The Indy Star reported on the Inaugural Greenways of Greenwood 5K race.

About 140 runners participated in the inaugural 5K event on Saturday, and another 50 people came to show support. The Greenwood Parks and Recreation Department and sponsors Performance Chiropractic and Sports Rehabilitation held the event to raise support for the city’s 20-mile trail system.

The race is Greenwood’s first since two other races — the Madison Avenue Two-Mile and the Firecracker 10K and Sparkler 5K — were discontinued in the mid-1990s.

Race director Joshua Kendall said the interest in volunteering was overwhelming and he expects the race to grow each year.

“Having a race here has been excellent for the community,” he said. “Everyone’s been pretty pumped about it. We set some pretty low goals for the first year and we blew those away. The first year’s always kind of a little bit shaky, but everything seemed to go really well.”

About 10 kids participated in the Kid’s Fun Run following the 5K, where children in costumes had a chance to sprint in their own race.

“We really feel good about this event,” Madsen said. “Hopefully next year it’ll be even bigger and better.”

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