No joke: Comedian Kevin Hart leads run organized on Twitter

Actor and comedian Kevin Hart, center, leads an impromptu 5K run he organized on social media through Piedmont Park Friday, June 12, 2015, in Atlanta. Hart is in town to perform at Philips Arena Friday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Actor and comedian Kevin Hart, center, leads an impromptu 5K run he organized on social media through Piedmont Park Friday, June 12, 2015, in Atlanta. Hart is in town to perform at Philips Arena Friday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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.

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