Marissa Lemar

Marissa is an avid runner who has spent the better part of the past 18 years running in the mid-Atlantic, specifically the Washington, DC, area—she has run races of all distances, from 5Ks to full marathons, but an unconventional 5K run-walk in Indonesia remains her favorite. Her health and fitness writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Mashable, and Insider. Follow her on Twitter @mcruzmissile.