Inspire themed Weekly Challenge!

[LeahK]

Thanks to @kelly_gilbert -- we have a special Inspire Nashville themed Weekly Challenge this week!

Check it out for yourself here: Challenge #166: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - at Inspire

For those who aren't familiar with the Weekly Challenges, each week we post a use case where you can put your Alteryx skills to the test. You are encouraged to share your answers and collaborate with other challengers to arrive at an answer.

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Kelly,

i'd love to hear more about how this whole road-trip to Nashville came about?! Sounds like a blast!

[kelly_gilbert]

We did a similar challenge last summer (the idea of one of my coworkers), and it was a LOT of fun and really useful for developing good habits around staying active during the day! After that challenge ended, I started looking for a new destination that we could reach in ~3 miles/day. Inspire was in the back of my mind, but the distance was too short as we're based in Atlanta.

A friend gave me the idea of National Parks, so I started looking for national parks or trails near Nashville. I learned about the Natchez Trace Parkway, a scenic roadway that follows a historic travel corridor through Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee, ending just south of Nashville. Along its ~450 miles, the parkway passes several towns, sites related to Native American history, and sites related to the American Civil War. I thought it would be interesting to learn about those places as we "walked" the parkway.

To date, we have 11 active participants:

• 4 have completed the challenge already (including me, @calampert, and @Calliecobbs)!
• 2 more are meeting the goal pace of ~3 mi/day to make it to Nashville in time for Inspire
• 3 are just shy of the goal, so hopefully they'll be able to catch up during these last weeks
• 2 coworkers joined late, so they set a goal of making it out of Mississippi!

(I also had some fun using our favorite Alteryx tools as our map markers... I'm Dynamic Rename!)

[LeahK]

Oh my goodness! This is amazing. It's always exciting to get a glimpse into how our Community uses Alteryx outside the traditional work environment.  Thank you again for sharing @kelly_gilbert!