After receiving a life-changing diagnosis in 2019, Marcos Jarvis and his family began the painful process of accepting the devastating news. A keen sportsman and avid runner, Marcos studied his way through the biggest fight of his life, turning the negatives into positives with the power of the human mind.  Marcos plunged into ice baths, ran a duathlon with chemotherapy on his back, and swapped stress for Tai Chi as he reset his body, mind and lifestyle.

Marcos sat down with Ultrarunner magazine to discuss his journey, detailing the process of acceptance and why he took on the David Goggins 4 x 4 x 48 with ‘Stage 4’ cancer.

AN INSPIRATIONAL INTERVIEW WITH A REMARKABLE MAN