Tracy Barlow is a frontrunner for the London Marathon and everyone is making the same joke

All that running on the cobbles can’t have been good for her joints.

Corrie fans were caught off guard today after spotting a woman named Tracy Barlow is running in the London Marathon as an elite level starter – the special athletes chosen to begin the race first before the general public. 

Has the Weatherfield florist finally put her shady past behind her and turned to the endorphin-fuelled joy of long distance running to help sort her life out?

The answer is no, unfortunately. There is just a real woman out there called Tracy Barlow who just so happens to be very, very good at running. It didn’t stop everyone taking to Twitter to make the same joke though:

Who knew Weatherfield turned out such elite athletes? Tracy Barlow is right up there. And there's loads of Kens #LondonMarathon18 #corrie pic.twitter.com/VwbXmGvrjC

— Angela Barnes (@AngelaBarnes) April 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/gg_rufc/status/987972612428107778

Tracy Barlow running in elite women’s London marathon,a florist and a runner multi talented 😉

— Chris smith (@Smithyrufc) April 22, 2018

So glad to see that Tracy Barlow has been able to turn her life around #corrie pic.twitter.com/vGwpL3FM51

— Ben Poole (@benjaminbump) April 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/LynnW1960/status/987968073679466496

https://twitter.com/Mindfulnoodle/status/987968068591734784

Maybe this is where the fictional Barlow is going wrong. Pick up some Asics and stop murdering people, Tracy. You might feel better.