West Tennessee River Walk returns this October
JACKSON, Tenn. — It is almost time for a challenge to get you up and moving.
The West Tennessee River Walk Challenge has been going on for a few years now. The challenge is to walk 90 miles within a 6 week period. The reason why 90 miles is chosen is because that is the distance between the Mississippi River and the Tennessee River. There was a big reason as to why this challenge was created.
“Well during Covid we were all working from home and we were trying to find some ways to get people active in a safe way like social distancing. So we came up with the River Walk. We’ve continued doing it ever since. It’s a lot of fun,” said Sarah Poole, UT Extension director for Crockett County.
No matter where you are in West Tennessee, you can be apart of this walking challenge.
“So you can sign up with your local UT Extension Office. There are 7 or 8 counties that are involved, but anybody in any county can join,” said Poole.
Of course, anyone can get out and walk without signing up, however, you will be able to get more help completing the goal if you do register.
“You’ll start getting weekly emails to keep up with your mileage and you get a weekly tracker to help you kinda of log your miles,” said Poole.
The good news is that this can be very easy for you. You do not have to go anywhere specific at a certain time. You can do this anyplace, and whenever you are able to.
“We don’t have you start and end at a specific place. So if you live near the river, go walk there. If not, like here in Alamo and Crockett County, we’ve got a lot of local parks that have really nice walking trails. So we encourage you to walk in your neighborhood, at your local walking trails and just log your miles,” said Poole.
The challenge lasts for 6 weeks. Starting on October 7th and ending on November 17th.
The event is hosted by family and consumer sciences extension agents from Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Madison, Obion, and Shelby counties.
To register for the West Tennessee River Walk Challenge, click here.
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