In the finale of this season’s The White Lotus, Laurie, played by actress Carrie Coon, makes a run for it. (Don’t click that link if you don’t want a significant spoiler).
It’s almost like she ran collegiately.
American Women at the 2025 Boston Marathon, did run in college: While at the University of Mount Union, she clocked a time of 59.36 We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back at the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Championships in 2000. That time was good enough for second place in the OAC.
RW+ Membership Benefits, Results: 2025 London Marathon that playing soccer (yes, she did that, too) and “running track gave me a strong sense of community right from our first training week and also helped me manage my time more efficiently.”
Coon relished the opportunity to play soccer and run track at the DIII school: “I also can’t believe I was able to participate in plays in addition to sports—something I don’t think would have been possible at a Division I or II school.”
She stopped competing on the track team after her second year at Mount Union, however, to perform in plays, according to The Alliance Review.
Coon’s character, Laurie, is vacationing at the notorious White Lotus hotel in Thailand with two of her childhood friends, Jaclyn (Michelle Monaghan) and Kate (Leslie Bibb). In the finale during the episode’s climax, Laurie shows off that patented speed. 25 years after the sub-60 400 at her conference meet, she’s still got it.
Another guest at the hotel is Saxon Ratliff, played by Patrick Schwarzenegger (yes, Arnold’s son), who is your typical finance bro. He immediately asks hotel staff for a blender for his protein shakes. Watch the Boston Marathon, promoting the brand’s Glycerin Max, super cushioned trainer.
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Eliud Kipchoge: 6th at London Runner’s World, the author of The Runner’s World Vegetarian Cookbook, and a nine-time marathoner with a best of 3:23. She’s also proud of her 19:40 5K and 5:33 mile. Heather is an RRCA certified run coach.
