We use a lot of ambulatory and foot-related idioms: Walk a mile in her shoes, pulled up by his bootstraps, on my own two feet... you get the picture. Usually, it's all metaphor, but this week's DDG featured org, Back on My Feet, is getting literal about it (like actually literal, not like "OMG, I literally died when she showed up wearing the same dress as me").
Back on My Feet uses running as a means of helping people who are fighting homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless. The philosophy behind the program is that the physical act of running can provide the self-confidence and energy needed to take the next steps (that wasn't even on purpose!) toward job training, education and self-sustainability. With Back on My Feet, clients can find a way to do more than just put one foot in front of the other (okay, that one was planned).