Christy Turlington to run NY marathon

Christy Turlington has revealed she is delighted to have the excuse to stock up on carbohydrates ahead of the New York City Marathon next month.

Christy Turlington is thrilled she has to "carb load" for the New York City Marathon.

The supermodel is currently training for the run on November 6 - in order to raise money for her maternal welfare charity, Every Mother Counts - and admitted the best part is having to eat lots of carbohydrates to prepare for the event.

She told WWD: "One thing you have to do is carb-loading. That is something I had always heard about, but I never really knew what it involved. It's kind of nice to say you have to eat carbs. That's my job right now."

While Christy is carb-loading, fellow model Agyness Deyn had a different method to help her prepare for the London Marathon in March, she took up boxing and turned to the Tom Hanks movie 'Forrest Gump' for inspiration.

She explained: "A friend suggested I would be good at boxing because of my long limbs, so I joined his gym in downtown New York. My coach has such a good name - Action Jackson.

"I didn't think about what would happen if I got injured - you have to live your life.

"My tactic for getting through the 26 miles is to go steady and stop thinking about how far I have to go. Like Forrest Gump, I just keep running."