The Coach Who Limped Every Mile
In 2019, cross-country coach Brad Holloway of Shelbyville, Indiana, watched his runner Jenna collapse at mile two of the state qualifier. She had trained all...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Isaiah 63:7-9.
In 2019, cross-country coach Brad Holloway of Shelbyville, Indiana, watched his runner Jenna collapse at mile two of the state qualifier. She had trained all season for this race. When she stumbled on a tree root and twisted her ankle, the field surged past her. Jenna sat in the dirt, sobbing — not from pain, but from the crushing weight of a lost dream.…
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