Sen. Thom Tillis Thomas (Thom) Roland TillisAirline job cuts loom in battleground states Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll Republican Senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal MORE (R-N.C.) on Wednesday said he was "fine" after collapsing while running a race and being taken away in an ambulance.

"Hey everybody, I'm fine," he said in a video he posted on Twitter hours after the incident.

"Just running, about two-and-a-half miles in, got overheated, no CPR, no special measures, just checking me out. See you back on The Hill."

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He also said in the tweet he was "looking forward to getting back to work" and thanked people for their prayers.

Tillis collapsed during a race in Washington on Wednesday and was taken away by ambulance, The Associated Press reported.

He had been participating in the ACLI Capital Challenge race, an annual event in Anacostia Park.

A number of political figures offered their prayers for Tillis in tweets.

Washington is forecast to potentially see record-breaking heat in the second of half of the week, with the high Wednesday set for 88 to 92 degrees, according to The Washington Post.