Ryan ReynoldsRyan Reynolds ran the New York City Marathon yesterday to raise money for Michael J Fox’s Parkinson’s Disease charity.

Ryan was cheered on by his wife of a month Scarlett Johansson and Fox himself as he completed the 26.2mile course in three hours and fifty minutes, finishing 9,646th overall.

Ryan announced his plans to run the race - his first marathon - last month to raise money for the charity which helps Parkinson’s sufferers - including Michael and his own dad.

When he completed the race, he told reporters: “I’m still standing. I’m very excited about that. It was an incredible experience.

“[During the race] I thought a lot about my father and Michael and the 500,000 other people afflicted with this awful disease in the United States alone. I ran for those who can’t.

“When I saw Michael J Fox on Fifth Avenue, I gained about 15 pounds in goose bumps. It kind of pushed me through the last six miles or so.”

He added: “I’ll probably celebrate [completing the marathon] by eating my own body weight in raw dough.”

Radio DJ Howard Stern’s new wife Beth Ostrosky also ran the course to raise money for charity - in her case, the North Shore Animal League. She completed the race in just over four hours and fifteen minutes, placing 17,740th overall.