An avid runner since she was 12, Campbell is now executive director of Back on My Feet, which uses running to help the District’s homeless community become self-sufficient. She has been with the group since the summer of 2009 and took part in the grassroots effort to start the D.C. chapter. How does running help homelessness?

Running establishes a sense of strength, of confidence, of self-esteem that someone can pull on when dealing with other challenges in life. Running is a metaphor for life as well. Step by step, day by day, mile by mile. These are the kinds of things it takes to move forward or lead a successful life.