Skip to content

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Schock and Awe

He got elected to Congress while you were doing shots at the Capitol Lounge, and he’s a GQ model while you’re schlubbing around in Dockers. Now here’s another way Rep. Aaron Schock is better than you: He runs the National Mall everyday at 5:30 a.m.

The Illinois Republican on Saturday night greeted revelers at the Ball on the Mall gala to raise money for rehabbing “America’s front yard.” Schock, who served as the black-tie event’s honorary chairman, says he jogs the Mall every morning while he’s in Washington. “It’s truly inspiring,” he said of the vista that he sees while getting in his cardio.

Schock didn’t say how long it takes it him to lap the Mall, but we’re guessing that it’s faster than your time, whatever it is.

Recent Stories

Court challenges mount over Trump’s funding clawback

Schmitt show  — Congressional Hits and Misses

Photos of the week | September 25-October 1, 2026

House Democrats grow more bullish about midterms as target list expands

Guns, voting and immigration on deck for Supreme Court

‘Pain in the ass’: Trump again shows annoyance with Paxton after leaked audio