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New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.2 
Organization 4.2 
Spectators 3.5
Number of comments: 315 [displaying comments 261 to 271]
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Ric Hart from Monroe, Washington USA
(3/5/2004)
 "To heck with the potholes!" (about: 2004)
2 previous marathons
| 1 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 1 First the positives. Yes, a world-class destination city to visit and enjoy. I gave myself the luxury of two full days before and two after to enjoy the city. Go along Royal St. for the best shopping, Cafe Dumonde for Coffee and Beignets (pillow doughnuts), the Cabildo and St. Louis Basilica for history. They are on Jackson Square. As for the race, I'm not a strong runner with my asthma, but the potholes were negligible to me. The race started out in the low 60's and finished in the 70's and as a Northwesterner was way too hot. I was on track until mile 17 when the heat and 80 percent humidity got to me. The days before the race were in the 50's and 60's, so weather is the luck of the draw as anywhere. The medals were placed on our necks this year as opposed to previous years. Post-race food was still skimpy, and as mentioned in previous years, beer and Pepsi are not replenishment drinks. Overall, a great race. | |
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D. N. from Raleigh, NC
(3/5/2004)
 "All in all, a good marathon..." (about: 2004)
6-10 previous marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 This is my first time running in New Orleans. Generally, it was a good experience. The good points: 1) good expo, 2) great start/finish area-well organized, 3) very scenic route for the marathon, 4) good post-race refreshments. The bad: 1) lack of spectators in most of the race except for downtown, 2) some of the splits were abandoned thus no one was calling out the times... this happened at about 5 places, and 3) total disorganization of the race results. The pages were scattered on a table with a crowd bumping into each other to try and look at the results. I saw some people received their awards, but I was told mine was to be mailed since they really 'weren't sure' if the results were accurate! Also, I asked about 5 volunteers where the results were going to be posted and all I got were blank stares!! However, I will be back. I found it mostly enjoyable. I just hope they organize the results better next year. | |
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P. R. from Ohio
(3/4/2004)
 "You just have to do this one - it is FUN!!!" (about: 2004)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 This was my 15th marathon. I came to have fun and there was plenty to be had. All of the comments posted so far are accurate and well described. The only unfortunate twist occurred with the awards that were to be handed out at the end. Due to no fault of the race committee, the computer caused miserable problems at the end. The race director was quick to recognize the inaccuracies and made a good decision to send the awards to the recipients after all of the finishes could be analized. I'm sure there were some negative comments made, but all in all, she was being very fair. Thank you New Orleans! You know how to turn 26.2 miles into a memorable party. The scenery was great. I was impressed with the renovation of the old homes between City Park and the Superdome. The city is preserving its culture! | |
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B. S. from Baton Rouge, LA
(3/3/2004)
"Mardi Gras an OK marathon" (about: 2004)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 3 I was not very pleased with the bathroom situation at the start of the MGM. There were 6 port-a-potties outside of the dome for the marathoners and 1/2 marathoners (who started at the same time). Yes, ONE of the bathrooms in the dome was open, but when you have several thousand runners and a whole stadium at your disposal, you should open up all of the restrooms. The Twin Cities Marathon also starts at a dome, and they open all of their bathrooms up and they also have numerous portable toilets outside. The course was very flat and scenic (you have to love the old architecture of New Orleans), but I guess I am not a big fan of out-and-back courses. Fans were scarce but the water stops were well manned and the volunteers very friendly. Overall it was a decent race, but I don't think I will run it again next year. | |
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S. P. from United States
(3/3/2004)
"Wonderful flat course" (about: 2004)
6-10 previous marathons
| 2 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 The course was great, the sites are wonderful, but I was STILL standing in line to use the porta-potty when the race started because there were not enough. This was my second time to do this race and I would recommend it even though you have TWO out-and-backs! The finish in the Superdome was great! | |
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G. H. from Houston, Texas
(3/3/2004)
"Nice course, great after race activities" (about: 2004)
6-10 previous marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 Registration on Saturday was very easy. The whole event went well. I am not sure if our chip times were recorded correctly. I had about a three minute difference between chip and watch. The street conditions were fine, despite other's concerns. There are not many spectators. The post-race event was great. Plenty of food and beer. The people that put on the race were great. | |
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Melinda DePoyster from Jackson, Ms
(3/3/2004)
 "Enjoyed it! Nicely organized! Well done! " (about: 2004)
6-10 previous marathons
| 2 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I can't say I'm proud of my time this year. But that was no fault of yours. All the race criteria were there, from registration, to splits, to aid stations, to traffic control, to spectators, to scenic course, to finishing inside the Superdome... that has got to be the best finish I have ever experienced! Thanks to all involved with the organization of this race. Look forward to seeing you all next year! JOB WELL DONE! | |
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C. A. from Los Angeles, CA
(3/2/2004)
"Fun marathon, but..." (about: 2004)
2 previous marathons
| 1 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 1 I definitely enjoyed the marathon... the course was beautiful, the weather was awesome, it was very well organized (as far as water stops, food, etc.). However, there weren't as many supporters and spectators as I've seen in prior races. Also, when 7 hours is the time limit, cops should not be closing the streets after 6 hours! It's not fair for the runners to dodge traffic when they still have an hour left to finish the race! | |
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J. C. from NEWPORT KY.
(3/2/2004)
"A lot of fun on a flat humid course" (about: 2004)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Very well organized - parking was great. Need more restrooms at the start. The first two miles were slow with walkers starting in front of the runners. The weather was muggy and windy. I'll definitely be back. Thanks to all volunteers. | |
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K. G. from Albany, NY
(3/2/2004)
"Excellent from start to finish" (about: 2004)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 I will highly recommend this race to everyone. The course is excellent and hits most of New Orlean's highlights. The race was highly organized in all respects: sign-in, expo, course, volunteers, start and finish! I enjoyed being able to see the other runners during the race and this made up for any shortage of spectators. I think it is hard to expect a tremendous amount of spectators to be out on a course starting at 7 a.m. on a Sunday morning, but the volunteers at the waterstops and spectators that were present were enthusiastic and supportive. Thanks for the great finish and post-race party. I will run this race again! |
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