Comedian Kevin Hart makes celebrity appearance at Hood to Coast Relay

Hood To Coast was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I worked my ass off for this event & I was able to make it thru it with shining colors. I want to thank my partners @nikerunning & @nike for everything. I also want to thank my amazing teammates "Dimension Six" you guys & girls were the shit & were there with me every step of the way!!!! This is a pic of me running at 3am on the HWY by myself….I ran 5.8miles!!!!! I set goals to break them & this one was BROKEN!!!! Come join my movement people "Move With Hart" let's be great together & push ourselves to amazing new limits!!!! #MoveWithHart #iRanDamnNear18Miles #WeRan199MilesAsaTeam #DimensionSix #HTC2016

A photo posted by Kevin Hart (@kevinhart4real) on Aug 27, 2016 at 4:44pm PDT

One of entertainment’s biggest comedians made an appearance at the Hood to Coast Relay in Portland, Ore. this week. Kevin Hart, known for his stand-up comedy and roles in the Scary Movie series, The Secret Life of Pets, Central Intelligence and Ride Along, ran three legs of the overnight, long-distance relay on the west coast.

They got ya boy out here roughing it ????? I shitted in a porta potty this morning!!!! #HTC2016 #MoveWithHart #HustleHart

A photo posted by Kevin Hart (@kevinhart4real) on Aug 27, 2016 at 10:21am PDT

The race is one of the world’s largest running relays and begins at Mount Hood, the highest point in Oregon, and heads west to the beach town of Seaside, Ore. Hart has taken up running over the last few years and regularly hosts public 5K runs in the city he visits on his comedy tour.

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The relay, which began on Aug. 26, is 315K across Oregon and is split into 12-person teams. Much of the run is on asphalt. Runners not on course follow in one of a maximum of two vans per team. Vehicles are traditionally decorated and awards are given out based on creativity and theme.

129 miles. Worth it @KevinHart4real pic.twitter.com/SNysDoZtYD

— chichi (@_Meggzz_) August 27, 2016

On his final leg of the relay, Hart ran 8.25K miles in 42:43 at an average pace of 5:10 per kilometre. On an earlier leg, Hart ran 10.5K. The 37-year-old comedian was one of 12,600 runners who participated in this year’s Hood to Coast Relay.

“I’m dead tired, I can’t feel my legs,” Hart said in a Facebook live video on Saturday. The Philadelphia native added that he and his team trained specifically for the event but didn’t understand how “serious” it really was until race day.

Video of Hart crossing the finish line on the final leg

Just like many other runners, Hart had some pre-race concerns that he needed to address on Twitter and to his 30 million followers including whether he should stretch or opt to go for one last bathroom break before beginning the run.

. @BennettRun Coach, moments before the race.. should I stretch my hammies or handle a nervous poop? #movewithhart #htc16 #justdoit

— Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) August 25, 2016

As the the Hood to Coast Relay is on the west coast, the race is popular among Canadians as Portland is a five-hour drive from Vancouver. One Canadian group named their team “I can’t feel my legs.”

Other celebrities spotted on the race course recently

– Natalie Dormer from Game of Thrones
– Pippa Middleton, the sister of Kate Middleton
– Matt Damon
– Andrea Barber from Full House