Jocelyn Rivas joins me today to share her inspiring story – Seriously, Jocelyn is running on optimism embodied. Despite being born with broken bones and limited resources for therapy and rehabilitation, Jocelyn – also aptly known as Jocelyn the Warrior – is out to inspire DREAMERs to dream big and is well on her way to breaking two Guiness World Record titles for youngest person and youngest woman to run 100 marathons, and a world record for youngest Latina to 100 marathons.

Jocelyn came to the United States from El Salvador with her mom when she was about 5 years old. Her mother calls her a miracle as she recovered from having a broken back, neck and legs at birth. But Jocelyn lived with chronic pain and so her mother was always cautious about her pursuing too many athletics. That all changed for Jocelyn in 2013 when she went to cheer on her friend at the L.A. Marathon -- that running bug a lot of people know so well definitely got her!

She ran her first marathon in 2014 and a few years later was informed that she was on pace to be the youngest person, female, and Latina to run 100 marathons! In 2017, she was also faced with the uncertainty of being deported back to El Salvador and she decided that she had to pursue these records in hopes of inspiring other DREAMers and proving to the world their immense value to our society. 

Most recently, Jocelyn completed her 86th marathon and with just 14 more to go, you don't want to miss her journey. Follow her on instagram at @joselinthewarrior