It has been 14 years since funnyman Rob Riggle competed in a marathon. He was in the Marine Corps, and he finished New York City in 2002, a few weeks after he returned home from a tour in Afghanistan.
Since then, Riggle has become a successful actor and comedian, appearing as a supporting character in films like Step Brothers, The Hangover, and 21 Jump Street. He has also accumulated a wealth of “expert” marathon advice, which he shared before he takes on his second 26.2 in Chicago this Sunday.
He is running to raise money for the charity Salute, Inc., which supports veterans and their families.
Editor’s note: Follow his advice at your own peril.
Kit has been a health, fitness, and running journalist for the past five years. His work has taken him across the country, from Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, to cover the 2016 Olympic Trials to the top of Mt. Katahdin in Maine to cover Scott Jurek’s record-breaking Appalachian Trail thru-hike in 2015.
Since becoming a video producer for Runner’s World in 2014, Derek has captured such historic moments as Meb Keflezighi and Desiree Linden’s Boston victories and Amy Cragg’s win at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, and Galen Rupp and Shalane Flanagan breaking the tape in Chicago and New York, respectively.
