Karl Gruber is an amazing man who has ran 52 marathons in 52 weeks to raise money  and awareness for leukemia research. He wrote and published a book chronicling his year of marathoning, Running For Their Lives. To this year, he has ran 78 marathons, and also completed 2 Half Iron Man triathlons. In addition, he has coached marathon training groups for the Arthiritis Foundation, worked in running specialty retail for 13 years, and now is a certified Law of Attraction Coach.

His motto is " ordinary people can accomplish extraordinary things!" He believes that he can motivate and inspire people to move toward a happy, active, healthier life, and having taken my own body and fitness to a stratosphere most people cannot even comprehend, he has the platform of integrity to stand on.