It was a warm, almost hot, fall afternoon with the setting sun casting long shadows over the field behind the Norwood Boys and Girls Clubs. Twelve fifth grade girls jogged around the field in a practice run to Saturday’s 5K Girls on the Run at Warwick City Park. The event marks an end of the program that Norwood School Principal Sabrina Antonelli started on Sept. 6. The program aimed at building confidence, kindness and decision making skills has been meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school for about 90 minutes each session. Norwood fifth grade teachers Emily West, Jessica Silva and Jill Amaral, who underwent Girls On The Run training, work with the girls. As the rotations around the field slowed, the teachers encouraged the girls to keep at it. “You can do it,” urged one of the coaches. “Only two more laps,” another to one of the runners who had slowed to a walk. According to the Girls On The Run Website, the program “inspires girls of all abilities to recognize their individual strengths while building a sense of connection in a team setting. Volunteer coaches facilitate lessons that blend physical activity with life skill development to enable girls to adapt to whatever comes their way. At the end of the season, the team completes a 5K together, which provides a tangible sense of accomplishment and sets a confident mindset into motion.”