ATLANTA (AP) — Actor and comedian Kevin Hart woke up his 19.6 million Twitter followers not with a joke but with a serious invitation for a run through Atlanta’s Piedmont Park on Friday.
“Up & at it…we are about to get this spontaneous 5K run in this morning!!!!” he tweeted.
And he made sure fans knew he wanted only those were ready to run.
He tweeted: “I’m serious about this” and “This is about health & challenging yourselves.”
The run was part of his partnership with Rally Health.
Hart told WAGA-TV that the turnout impressed him and that the run could be some participants’ start to a healthful lifestyle.
Hart, who’s been in movies including “Ride Along” and “Think Like A Man,” is scheduled to perform Friday and Saturday nights in Atlanta.