More than 50,000 people run the New York City Marathon each year, and the diverse crowd of runners ranges from professionals to complete novices. The feat is challenging enough on its own, but one man is taking the challenge several steps further to raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention.
Devon Levesque is a fitness professional and partner at Performix House gym near Manhattan’s Union Square Park. The 28-year-old has been passionate about fitness since he was a toddler. Both his father and grandfather were professional bodybuilders, and he was doing chin-ups at age four. Levesque has also played sports his whole life and played football in college.
