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Feb 6, 2011

"The greatest pleasure in life, is doing the things people say we cannot do." --Walter Bagehot

Runner Crawls to a Finish For Her Coach

Jim Tracy, a cross-country coach at San Francisco's University High School, was recently diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease and now walks with difficulty using braces on his legs and his back. But that doesn't stop him from coaching. And inspiring. At the state meet this year, star runner Holland Reynolds collapsed near the finish line. Despite all odds, she finished the race, crawling on hand and knees in celebration of her coach. "Her body was tired, but she was mentally all there," the official describes.