Kevin Hart's Speech

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Back in June, comedian Kevin Hart was in Boston to perform stand-up for his What Now? comedy tour and wanted to go for a run. Kevin tweeted “Boston, I want u 2 get up & run with me n the AM! Meet by the water shed 367 chestnut hill ave Brighton MA...Next 2 Reilly recreation center.” Hart arrived the next morning at the Reilly Recreation Center and was greeted by over 300 people (Flemming, "Why thousands of people are running with Kevin Hart"). Kevin told the runners in a brief speech before the 5K run that “I’m in Boston, so I wanted to do what Boston does,” he said to enthusiastic cheers. “I’m not a runner, so please take it easy!” “It was honestly a spontaneous decision,” Hart, says “I felt like it would be a cool way to get people motivated