--- title: Prince William Says He Wants to Run a Marathon description: Prince William said he would like to run a marathon, but Kate Middleton will believe it when she sees it. canonical: https://time.com/4636971/prince-william-kate-middleton-marathon-reponse/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-17T21:53:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:36.268Z og:title: Kate Middleton Had the Best Response to Prince William Saying He Wants to Run a Marathon og:description: "I'll believe it when I see it" og:url: https://time.com/4636971/prince-william-kate-middleton-marathon-reponse/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc8944ee83b38e849/6988b020f887dc665be985ad/kate-middleton-prince-william-coloring-books.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: BRITAIN-ROYALS og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kate Middleton Had the Best Response to Prince William Saying He Wants to Run a Marathon twitter:description: "I'll believe it when I see it" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc8944ee83b38e849/6988b020f887dc665be985ad/kate-middleton-prince-william-coloring-books.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kate Middleton Had the Best Response to Prince William Saying He Wants to Run a Marathon ## Video: Kate Middleton's Most Memorable Moments: Happy Birthday [Watch (HLS stream): Kate Middleton's Most Memorable Moments: Happy Birthday](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ACIqfbkm.m3u8) (1:53)  _Published 2017-01-09. In honor of her 35th birthday_ by [Michelle Tauber / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Michelle Tauber / People Contributor Jan 17, 2017 9:53 PM UTC  Britain's Prince William (L), Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit the National Graphene research institute during a day of engagements in Manchester on October 14, 2016\. / AFP / POOL / Jim CLARKE (Photo credit should read JIM CLARKE/AFP/Getty Images) Britain's Prince William (L), Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit the National Graphene research institute during a day of engagements in Manchester on October 14, 2016\. / AFP / POOL / Jim CLARKE (Photo credit should read JIM CLARKE/AFP/Getty Images)Jim Clarke—AFP/Getty Images by [Michelle Tauber / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Michelle Tauber / People Contributor Jan 17, 2017 9:53 PM UTC His sister-in-law, [Pippa Middleton](http://people.com/tag/pippa-middleton/), triumphantly [ran a marathon in Kenya](http://people.com/celebrity/pippa-middleton-fitness-inspiration/she-runs-marathons) — and now [Prince William](http://people.com/tag/prince-william/) says he’d like to do the same. “I chatted to Prince William, and he has promised that he will run a marathon in Kenya sometime,” _Good Morning Britain’s_ Sean Fletcher told reporters on Tuesday at an event featuring William, [Princess Kate ](http://people.com/tag/kate-middleton/)and [Prince Harry](http://people.com/tag/prince-harry/) to [highlight their mental health charity Heads Together](http://people.com/royals/royal-power-trio-william-kate-and-harry-unite-again-for-mental-health/). But Kate greeted her husband’s goal with a seriously raised eyebrow. “Then I spoke to Kate and she said, ‘I’ll believe it when I see it,’ ” said Fletcher, who is planning to run in this year’s London Marathon on behalf of the charity Young Minds. Fletcher’s 13-year-old son was recently diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). “This is all very new to me — I’m learning very fast because of my son’s situation,” Fletcher added. “William’s understanding was incredible, but also his sympathy and empathy with me. “He asked me lots of questions. I’ve never met him before, but he’s such a warm man. Like two dads talking together.” Another U.K. news TV personality, Sian Williams, also attended Tuesday’s event and plans to run the marathon after recovering from breast cancer and writing a book on mental health. “The amount of passion the royals have for this cause is really impressive,” she said. “They have researched it, they have personal experience because of the jobs they do — William taking about [his role in air ambulance](http://people.com/royals/prince-william-on-the-sad-dark-moments-as-air-ambulance-pilot/) and Harry and [his role in the military](http://people.com/royals/prince-harry-on-the-invisible-wounds-of-warfare-ahead-of-invictus-games/). “You get a very keen sense it’s [something they have been aware of for a very long time](http://people.com/royals/prince-william-on-his-personal-connection-to-male-suicide/), and [they feel as though they can help get the talking going](http://people.com/royals/prince-william-and-kate-middleton-fight-mental-health-taboos/).” _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/royals/prince-william-says-hed-like-to-run-a-marathon-princess-kate-offers-perfect-response/) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com) Prince William Says He Wants to Run a Marathon ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4636971/prince-william-kate-middleton-marathon-reponse/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4636971/prince-william-kate-middleton-marathon-reponse/"},"headline":"Kate Middleton Had the Best Response to Prince William Saying He Wants to Run a Marathon","datePublished":"2017-01-17T21:53:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:36.268Z","description":"\"I'll believe it when I see it\"","url":"https://time.com/4636971/prince-william-kate-middleton-marathon-reponse/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Royal Family","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc8944ee83b38e849/6988b020f887dc665be985ad/kate-middleton-prince-william-coloring-books.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Michelle Tauber / People"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc8944ee83b38e849/6988b020f887dc665be985ad/kate-middleton-prince-william-coloring-books.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"BRITAIN-ROYALS","caption":"BRITAIN-ROYALS","creditText":"Jim Clarke—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4636971/prince-william-kate-middleton-marathon-reponse/","name":"Kate Middleton Had the Best Response to Prince William Saying He Wants to Run a Marathon"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Kate Middleton's Most Memorable Moments: Happy Birthday","description":"In honor of her 35th birthday","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ACIqfbkm/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-01-09T18:40:20.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ACIqfbkm.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4636971/prince-william-kate-middleton-marathon-reponse/","duration":"PT1M53S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4636971/prince-william-kate-middleton-marathon-reponse/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```