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Today Show star reveals challenging time ahead as she shares details with co-star live on show

Sheinelle Jones is about to embark on a big new adventure!

Hanna Fillingham
US Managing Editor
August 13, 2023
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The Today Show is much-loved program filled with the latest news headlines, as well as entertaining segments, plus anecdotes from the co-anchors themselves.

And on Friday's show, Sheinelle Jones - who was subbing for Hoda Kotb on the Fourth Hour alongside Jenna Bush Hager - shared some personal news with her friend and co-star live on the show. 

The 45-year-old told Jenna that she had signed up to run the New York Marathon in a bid to change the narrative that moms don't have time "to do hard things,". 

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She told Jenna: "I am not an athlete. In gym class, I was never picked. I was a cheerleader, I was a dancer, but I'm not an athlete. When I turned 40, I wanted to change the narrative in my head that I can do hard things and so I ran a half marathon and I swore I would never do it again." 

But Sheinelle still has a lot of fight left in her, going on to say: "And so now, I just turned 45 and I'm going to try to do hard things again and so I'm going to run the New York City Marathon!" 

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Jenna then went on to joke that Sheinelle should be on the front cover of Women's Health magazine. 

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"I'm very impressed by you because you have a million things going on and yet you are also running the New York Marathon," she said.

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Sheinelle Jones is planning on training for the New York Marathon

Admitting that most people say no to things because of having lack of time, the Third Hour co-anchor told Jenna: "I have three little ones, I have a high-pressure job, I travel for work, and everybody says 'We don’t have time.' But we do have time to make time for ourselves. I have to be about that. 

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Sheinelle wants to prove busy working moms can still find time for themselves

"Whether it takes scheduling, because I pick up my kids every day from school, like I am just gonna figure it out and change the narrative that we can't do things because we don't have time." 

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Sheinelle will have motivation along the training journey in the form of two co-workers on Today. The star will be running alongside two Today staffers, who are experienced runners, making it even more of a challenge for Sheinelle. 

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Sheinelle is a much-loved member of the Today family

"I wanna prove that the average girl, we can do it.

I am 4’11, I am not a model, I am not a runner, but we can do this," she said. The TV personality then went on to add: "Pray for me, guys. I'm doing this for all of us to prove that we can do this."

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