Was Katie Holmes' Marathon Entrance Unfair? Runners in the recent New York Marathon have been asking why Katie Holmes was admitted to the race when 60,000 hopefuls were denied. Holmes was admitted to the race as a VIP. She was not given a spot through a lottery system, or for running in one of the 26 sanctioned New York Marathon charities or even for having a competitive running time. The minimum qualifying run time for a woman runner is 3 hours and 23 minutes. Katie completed the marathon in 5 hours, 29 minutes and 58 seconds. MSNBC, November 9, 2007 Which allocation method granted Katie Holmes entrance to the marathon? Entrance to the marathon was granted to Katie Holmes through the O A. first-come, first-served OB. majority rule O C. lottery OD. personal characteristics allocation method. ct: 0