W5D1 Today. My sister cried the whole way. We told her to go home and she wouldn't. We told her to stop running and she wouldn't. She just cried and complained the whole time. But it wasn't that bad.

How old is your sister? Has she done all the other days/weeks, too? Does she really want to run? She may just not be ready for this yet. Both of my boys talked about doing C25K, but really only one wants to - the other just kind of "came along." He complained a bit in the second week and so yesterday when we were getting ready to go out and run W3D1 I asked him if he really wanted to do it and he said, "Not really." I said, "That's cool" and took the son that wants to run. They're 10 and the point of this is for them to want it, not for me to want them to want it. Does that make sense? The program is hard enough when you want to do it. I can't imagine what it would be like if you weren't really motivated.

OHR W9D2 run is done. Nice and easy for 38 minutes in a light rain. Perfect!!

Kelly, can't wait to tack you on! You'll be first in the new column, I believe. You'll be just fine in your first 5K! Olivia, running is hard. Not everyone is going to like it, but maybe she just wants to get in on the "fun". Take it as a move to bond with ya'll. Yap, I'm jealous. I NEVER have the pleasure of running in the rain. Just SCORCHING HOTNESS. erendis, slow is better than not at all. Just take it easy! 2 miles today, which was supposed to be a recovery day but I ended up trying to make time again. Two sub 12-minute miles and my max HR was 198!

Ann-V, you have officially crossed the line to being addicted to running. How awesome you still got out there! Goddess, I hope you get a rain run soon. It's fantastic; to me, running in a steady rain feels like I can just keep going forever! Erendis, we all have our slow days. It's not bad to have a few slow ones. The important thing is that you got out there. WohooO!W7D3 here you come! Paul, sounds like a fun run! Ernsberger, I'm so excited for you about your first race! It's fun and when you finish, it's fun to cheer for people who are coming in. (I don't think you'll be last. No way!)

How old is your sister? Has she done all the other days/weeks, too? Does she really want to run? She may just not be ready for this yet.

She's ten. She skipped week 1 but has done everyone since then. At first she loved it but now she thinks it's too far. We're not letting her come again because she always says she wants to then cries. A bikee would be a good idea.

Ugh, I seem to be on the same schedule as the local high school cross country team. I was about to go run on Tuesday, and suddenly about 30 young guys ran by our house into the trails. I might have the guts to shuffle along behind them, but the trails are too narrow to run with the dogs on the leash, and I didn't have time before work to drive somewhere else, so I just waited and ran Wednesday. Today I am dressed and ready to go out for my 2nd-to-last OHR run, and here they all came again. I don't really mind - makes me feel like a "real" runner to run the same trails as our state-champs cross country team. Just makes it inconvenient. So, I guess I'll go run at the park - at least I can figure out how far I've gone. But my pace is always messed up since I stop to scoop poop. Olivia, I hope you keep running! It does make it harder to get out there when you have to drag along unwilling participants! I agree with ChupChup that a bike might solve everyone's problem. Congrats, goddess!

good job, jennerVT! I remember how happy I was when I ran after taking time off to heal from ss and it's great to be back in the saddle again, ain't it?!! You'll do great in your 5k. I heard somewhere that if you can run for 2 miles, you can run forever. I'm not sure it's true, but I liked it when I started running 2 miles!!