Synopsis

Brenda was a promising track athlete, and her coach often stopped by the Jenkins’ house for coffee, sometimes bringing guests—like Willie Amakye from Ghana. Willie needed to find a way to fund his continued training in America with an eye toward the Olympics, so Mary proposed a neighborhood marathon as a possible solution. Remarkably, he even managed to enlist the participation of Florence Griffith Joyner. Mary took on the task of securing sponsorships for the event, but when Brenda suffered