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Travis Barker performs after running 5K in Santa Monica

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BY ODIGIE OKPATAKU

Travis BarkerĀ is putting us all to shame! Just days before turning 50, he ran a 5k and performed for a packed crowd all before lunch Sunday.

The drummer ran his personal best 19 minutes and 14 seconds before shutting down the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica for the hyped-up brunch crowd.

Blink-182 band memberĀ Mark HoppusĀ and UFC ChampionĀ Chito VeraĀ were also on hand to show their support.

Travis will be 50 years old Friday, but at 49 he may be the most athletic he’s ever been. The artist startedĀ Run Travis RunĀ — a run and wellness experience — in the wake of his 2008 plane crash, which left 70 percent of his body burned.

He writes on the organization’s website, “I was told by doctors that I may never be able to walk or play drums the same again. I was never athletic and I never played sports but I immediately had this urge to prove everyone wrong including myself.”

He says he now runs 3 miles a day — even before shows when he’s on tour.Ā “I wanna motivate people to get outside and walk or run for a few hours, as well as make healthy decisions and create healthy habits,” Travis writes.