Dan Mullen had never run a marathon — much less a 5k — in his life. But he knew he wanted to do the Boston Marathon between four and four-and-a-half hours.
Monday, he did just that, crossing the finish line in 4:28:35.
It was the Mississippi State coach’s first organized race and clocking in this time is truly impressive.
Mullen started out a bit fast, running his first 3.1 miles under 30 minutes and 10k (6.2 miles) in an hour. But from videos and photos his cheering section — who rang their cowbells when they saw him — took along the 26.