Jelly Roll announced on social media that he accepted the challenge of running his first 5K in May.
On Thursday, the 39-year-old country singer shared an Instagram video explaining that her appearance on Kyle Faugeer's podcast “Full Send” earlier this week inspired her to train for the race.
In the clip, Jelly Roll told fans that he would be participating in comedians Bert Kreischer and Tom Segura's “5K By May” challenge.
“Yes, baby. This message is for Bert Kreischer and Tom Segura. I was on the 'Full Send' podcast this week and Kyle [comedy YouTube group] NELK Boys convinced me that if I put my mind to it, I could reach the 5K by May. I believe in him. I believe in myself,'' Jelly Roll said as he walked through the woods with his dog.
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Jelly Roll announced that he is planning his first 5K run. (John Parra/Getty Images, Audacity's Riptide Music Festival)
“Bert, I love you. Brother Tom, I don't know about you, but I love you too. I can't wait to see you. I'll be there, baby.”
“I walk in the woods every morning. Five kilometers by May, baby. Five kilometers by May. I'm serious, Bart. I'm serious, Bart.”
On the January 1 episode of the podcast, Kreischer and Segura announced that their New Year's resolution was to run a 5K. The pair said they are planning a race in May and are calling on other comedians to take part.
During the episode, they recruited comics artists for the race, including Michelle Wolf, Tim Dillon, Stavros Halkias, and Mark Normand, but Louis CK and Shane Gillis seemed to tentatively agree. .
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“I'm a long runner. I'm not a fast runner, but I can pull myself together for five kilometers,” Wolf told them.
“So this is basically 'Watch Bert Die,' right?” CK joked. “I say I'll do it, but I'll never do it.”
Kreischer and Segura told listeners they haven't decided which city will host the 5K, but they plan to sell tickets and donate the proceeds to charity. Kreischer added that there will also be a “big party” after the race.
“Tom and I are getting the fans going, so this year we're all healthy and we're going to run a 5K in May,” Kreischer said.
“We love you all and wish you all good health.”
Jelly Roll (real name Jason Bradley Deford) has opened up about his struggle to lose weight over the years. In 2018, the country star revealed on Instagram that she weighed over 500 pounds in 2015 before embarking on a weight loss journey and losing 200 pounds.
The singer is participating in Tom Segura and Bert Kreischer's 5K by May challenge. (Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage)
In an interview with Fox News Digital in November, Jelly Roll explained that he prioritizes his own happiness and has no specific weight loss goals he is working towards.
“I don't even have goals when it comes to health,” he said on the 2023 CMA Awards red carpet. “I just want to keep doing the right things and feel good. I'm starting to find the will to live and I want to lean into it, that's all. I just want to be happier.”
“Usually weight is directly related to mental health, so I try to keep it under control and the rest just follows.”
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of “Save Me” singer He also spoke openly about his long struggle with addiction. He served time for aggravated robbery and possession for the purpose of prostitution.
“The more this grows and the more people we help and the more I start to face my past and the things that have affected me and my own mental health struggles, “The will to live becomes stronger,” he said.
“I've been training and I'm slowly but surely losing weight. I've lost about 45 to 50 pounds since I finished the tour.” CMA.
Jelly Roll has opened up about his struggle to lose weight over the years. (Scott Legato/Getty Images, iHeartRadio)
“I'm drinking less than I've ever drunk and I feel incredible. I'm drinking water like a fish, and I'm showing it here right away. I'm just trying to keep people in touch for as long as I can.” I want to.”
On Thursday, Jerry Rolle, now an advocate for heroin and fentanyl addicts, appeared before U.S. lawmakers and gave powerful testimony about fentanyl's devastating effects on forgotten Americans.
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At the beginning of his testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, he said that during the approximately five minutes he was allotted to speak, someone in the United States had died of a drug overdose and that it was likely related to fentanyl. It was pointed out that there are %.
“It is important to clarify upfront that I am a musician and have no political affiliations. I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican. In fact, because of my past, my right to vote is It is restricted.” “Wild Ones” singer Said. “So far, I have never paid attention to political race in my life. Ironically, fentanyl transcends partisanship and ideology, which is why I am so reluctant to talk about it. I think he is the perfect person.”
Jerry Roll told lawmakers that about 190 people die every day in the U.S. from an overdose, roughly the equivalent of a “full 737”.
The rapper gave powerful testimony before Congress this week about the opioid crisis. (Fox News)
“Can you imagine how much attention the national media would get if we reported that 190 people were killed in plane crashes every day? But we don't feel that way because there are 190 drug addicts. Because America is known for bullying, and shaming drug addicts without trying to understand what the real root of the problem is.'' Jerry・Mr. Roll said.
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of Grammy nominated musician He said he meets victims of the national fentanyl crisis at every concert, and said he too has been affected by “the disease known as addiction.”
“I have been to more funerals than I care to share with you. Dear members of this committee, I could sit here and cry for days over the coffins of those I loved so deeply. “They're good people. They're not.” “They're just drug addicts. Uncles, friends, cousins, normal people — people who just got into a car accident and started taking painkillers to manage it.” “One thing led to another…how quickly it gets out of control,” Jelly Roll said. .
As a former drug dealer, Jerry Roll told Congress he had no intention of testifying in defense of illegal drug use.
“I was part of the problem, and now I stand here as part of the solution,” he said.
Fox News Digital's Janelle Ash and Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.
