Welcome to 2020! Start the new year off right by subscribing to this podcast. After recapping running adventures from 2019 and giving shout-outs for your goals in the New Year, I have a treat for you.

(6:43) My guest for this podcast episode is Jimmy Davis, a good friend I've run with for nearly 5 years now, including 5 marathons together. (9:50) He talks about how he got started running, how anyone can do it, (12:03) then Jimmy discusses how he and his wife foster adopted 5 children/siblings all at the same time. Wow! You will hear how faith and prayer played a big role in that decision and process.

My guest also has his masters degree in exercise science (17:48) and discusses nutrition in the new year (making small changes) and teaching university fitness classes.

Jimmy and I chat about (20:48) how he helped me for my first marathon and our running adventures together - road and trail - then (25:23) we dive into some fitness topics: working out by yourself vs. working out with friends (companionship), exercising hard, and ideal body fat percentage.

We close the interview with Jimmy discussing (30:50) the why of running. For him, the focus is causes bigger than yourself, raising money for cancer through Team in Training especially with his niece losing her battle to cancer.

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