{"id":11,"date":"2019-10-20T13:09:43","date_gmt":"2019-10-20T13:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gospelrun.com\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2020-01-07T01:10:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T01:10:00","slug":"featured-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gospelrun.com\/index.php\/featured-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p><\/p>\n<h1>Featured Stories<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pat.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<h3>Featured First-Timer <\/h3>\n<div>\n<h5>Patricia French<\/h5>\n<p>\u201cI never thought I could do the whole race\u2026.\u00a0 I get teary eyed-every time I think of myself crossing the finish line!\u00a0 I was 392 pounds at my heaviest.\u00a0 My health was so bad, I walked with a cane, and sometimes even crawled\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gospelrun.com\/index.php\/first-timer-patricia-french\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/heard2.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<h3>Featured Gospel Run Coach<\/h3>\n<div>\n<h5>Michael Heard<\/h5>\n<p>\u201cI began running when I turned 40.\u00a0 I went from a couch potato to an athlete and stopped smoking after 25 years.\u00a0 My second marathon, I qualified to run the Boston Marathon!\u00a0 There was no looking back after that. \u00a0I have gone on to run 18 marathons!\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gospelrun.com\/index.php\/michael-heard-experienced-runner\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tm3.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<h3>Featured First-Timer <\/h3>\n<div>\n<h5>Tina Morrow<\/h5>\n<p>\u201cBefore, I weighed 322 pounds, and just climbing a flight of stairs was a challenge.\u00a0 Now I wake up in the morning with the desire to move my body and get out and walk.\u00a0 I\u2019ve never been this active in my life.\u00a0 Gospel Run has impacted my life tremendously\u2026\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gospelrun.com\/index.php\/first-timer\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ICAR.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<h3>Charity Partner Spotlight<\/h3>\n<div>\n<h5>Interfaith Coalition Against Racism<\/h5>\n<p>\u201cGospel Run not only enabled us to raise funds to further our mission toward anti-racism work in the faith community, but it also deepened friendships among participants who are racially diverse.\u00a0 It celebrates who we all are\u2026\u201d\u00a0 ~ Rev. 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seven months before the big event.\u00a0 It is so much more than just a race.\u00a0 It\u2019s about family, community, and thanking God for the bodies we have.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gospelrun.com\/index.php\/keisha-farmer-smith\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- 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