DES MOINES, Iowa — For Mike Huckabee, campaign activities took a back seat Monday to training for the Boston Marathon.
Despite a temperature of 16 degrees, the Republican presidential candidate set off around a lake for a 30-minute run that covered about 3 miles.
“This really is insane, isn’t it?” said Huckabee, wearing running gear in the University of Iowa’s black-and-gold color scheme.
“I go in freezing weather, but it’s never this cold in Little Rock, so you know this is as cold as I probably will have run in,” the former Arkansas governor said.
Before beginning his jaunt, Huckabee asked his running companions, “Are we sure this path is clear, that there’s not ice patches on it? ‘Cause ‘Slip Sliding Away,’ it’s a great song, but it’s not a good campaign theme.”
The Associated Press
