Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke Beto O'RourkeJimmy Carter says his son smoked pot with Willie Nelson on White House roof O'Rourke endorses Kennedy for Senate: 'A champion for the values we're most proud of' 2020 Democrats do convention Zoom call MORE (D-Texas) took a 3.1-mile detour from the presidential campaign trail on Saturday to run in a St. Patrick's Day 5K in Iowa.

Sporting a multi-colored knit hat and black gloves, the 2020 candidate ran under No. 173 for the road race.

O'Rourke, who has written blog posts about jogging, appeared to mingle with his fellow runners in videos posted to Twitter, reportedly discussing Obamacare and his time as a congressman on the Veterans Affairs Committee with fellow joggers, according to one NBC reporter.

Beto O’Rourke giving bit of a running town hall as he jogs, cameras in a golf cart ahead of him. Snippets of overheard convo:



“So I was on the Veterans affair committee...”



“...back with my punk band...”



“...when they said, we gotta stop Obamacare...” pic.twitter.com/SloqDHvlzf — Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) March 16, 2019

The 46-year-old made his first official stop as a 2020 Democratic candidate in Iowa this week, announcing his White House bid early Thursday morning.

He has been campaigning in the early primary state since his announcement.

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O'Rourke rose to national prominence in the 2018 midterm cycle where he narrowly lost his bid to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzTrump argues full Supreme Court needed to settle potential election disputes Press: Notorious RBG vs Notorious GOP The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Washington on edge amid SCOTUS vacancy MORE (R-Texas) in deep red Texas.

The former Texas congressman faces over a dozen contenders for the 2020 Democratic nomination including big-name politicians like, Sens. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Bernie Sanders warns of 'nightmare scenario' if Trump refuses election results Harris joins women's voter mobilization event also featuring Pelosi, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda MORE (I-Vt.), Kamala Harris Kamala HarrisButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice First presidential debate to cover coronavirus, Supreme Court Harris joins women's voter mobilization event also featuring Pelosi, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda MORE (D-Calif.) and Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth WarrenHarris joins women's voter mobilization event also featuring Pelosi, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda Judd Gregg: The Kamala threat — the Californiaization of America GOP set to release controversial Biden report MORE (D-Mass.).

Updated 1:14 p.m.