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Ashton Kutchercrossed the finish line of the 2022 TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday while supporting a good cause.
The 44-year-oldfinished the marathon with a time of 3:54:01, finishing in 8,139th place out of 47,743 runners who participated in the 26.2-mile race through the five boroughs.
Leading up to the marathon, Kutcher surpassed his $1 million goal to raise funds to help fight child sex abuse through his foundationThorn, according to hisFunraise page.
In total, theThat ’70s Showalum raised $1,016,541.02.
Kutcher partnered withPelotonto train for the race and bring awareness to his cause, launching a series in August in which hegets his cycling on with celeb palslikeKim Kardashian. He revealed at the time that helost 12 lbs. while training.
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“The biggest change physically has been the transfer of muscle mass from upper body to lower body,” he toldEntertainment Tonight, adding that “my wife [Mila Kunis] has been super supportive.”
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Kutcher explained that dedicating himself to the process has taught him that “surrounding myself with a support system makes hard things much easier.”
“Setting a pace that you can sustain is not the same thing as working as hard as you can,” he said.
“I put that kid on the other side of the finish line,” Kutcher said last month, tearing up. “I know she’s out there and I want her to know that somebody’s coming for her.”
After conceiving the idea for Thorn with his then-wifeDemi Moore15 years ago, Kutcher is celebrating the organization’s 10th anniversary as he uses the NYC Marathon to bring attention to the issue.
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“Doing it in the context of the New York Marathon opens it up in a way that you go, ‘Okay, well let’s talk about the marathon first,’ because people like talking about running a marathon,” Kutcher explained. “It’s our crazy thing that people do. Then when we talk about that first, it creates a bridge to have a conversation about this, to have a conversation about the conversation parents should be having with their children.”
source: people.com
