![]() ![]() "I spent so much time fighting with myself about whether I should need to change. So I just wanted to make a change," she says. ![]() There was a mismatch between what my body was portraying and what I felt I was like. "I just felt like I was so much more put together than my body gave away. ![]() While in the movie, Brittany's visit to the doctor is somewhat of a catalyst for her lifestyle changes, in real life, O'Neill says there wasn't one single moment that swayed her. O'Neill's decision to start running was gradual. But it was definitely unhealthy and fairly messy." "It wasn’t atypical of a twenty-something in New York city. So by the end of the night you’ve had a lot of drinks and you’ve eaten a bunch of BS food like chicken fingers," O'Neill told Women's Health. "At the time, I was running a theater company, and that lifestyle lends itself to grabbing a drink before the show, then grabbing drinks with the cast after. While movie Brittany seemed to go out binge drinking with her friends nearly every night, and didn't care about her job in the slightest.O'Neill wasn't quite so reckless. She wasn't the partier you see in the movie.but she didn't love her lifestyle. (Warning: Spoilers ahead.) The real Brittany is writer Paul Downs Colaizzo's close friend. Here's everything you need to know about the leading lady of this marathon success story. That's right, there's a real Brittany-and she's just as inspiring, funny, and badass IRL. What's even more incredible about this uplifting film is that it's actually based on a true story. The rest of the film is filled with friendship ups and downs, family dynamics, heartbreak, self-discovery, and plenty of snarky quips-all of which result in a film that's bound to leave you in fits of laughter and joyful tears by the end (it's def not just me). So in an attempt to set her life on a healthier course, Brittany (played by Jillian Bell) decides to take up running.and ultimately sets a goal to run the New York City Marathon. After a rude awakening from her doctor, who advises her to lose 45 pounds (which Brittany hilariously reminds him, is the same weight as a grown Siberian Husky), she begins to take stock in her lifestyle choices. The new film Brittany Runs A Marathon tells the tale of Brittany, a fast-witted, twenty-something party girl living in NYC who doesn't feel so hot about her direction in life.or about herself. ![]()
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