#5kMay2026 Check-in #3
We are ALMOST finished! You are doing so great!
Please let us know how you are doing by this point of the challenge by leaving a comment below (you may have to scroll for a while) and answering the following questions:
- Name
- Have you faithfully completed at least 3.1 miles of intentional running and / or walking every day so far in May 2026?
- How are you feeling by this point in the challenge?
- Are you glad that you accepted this challenge? Why or why not?
- Did you run until it turned to butter today? If so, how did it go?
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Patrick Williams
Yes
Accomplished and motivated
Absolutely. The positivity has been infectious.
I gave it good effort and my legs are feeling it. But it’s been awesome this year.
Abigail Querrard
Yes 😁
Proud of myself
I am proud of myself; this has helped me train for a 5k race with my daughter.
I tried! It’s getting easier the more I do it.
Clifford Schneiter
Yes
Glad for the consistency
Yes needed the kick start back in to exercise. And I have been able to do this with my bride.
Have not completed today’s yet but it is getting easier every day.
Kelli Ulrich
2. Yes
3. I’m ready to be done but I will continue to walk/run a few days a week.
4. I am glad I accepted the challenge. May is so busy that if I didn’t have it I probably wouldn’t have worked out some days.
4. No butter run. I am going to tell our kids cross country coach about it and see if they can do it this summer. They practice at Wooster Memorial.
David Livingston
Yes
Good
Yes. The weather is finally cooperating too?
No, too much else to do.
Alyson Gabrysz
Yes
Feeling great
Yes, for some reason it’s a mind thing to do that extra .10 daily
No butter run
Yes
Feeling good
Yes like the challenge
No
Name—Jan Maxwell
Have you faithfully completed at least 3.1 miles of intentional running and / or walking every day so far in May 2026?—YES
How are you feeling by this point in the challenge? — feeling good
Are you glad that you accepted this challenge? —YES
Why or why not?— it came at the perfect time to get me motivated to move my body again and be in the word faithfully.
Did you run until it turned to butter today? No… but sounds intriguing… may try it another time!
If so, how did it go?
1. Jacob Troyer
2. Yes
3. Great
4. Yes
5. No I won’t be able to do it today
Dawn Greenwell
Yep
Good
Yes……..helps with daily marathon training
Nope……just walked today.
Leta Schneiter
Yes
Motivated
Yes because it’s helping with consistency
No, just focusing on getting it done
Mark Greenwell
Yes
Great
Yes……love exercising
No…….just walked today.
1. Darlene Maxfield
2. Yes
3. Feeling great!
4. Yes. The consistency is so helpful.
5. No butter run.
Seth Scrimo
2. Yes
3. Feels good.
4. Yes. I try to knock it out early.
5. No.
Angela Deiotte
Yes!! 😊
Good
Yes- it always makes me feel accomplished that I met the goal
Getting ready to go run #30 👍🏻
Lisa Baker
Yes!
Feeling pretty good, doing a trail marathon today.
Always happy I made myself do this!
No
Kyle Kelley
Yes sir
Feeling solid, ready to keep grinding.
Love having the kiddos ask to join me and designating some walks with the wife
I did not
1. Ryan Grimshaw
2. 5k everyday
3. Feeling great, mixing walks in has been a game changer.
4. I am super happy about participating this year.
5. I did not try to make butter.
Gretchen Tracy
Yes, I have done at least a 5k everyday.
Feeling like I’m going to finish!
Yes I’m glad I joined. Keeps me moving some on my rest days.
I did not make butter today. It’s puppy pick up day! Did my 5k on my walking pad at 3am so we could be on the road by 4:30am!
Rich King
Yes
Ready to be done
Yes
Nope
Joan Mathews
Yes to 5k every day
Love moving!
No
Julie Boggs
Yes
Strong
Yes
No mayhem for me this time
Nate McMurdy
Yes
Good to go
Yes, can’t wait till next year
Naa. Good to go
Billi Coakley – yes, I have faithfully completed at least 3.1 miles of intentional walking every day so far in May 2026! Feeling accomplished but also tired (my son graduated and we’re doing a party today) but no excuses! I am glad that I accepted this challenge because I have some cousins doing it with me this time! Also, I need to get in better walking shape to prepare for a European vacation from Rome to Paris and all in between soon! I will not attempt to run until it turned to butter today. THANKS!
Heather Frederick
Yes I have done my 5k every single day!
I feel fabulous
It has been great…but definitely getting harder in Louisiana with the temperature rising!
I am so glad I joined!!!
I did not make butter lol.
Wendy Johnston
Yes!!
I feel great!
So glad for this challenge!
I’ll be on the treadmill later today as we are traveling. But I’ll get it done!
1. Kristene Sexton
2. Yes
3. Feeling great and accomplished!
4. Yes! I’m glad I’ve been able to stick to a plan/goal for 30 days straight so far.
5. No butter
.1, Heidi Hartzler
2. Yes! I have walked 3.1 miles a day!
3. I am feeling tired!
4. I am happy to of accepted this challenge! It is great for me physically and spiritually..
5. No on the butter run1.
Thank you again for doing this!
Katherine (Cassie) Chance
Yes to at least a 5K every day
Feeling tired but accomplished
Love this challenge every year!!
No butter….running at the picklefest in canton today!
Terry Biers
Yes, an international 3.1 was run every day in May!
Actually feeling ok.
I’m glad I accepted the challenge! Keeps me in shape. Gives a group goal to be accomplished each day.
I did not run with or with the intention of making any butter. But I do like butter.
Tammy Polen
Yes!
Feeling good
Super happy I started and will finish
I did not make butter 😂
Corey Best – Zurich, Switzerland
-Yes – everyday knocked out – will finish for sure!
-Feeling energized and grateful – and all the daily podcast and encouragement from the FB pages have been such a blessing!
-no butter run over here – but maybe some Swiss chocolate when I knock out day 31!!!
Ric Poolman
1. Yes I have
2. Loving it but a little tired
3. Yes. My 4th year and I love the virtual community, podcast encouragement, and renewed discipline to keep going after the challenge.
4. No running for butter
Kristen Gerber
Yes
Determined
Yes. I like the feeling of accomplishing a goal.
No butter.
Mike Marquardt
Yes
Accomplished.
I’m glad I decided to take a break from distance training, focus on speed and take it easy this month.
Just woke up. I’ve been getting it done early this month, but with end of year activities with the kids, the plan is to head out a little later this morning.
Connie Mayle
Yes I have done a 5K everyday.
It is going well
Did not do the butter challenge. 😀
1. Brittany Grimshaw
2. Yes
3. Feeling accomplished, this was the first year I decided to try the challenge after taking a few years off. It has been fun to walk with a friend most mornings!
4. No butter!
Doug Jolliday
Yes
Good
Loving the podcast, the Collective Band 🙂
No Butter
Ike Detweiler
Yes
Feels Great
Glad I did the challenge gave me a reason 2 do something after work.
No butter run. Have a softball tournament today.
Amy Pertee
Yes
Feeling good!
So glad I’m doing this! I’ve enjoyed it so much and will continue just maybe not every single day.
Haven’t done it yet today but will!
Michele Miller
Yes! Intentional everyday
This helps me mentally, physically, emotionally to get my day started off great
Feeling accomplished
But no butter today
Checking in for Myself and my 3 kiddos ages 12, 9 and 6 have done a 5k everyday! I love how I feel and will continue on my daily walks. My kiddos are ready to be done but so proud that they have stuck with it!
No butter 😂
Name: Brenda Morissette
Have you faithfully completed at least 3.1 miles of intentional running and / or walking every day so far in May 2026? Yes
How are you feeling by this point in the challenge? Stronger
Are you glad that you accepted this challenge? Why or why not? Yes, gave me a reason to get started to begin, which I otherwise wouldn’t have done!
Did you run until it turned to butter today? If so, how did it go? No butter.
Missy Klotzle
Yes
Good
Yes, to stay active
No
Ashley Compton
Yes
I feel great and plan to continue. This is just what I needed to get back into running/walking.
Yes, I am so thankful I accepted this challenge. One day, the AI collective song said, “Sometimes healing comes from 5kMay” and I felt that in my soul!
I forgot to get the ingredients….have you ever heard teachers make the worst students?! #thatsme
Karen Raber
Yes!
Feeling great
Yes, very glad.
No butter for me.