Alanis Morissette, Norton and More Race to New York City Marathon Finish Line

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Alanis Morissette(a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She has won 12 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards. Morissette began her career in Canada, and as a teenager recorded two dance-pop albums, Alanis and Now Is the Time, under MCA Records), who finished just under four-and-a-half hours at the New York City Marathon today—in the actors, musicians and performers category.

Edward Norton took home the gold medal at the New York City Marathon today—in the actors, musicians and performers category, that is.

Norton finished the 26-mile race in an astonishing 3 hours, 48 minutes and 1 second. The 40-year-old Fight Clubber referred to his first experience as "phenomenal," participating on behalf of the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust, a Kenya-based charitable organization.

Other celeb-marathoners included ER's Anthony Edwards, who crossed the finish line shortly after Norton, and singer Alanis Morissette, who finished just under four-and-a-half hours.

E!'s own Daily 10 host Sal Masekela ran the race as well, though he fell a bit short of his goal of beating Sean "Diddy" Combs' 2003 time. After the race was through, Sal tweeted the news: "Well Tweeps, I let you down. Didn't beat @iamdiddy. Hit a wall from hell at 18. Finished around 5 hrs. Hardest thing I've ever done."

The Strokes bass player Nikolai Fraiture and The Biggest Loser record-breaker Tara Costa both pounded the New York pavement as well, finishing just 26 seconds apart at the 4-hour, 23-minute mark.

Rumored participants Teri Hatcher and daredevil David Blaine were absent from the festivities; earlier this week, Hatcher's rep confirmed she was sick with laryngitis.

In the meantime, Norton's next run will be on Modern Family, when the star stops by a November episode as a one-hit wonder, has-been musician.