This was a race jammed into a busy schedule and not one for which I prepared well, but it turned out to be a good experience anyway. Race location was Gretna, across the river from downtown New Orleans. There are quaint houses lining the streets beside riverside shipping yard clutter. I went back the day after running via the ferry to take in a little more of the scenery.
While I didn't run very fast (a sluggish 2:41), other highlights from the race weekend:
- Cold, windy race day. 46 degrees at the start. Felt chilled to the bone all day long.
- Celebrated 20 year wedding anniversary in New Orleans
- Ate more cajun spices than ever in my life, including delicious Crawfish Etouffee at Pier 424 Seafood Market on Bourbon Street
- Met a runner named Katie from Rapid City, SD who is a Navy Reservist currently stationed in New Orleans--we mutually motivated each other near the end of the race
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