Turning in his bike for a pair of running shoes, Metal Mulisha rider Derek Garland completed the Rock and Roll Marathon in Las Vegas in memory of his fallen brother Jeff "OX" Kargola.
Garland made a prior commitment to Kargola whose life was lost in a tragic accident earlier this year in Mexico. "I told Jeff I was going to run a marathon, so for me, it's a way to finish something I said I was going to do. I can dedicate the marathon to him because I know he'll be looking down and smiling on me."

Garland finished the 26.2 miles in just under 4 hours with a time of 3:55:39. Not bad for a man who normally gets around on his dirt bike. Equally impressive was Garland's ability to complete the endurance race while sporting a giant neck beard.

After the race Garland turned to twitter to thank everyone for believing in him, "Thanks for everyone's positive messages today. I'm feeling so fortunate to have such awesome friends/family!"

Shortly after thanking his family and friends Garland headed to the bar for a well deserved cold one. "This might be the best tasting $7.50 Sapporo I've ever had."

As far as we know this was the first for time any FMX rider took on the challenge of running the 26.2 miles.

Here's pictures from Garland's training sessions.

If it's not hard enough to land a no handed backflip on a dirt bike, Metal Mulisha's Derek Garland talks us through the process step by step as he's doing the trick. This is the first on many from the Metal Mulisha's new trick tip series where they will have riders mic'd explaining freestyle tricks as they are demonstrating the trick. If you are a fan of freestyle moto this is an excellent chance to get a unique perspective into their massive tricks. Even if your not a fan, it's easy to appreciate the fact they can do a backflip on a dirt back, while talking about it. Most people have trouble talking while pouring a cup of coffee.

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