Seven years ago, Dawn Larkin-Wallace, a mom of three, took up running to lose that 10 to 20 pounds of baby weight that just wouldn't go away. 

She figured once she dropped the weight, she'd be off the treadmill. 

What she could have never imagined is that she'd become a marathon runner who inspired her three children to start running, too. 

"We're just a running family," said Larkin-Wallace of Baldwin, New York, who is part of the running club Black Girls RUN!, a national group encouraging African-American women to make health and fitness a priority. 

First, Larkin-Wallace signed up 15-year-old daughter Kayla, a high school sophomore, for a race after realizing that the amount of running she did during her soccer games was the equivalent of a 5K. 

With the "positive peer pressure ... and the competitive spirit" that exists in the Wallace household, she said with a laugh, "of course, her brother and sister decided that that's something they wanted to do, too." 

Kimberly, 11, and Kevin Jr., 9, ran their first 5K's this year. 

Larkin-Wallace said her goal is for "healthy living to become a lifestyle and not just a fad" among her kids, who also play a range of sports from basketball to soccer to lacrosse. 

What she's also very mindful of is encouraging her children, especially her girls, to feel good about their bodies. A recent study found that two in three 13-year-olds worry about gaining weight. 

Helping her girls feel good about their bodies 

"It's always on my mind, and I have African-American daughters. ... I have to help them understand that because their body type is different than others doesn't make one better or more right than the other," she said during a conversation with her family in their home.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What do two thirds of teenagers worry about?
2. What scares two thirds of teens?
3. What makes about 67% of teenagers anxious?
Q2:
1. What does Dawn Larkin-Wallace say about teens and weight gain?
2. What does Dawn Larkin-Wallace say about teenagers gaining weight?
3. What does Dawn Larkin-Wallace have to say regarding teens that gain weight?
Q3:
1. What group did Dawn Larkin-Wallace start?
2. What was Dawn Larkin-Wallace the founder of?
3. What organization did Dawn Larkin-Wallace create?
Q4:
1. What group is Dawn Larkin-Wallace a member of?
2. What organization is Dawn Larkin-Wallace a part of?
3. What group is Dawn Larkin-Wallace active in?
Q5:
1. What does Black Girls Run do?
2. What is the mission of Black Girls Run?
3. What is the purpose of Black Girls Run?
Q6:
1. What does Dawn Larkin-Wallace's daughter Kayla play?
2. What sport does Kayla participate in?
3. What athletic activity does Kayla, daughter of Dawn Larkin-Wallace, do?
Q7:
1. How many people in Dawn Larkin-Wallace's family have run a 5k?
2. How many members of Dawn Larkin-Wallace's family have participated in a 5k?
3. What's the number of people in Dawn Larkin-Wallace's family that have done a 5k race?
Q8:
1. Does Black Girls Run only encourage running and walking?
2. Are walking and running the only activities that Black Girls Run cares about?
3. Does Black Girls Run only emphasize the importance of walking and running?
Q9:
1. Did Dawn Larkin-Wallace start running as a leisurely past time?
2. Did Dawn Larkin-Wallace take up running as a hobby?
3. Was running something that Dawn Larkin-Wallace began as a hobby?
Q10:
1. How long ago did Dawn Larkin-Wallace start running?
2. How long ago did Dawn Larkin-Wallace take up running?
3. How long has it been since Dawn Larkin-Wallace started being a runner?
Q11:
1. Did Dawn Larkin-Wallace see running as a long term activity?
2. Did Dawn Larkin-Wallace originally plan on becoming a runner long term?
3. Did Dawn Larkin-Wallace have long term plans to be a runner?
Q12:
1. Has Dawn Larkin-Wallace participated in competitive events?
2. Has Dawn Larkin-Wallace competed in any events?
3. Has Dawn Larkin-Wallace ever ran in anything competitive?
Q13:
1. Do all of Dawn Larkin-Wallace's children run like her?
2. Are all of Dawn Larkin-Wallace's kids runners like their mother?
3. Do each of Dawn Larkin-Wallace's kids run like she does?
Q14:
1. What is the atmosphere in Dawn Larkin-Wallace's family home?
2. What sort of ambiance does the home of Dawn Larkin-Wallace have?
3. What spirit runs throughout Dawn Larkin-Wallace's home?
Q15:
1. How many people in Dawn Larkin-Wallace's family are teenagers?
2. How many teens are in Dawn Larkin-Wallace's family?
3. How many teenagers does Dawn Larkin-Wallace's family consist of?
