One year ago, I was on the sidelines of the NYC Marathon holding a camera. 3 days later, I signed up for my first marathon. I’d never run a day in my life. On Sunday I ran my 2nd one, 11 minutes faster than my first, and I ran every mile of it next to my dad. He’s 61 years young. I grew up watching him show up for me, and this weekend we got to cross that finish line together back home in the tri-state. I’ll carry that for the rest of my life. I’ve had ankylosing spondylitis for 13+ years. I live with severe food allergies, so every meal and every training block is a fight to keep my body right. That was 8 months of work for one morning. Every time I looked down, I thought about who I was running for. backonmyfeet uses running to help people experiencing homelessness and addiction find jobs, housing, and independence. Their members show up 3 mornings a week, before sunrise, to run alongside volunteers and mentors. They aren’t running for a PR. They’re running to get their lives b...