Actor and comedian Kevin Hart is greeted after finishing the New York City Marathon in Central Park in New York on November 5, 2017. Brendan McDermid / Reuters
Actor and comedian Kevin Hart is greeted after finishing the New York City Marathon in Central Park in New York on November 5, 2017. Brendan McDermid / Reuters
Actor and comedian Kevin Hart is greeted after finishing the New York City Marathon in Central Park in New York on November 5, 2017. Brendan McDermid / Reuters
Actor and comedian Kevin Hart is greeted after finishing the New York City Marathon in Central Park in New York on November 5, 2017. Brendan McDermid / Reuters

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Kevin Hart gets serious, beats Tiki Barber in NYC Marathon

The actor finished his first NYC marathon in 4 hours, 5 minutes, 6 seconds

Associated Press

November 06, 2017

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Kevin Hart got serious about training for the New York City Marathon. So serious, he beat former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber.

The comedian and actor posted a video on Instagram that says "Marathon complete. Got my gold medal. It's an amazing feeling. I can check this goal off my list."

He finished his first NYC marathon in 4 hours, 5 minutes, 6 seconds. He'll have some bragging rights on Barber, running 33 minutes faster than the 42-year-old retired football player turned broadcaster.

The 38-year-old Hart says he "cramped real bad after Mile 20" but immediately set another goal of running more marathons.

Kathrine Switzer ran her first NYC marathon since winning the title in 1974. The 70-year-old author and marathon commentator finished in 4:48:21.

Switzer was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1967. She used her initials because women weren't allowed to enter the event.

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