious disappearance of an usmagazine.com blog post on Katie Holmes's participation in the Boston Marathon (again, we refer you to our conspiracist commenters' take on the matter, including their fascinating yet totally gross "missing toenail" theory) might not have been the result of a squad of Citizens Commission on Human Rights mercenaries having kidnapped the article for a grueling, all-night republishing session. Instead, if Us Weekly arch nemesis OK! magazine is to be believed, it was simply a matter of faulty reporting:

"Katie Holmes is not running in the Boston Marathon," her spokeswoman Ina Treciokas tells OK! exclusively, breaking the heart of long-distance-running Dawson's Creek fans everywhere.

Still, one flack's denial can't necessarily prevent the actress from continuing to gaze longingly at her worn Boston Marathon brochure, causing a nearby chaperone to muse out loud about what a terrible tragedy it would be if she were to slip on Suri's rattle on the stairs—a freak foot-hobbling accident that would forever sideline Holmes's sudden obsession with traveling at high speeds for long distances over rough urban terrains.

OK! Exclusive: Katie Holmes NOT Running Boston Marathon [OK!]