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The Coach Who Wouldn't Let Her Quit

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When Maria Gonzalez showed up at the Back on My Feet running program in Philadelphia, she hadn't run a mile in her life. She'd spent...

This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Titus 2:11-12.

When Maria Gonzalez showed up at the Back on My Feet running program in Philadelphia, she hadn't run a mile in her life. She'd spent three years in and out of shelters after losing her job and her apartment in the same devastating week. The program didn't ask for a résumé or a clean record. They handed her a pair of running shoes and said, "Show up Tuesday at 5:30 AM."…

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