Celebrity Death Race
‘WAS it a cry for help? David Bedford, director of the London Marathon, says that Jade Goodys attempt to win the race was almost at times suicidal.
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For her to think Im just going to walk around and not even be able to do that shows shes done nothing and isnt in good shape, says Bedford.
Jade has, of course, done plenty. Jade has been on Big Brother and starred in two fitness videos. How many marathon runners can say that?
Granted, Jade is not possessed of the runners classic lithe form and is shaped like a kebab spit but is this any time to comment on her looks? Can it be right to talk of suicide then attack Jades shape and career?
We think not and, as Jade tells the Star, Bearing in mind Im eating takeaways, I did all right.
And she did no worse than some other athletes, like GMTV presenter Andrew Castle.
Whereas Jade just trotted up to the marathon start line and made a decent fist of completing the course, former tennis pro Andrew Castle trained like a good un.
As Andrew said on the GMTV website before his big run: It is my first marathon. I feel there may be more in me because I have enjoyed the challenge of training, the solitude of running and the fact that I have a sporting goal.
Now fast forward to the Sun where Andrew is seen being held upright by two policemen. Andrews crime is to have broken down after 24 miles.
The Sun says that he weaved and staggered into other runners before police took him to the side of the road for medical treatment.
The blood pressure was very low, says Andrew, and they couldnt find a heartbeat I was being sick everywhere. He tells of his tunnel-vision and an out-of-body experience.
He recalls seeing people looking at him. A voice says: Its Andrew from GMTV! I fell at their feet.
Andrew really does appreciate his fans. But some of us are surely concerned. Do we dare believe that, like Jade, Andrews efforts to complete the gruelling race were also suicidal?
The Sun says it was meant as a joke, but when Andrew says he was texting his pals and asking Which organ would you like when Im finished we hear a more worrying message.
Was Andrews race a cry for help? Are we embarking on a sorry quest to see which of our celebrities can occupy that place in our hearts reserved for the plucky British loser?’
Posted: 25th, April 2006 | In: Tabloids Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
