Diplo runs the Los Angeles Marathon on LSD

Diplo says he ran the Los Angeles marathon while on LSD.

In a video posted to his Twitter account, the 44-year-old artist is seen adding four drops of what he claims to be LSD into his water bottle, the night before for the race. "I think you need like, four drops of LSD," Diplo said, before adding one more. "Five."

The Grammy-winning DJ finished the annual marathon in 3 hours and 35 minutes, which took place on March 19. His ultimate goal was to beat Oprah Winfrey’s time. It was the first time he’d completed a marathon and said that he’d only previously completed 11 miles in a single run.

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The video reel that he posted on Twitter was also posted on his Instagram account but was removed due to safety violations. In a subsequent post to highlight the original reel being taken down, Diplo says, “My one goal was to beat Oprah’s time and I ate that (sorry oprah). The most I ever ran was 11 miles so I did what any normal person would do and took LSD..”

As shared in one of Diplo’s photos, his official completion time was 3 hours and 55 minutes; Oprah completed the Marine Corps Marathon in 4 hours and 29 minutes in 1994.

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In recent years, athletes have gone public about their use of psychedelics for mental health, focus and substance abuse purposes, including former NBA player Lamar Odom and NFL MVP Aaron Rogers.

It should be noted that LSD is a psychoactive drug that is banned in the United States and most other countries.

[Image via Diplo]