Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen has never ran a 5K before, let alone a marathon. But that isn’t stopping the New England native from checking an item off his bucket list and running the Boston Marathon on Monday.
Mullen, for what it’s worth, told USA Today he’s been legitimately training for the marathon and ran just over 20 miles a few weeks ago. So it’s not like the eighth-year Bulldogs coach is recklessly doing this.
If you’re so inclined, you can follow along with Mullen’s progress here. Even though he’s trained, it’s kind of funny seeing “40K” at that link knowing Mullen hasn’t run an organized race before.