Mississippi State football coach Dan Mullen ran the Boston Marathon on Monday. Mullen, who is believed to be the first active FBS football coach to run Boston, wrote about the experience for Campus Rush.
Imagine your first round of golf being at Augusta National, experiencing your first horse race at Churchill Downs or entering a stadium the first time at the Olympics. Then imagine actually taking part in the Masters, Kentucky Derby or Olympic Opening Ceremonies. That's what it felt like for me to run the Boston Marathon on Monday. I'd never even run so much as a neighborhood 5K in my life.