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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 61 to 71]
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W. G. from Fairfield, CT
(2/15/2011)
 "Half a great marathon" (about: 2011)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 What a great city for a marathon. R&R folks know how to organize. They make things run smoothly. Lots of support along the route with tons of volunteers at the tables. In fact, at about mile 8, I thought this was a world-class event. But then comes the back half. Routed out of town into a dull and lifeless city park for almost 10 miles! Could have been anywhere. No need to travel to NOLA to run on a municipal bike path. Bottom line, it seems like a great half that was overstretched into a full. | |
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Jen Barton from Tallahassee, FL
(2/14/2011)
 "Great Race - Very Flat" (about: 2011)
1 previous marathon
| 1 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 This was my first marathon and I loved it! I have done at least a dozen halfs in various big cities and big races, but this one was by far my favorite! It was very well organized and a lot of fun! For the most part it was a very pretty course too. The first mile or 2 weren't, but everything else was beautiful. Plenty of aid stations and NOT ONE HILL on the entire course. Good crowd and cheerleaders too! Weather was perfect for running. Only negative would be that the roads were a little torn up, but they were not horrible either. I would definitely do it again! | |
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T. L. from New Orleans, LA
(1/31/2011)
 "You've gotta love NOLA" (about: 2010)
11-50 previous marathons
| 6+ New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 If you want to run a flat course, come to NOLA! I've run it since 2005, there have been changes, and last year RNR took over. RNR puts on a quality event, and although there is a lack of spectator support during some portions, you can't beat running most of the length of St. Charles Ave., Decatur (right in front of the cathedral), and later Esplanade Ave. And for out-of-towners, get here a few days before (or stay after) to soak up some of NOLA's good times (stay in the French Quarter or CBD at least, not in the suburbs). | |
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g. t. from New Orleans, Louisiana
(12/16/2010)
"Flat but weird course" (about: 2010)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 I live in New Orleans. I don't know what possessed R'n'R to make them choose a course that is not especially outstanding and shuts down all of the major roads in New Orleans. The old course (when the NOTC ran the race) was much better. I didn't love that the waves started so far apart - I started half an hour after the gun, and I didn't like that around miles 20-23 the course wandered off into flooded no-man's land with not a spectator to be seen. But otherwise, it's flat, it's well-organized, and it's in the best city on earth. | |
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W. C. from Saint Augustine, FL
(9/19/2010)
 "The Marathon R&R Ruined" (about: 2010)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon
COURSE: 1 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 2 This was my first R&R marathon and I will never do another. I have run several other marathons (not R&R) with much better and more talented musical support. NOLA was completely unprepared for the number of people coming to town for the race. The average wait anywhere in town to eat the night before the race was 2.5 hours or more. The course was horrible. Barely a mile of it was downtown and in in the French Quarter area. The last third of the course is in the middle of nowhere - levee on one side, park on the other, and no fan support to speak of. I love NOLA and have family there; however, I will never ever run another marathon there... at least as long as R&R organizes it. | |
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A. L. from Dallas, TX
(6/14/2010)
"Fun half-marathon" (about: 2010)
3 previous marathons
| 1 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 I ran the half-marathon; my mom ran the full. We both enjoyed the races VERY much. The half-marathoners and full-marathoners were only together at the beginning. Pretty course. Broken roads made it a little tricky, but nothing a real trooper can't get through! :) I heard the full-marathoners got martinis around mile 17! Great after party. I stayed for a few hours waiting on my mom in the full marathon to finish. The huge grassy field was a plus, they load you up with snacks at the end (note: could have used a bag to put the goodies in!), and who doesn't love free beer after a race!? Looking forward to running the full next time. (NOTE: I have run the San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon do not let THAT marathon shy you away from this one.) | |
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K. g. from Girard, KS
(4/12/2010)
"The flattest course that I have run." (about: 2010)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 The flattest course that I have run. The roads may not be the best, but there are not many runners on them either. A smaller marathon - after the half marathon splits off at about mile 4, you never run with them again. I know there are many comments about the rough surface, but it's not that bad. Weather was great, organization was good, and New Orleans is a beautiful city. Don't party too hard the night before and you will be OK! I am definitely going back to NOLA. | |
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Greg Goebel from Sarasota, FL
(4/9/2010)
"What a Pleasant Surprise!" (about: 2010)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 4 I really enjoyed this marathon! It changed my entire impression of New Orleans. | |
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C. B. from Tucson, AZ
(4/3/2010)
"One of my Favorites" (about: 2010)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 This was Marathon #15 for me and definitely one of my favorites. I stayed in a hotel on St. Charles, so there was about a mile-long walk to the start line - a nice warm-up. Temps were perfect. I enjoyed the tour of the city and thought it went through a nice variety of areas, from the Garden District to the French Quarter to CIty Park. Expo was okay; shirt was okay. Spectators were better than I expected. The course felt flat as a board. I had no problems with the road surface, although I see plenty of other runners did. Aid stations were well-stocked; medals were awesome; bands were fantastic. I love Rock 'n' Roll Marathons. I know not everyone does. But this was definitely in my top 5 favorite races. Maybe my top 3. | |
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S. P. from Minneapolis, Mn.
(3/11/2010)
 "Good race; bad start and finish." (about: 2010)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 3 I enjoyed the race from the time I crossed the start line until I crossed the finish line. The organization before and after the race was poor. There were no shuttle buses from hotels near the French Quarter to the start, and that left me with a 2-mile walk before the marathon. The wait between the corrals was way too long. Corral 15 did not start for 30 minutes after the gun and there were over 20 corrals. I entered the corral 20 minutes before the start, so I had to stand around 50 minutes after walking from the hotel. After the race others wrote about the long walk to the shuttle, but did not mention the equally long walk to the baggage pickup, which was in the opposite direction of the shuttles. |
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