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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, AUG. 24, 2015 | VOLUME 130 ISSUE 2
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Kevin Hart speaks to Antonia Miller, a 5K participant, after the run. A group of more than 1,000 runners were led by Hart across Brush Creek Greenway Park on Saturday
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Kevin Hart's pop-up 5K run was one in a series of events he has organized to raise awareness for a healthy lifestyle. Hart led a group of more than 1,000 runners across Kansas City's Brush Creek Greenway Park on Saturday morning.
Hart has partnered with the Nike Run Club, a global branch of Nike focused on training for all types of athletes, to encourage living healthy. He has organized eight events with Nike in cities where he performs his stand-up comedy show, "What Now"
"Kevin approached us with the idea," said Lisa Beachy, the communications manager at Nike. "He had done these spontaneous 5Ks before and didn't want them to be a one-and-done event. This was one of our best runs yet, and, for some, this was their first run ever, but we also had some amazing times from some amazing athletes."
Skylar Johnson, a senior from Kansas City, Mo., who participated in the race, said the event encouraged her to place more emphasis on her health
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"There was a lot of energy and excitement on the part of the staff," she said. "It has motivated me to do more 5Ks. After [Hart's] speech about his health, I realized it was a great way to push myself and get serious about my health."
Hart spoke after the event to the group of runners about the importance of keeping up a physically active lifestyle.
"It's not a race," he said. "It's about starting something as a group and finishing as a group. For those who don't do it, it's the first day of a possible new beginning."
Jacques Green, a Kansas City, Mo., resident, participated in the race with a group of 12 runners from an organization called Black Men Run. The organization, which competes in different races nationwide, focuses on raising health awareness, Green said.
"Black Men Run encourages people to get active instead of watching TV," Green said. "You have a feeling of accomplishment when you run a 5K.
it's a burst of energy that is different than after you watch the third hour of a TV show"
Andrew Adelmann, a coach of a Nike Run Club based in Chicago, also helped organize the event and said he was impressed with the spirit of Kansas City runners, including those who came on Saturday for the first time.
"Everybody is an athlete, and we feel passionate about that core belief," he said. "I was part of a special pop up event in Kansas City last year, and I left that event with a renewed sense of excitement. Hearing that there were so many first time runners, it was a super inspiring performance. I was really impressed with the hunger of the Kansas City running community."
Hart has organized similar events in Dallas, Houston, Washington, D.C., Chicago. Toronto, Atlanta and two in Boston, according to his official Twitter page.
—Edited by Dani Malakoff
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JAMES HUTT/KANSAS Kevin Hart talks to the assembled 5K participants. He has organized eight events with Nike in cities where he performs his stand-up.
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University alumnus and actor Rob Riggle before speaking to a crowd at the Kansas football homecoming game on Sept. 27, 2014. Riggle is hosting a scholarship fundraiser at The Dread hotel at 7 p.m. on Monday.
Actor and KU alumnus Rob Riggle to host a scholarship fundraiser
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The event will honor the late James "Jim Bob" Clarke, a 10-year line cook at the Oread and Eldridge hotels, and the money raised will go toward a scholarship fund for his two young children.
On Monday, the Oread Hotel will host a meet-and-greet and scholarship fundraiser with actor and alumnus Rob Riggle.
Clarke died unexpectedly this summer and left behind two children, ages one and three, said Nancy Longhurst, general manager of the Oread.
"We just thought it would be really helpful to their family to provide and to set up some kind of a scholarship fund for the kids since they are so young and since he had worked for us for so long and was such a part of our lives." Longhurst said. "We wanted to do something for the family."
The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Hancock Ballroom at the Oread at 1200 Oread Ave. Limited tickets are still available for $99, and the price includes a photo with Riggle, hors doeuvres and live music by Sugar Britches and Garrett Childers and Caroline. This event will also have a cash bar run by Riggle's Loaded Vodka company. For tickets, call the Oread at (785) 830-3927.
Riggle has starred in movies such as "The Hangover," "21 Jump Street" and "The Lorax." Riggle, who grew up in Overland Park, befriended some staff members at the Oread
during his numerous stays there, Longhurst said. She said Riggle was more than willing to help out when approached by staff members.
Clarke spent the last five years working at the Oread after spending five years at its sister hotel, the Eldridge.
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Who: Rob Riggie, host
What: A scholarship fundraiser where attendees can take a photo with Riggle, eat hors d'oeuvres and listen to live music ly
Sugar Britches and Garrett Childers and Caroline. This event will also have a cash bar run by Riggle's Loaded Vodka company.
Where: Hancock Ballroom
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at the Oread, 1200 Oread Ave., with an afterparty at The Nest on Ninth, the Oread's rooftop bar
When: Aug. 24 at 7 p.m
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