Kevin Hart said while he still can't feel his legs, he can't wait to come back to Oregon next year for the 36th annual Hood to Coast Relay.
The actor and comedian posted a video to his Facebook page following the 198-mile relay, where he heaped praise on the event, the Pacific Northwest and the city of Portland.
"These people were about it," Hart said of the thousands of runners and race supporters in the 13-minute video. "These people were about that run life. I've never seen people more encouraging and more supportive of one another in my life."
Hart tells some interesting, and bizarre stories from the relay. For some reason, he took his sleeping bag into a Porta Potty "to stay warm." He said although he trained for the race he didn't understand how difficult it would be.
Hart described the relay as "my Olympics."
At the end of the video, Hart continued to praise race organizers and the state, and said he "can't wait" to run again next year.
"This is the first of many," he said.
Check out the video: (Disclaimer: includes profanity)
-- Andrew Theen
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