Father is not happy about my 5K.

RunnerElizabeth

I'm not over weight, but I do have asthma and my friends and family were quite upset when I started running. I needed family support too because of childcare. When it was clear I wasn't getting it, I bought a bob iron man to bring my daughter with me. To make a long story short, it's 2 years later, I've got my 3rd half marathon in October (it's the BAA half, the people who organize the boston marathon) and my asthma has never been better, the running helped it. And of course, running helps weight issues too.

So do your 5k. And work on gradually building up your running ability. Eventually if you keep at it, your dad will back off and probably end up proud of you for trying. But even if that doesn't happen , you should be proud because you brought about positive change in yourself.