PROJECT GREENWAY

Before I explain what Project Greenway is, let me give you some background.  I was a runner.  In college.  I LOVED to run.  I ran all of the time.  I ran when I was sad, stressed, happy, mad, or just plain bored.  It was my "go to" activity.  I was also in the best shape of my life while running.  One day I realized that as a young college girl it probably wasn't the best idea to run by myself.  So I asked some guys in our church college group to go running with me a few days a week for safety.  Their names were Michael Foster and DANIEL GALLOWAY!!!!  Yes, Daniel and I really met at church, but really FELL for each other RUNNING.  We ran all of the time, it was our "thing".  I think some days we would meet to run but would just end up talking instead, but oh well.....it was well worth it.  I remember one day following a long run I called my Mom and told her I had met the boy I was going to marry.  Mom said, "Oh really, should I go ahead and send out the invitations?"  and I said, "Yes"!  (Little did she know....)  We got married, graduated, and got real jobs and somehow running fell by the wayside.  Life is so busy!  Long story short.....we have gained a few pounds.  I have been trying to figure out some type of work out that will fit into our busy schedules but nothing has been  exciting.....or motivating.  And then it hit me....Project Greenway.  The mission:  Run all of Knoxville's Greenway's together and blog our way through it.  This has several purposes: a) It's a great activity for us to do together...I LOVE spending time with my sweet husband. b) A great way to get back into shape.  c) We get to see a lot of Knoxville that we haven't seen before.  d) We get to run again.  e)  It will be fun for my readers to follow.  f)  My bloggers will keep me motivated (Assuming someone out there is actually reading my blog.)

Here is the list of Knoxville's Greenways:

City Greenway or Unpaved Trail	Knoxville Location	Map	Total Miles	Main Loop
Adair/Sue Clancy Greenway	North		1.1	0.8
Bearden Village Greenway	West		2.1
Botanical Gardens Greenway	East		0.9	0.9
Cavet Station Greenway	West		1.0
Charter Doyle Greenway & Trails	South		0.5	0.4
Community Unity Greenway	South		0.6	0.6
First Creek Greenway (Upper)	North		0.9	0.23
First Creek Greenway (Lower)	North		0.5	0.3
Fort Dickerson Greenway & Trails	South		1.9	0.3
Fountain City Greenway	North		0.3	0.3
Gary Underwood Greenway	South		0.8	0.8
Holston-Chilhowee Greenway	East		1.0
Holston River Greenway	East		2.0	0.6
Ijams Nature Center Trails	South		10.0
Inskip Greenway & Trails	North		0.4	0.2
James White Greenway	Downtown		1.0
Jean Teague Greenway	West		2.3	0.8
Knox/Blount Greenway	South		TBA	TBA
Lakeshore Greenway	West		2.25	2.25
Liberty Street Greenway	West		0.4
Lonsdale Greenway	Northwest		0.3	0.2
Loves Creek Greenway	North		0.25	0.25
Malcolm Martin Greenway	West		0.3	0.3
Maple Drive Greenway	North		0.3	0.3
Mary Vestal Greenway	South		0.4
Middlebrook Greenway	West		0.8
Morningside Greenway	East		1.6
Neyland Greenway	Downtown		3.0
North Hills Greenway	North		0.4	0.4
Northwest Greenway	North		1.9	1.0
Papermill Bluff Greenway	West		0.9	0.9
Pleasant Ridge Greenway	North		1.7
Sam Duff Greenway	South		0.25	0.25
Sarah Moore Greene Greenway	East		0.6	0.13
Second Creek Greenway	Downtown		1.2	0.2
Sequoyah Greenway	West		2.6
Sharp's Ridge Trails	North		1.3
Ten Mile Creek Greenway	West		0.6
Third Creek Greenway	West		4.5
Turkey Creek Greenway	West		2.0
Victor Ashe Greenway & Trails	North		2.3	0.67 paved, 1.5 unpaved
Weisgarber Greenway	West		1.0
West View Greenway	West		0.26	0.26
Will Skelton Greenway	South		3.62
William Hastie Trails	South		3.5
TOTAL GREENWAYS AND UNPAVED TRAILS			65.53

Exception to the rule:  I will not run anything that I deem unsafe or shady.

As of tonight we can mark 1 off of the list.  Tonight we hit Turkey Creek Greenway.

Fixing to Start. Mile 0.0

This was a beautiful Trail.  We saw 3 bunnies!

 Mile .75 with Turkey Creek in the background

This little guy was hiding in a bird house.  Poor unsuspecting bird.  Daniel almost walked right into him!

We Finished 2 miles!!!!

Greenway #1 ACCOMPLISHED!

I have to admit, even though it was just 2 miles, it was terribly hard!  It's amazing to me how fast you can get out of shape and lose everything you had worked so hard for.  Here's to hoping that the next run will be easier.  Have a happy Friday!