New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon

Human Interest Story

Dave Massey has learned his lesson. At 50, the young man finished the Mardi Gras Marathon last weekend in 4 hours and 59 minutes. A little above the national average for men. And unbelievable for a man with one lung.  Massey was diagnosed with cancer, not once but twice.  The second time worked to change his life. He started living better and gives his bout with cancer the credit for saving his life

Cancer down and 26.2 miles to go in Mardi Gras Marathon

Post-Race Review/ Results

The 2008 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon celebrated its forty-fourth running with a new course that took runners for the first time into the heart of the French Quarter down Bourbon Street, Rampart Street and St. Charles Avenue.  2005 and 2007 champion  Meyer Friedman won the men's race in 2:25:52.  Autumn Ray won the women's competition in 2:58:42.

The Mardi Gras Marathon offered a new course...

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina that devastated many parts of New Orleans, $1 billion has been pumped into its economy will high profile events such as the New Orleans Bowl, the Sugar Bowl and Bowl Championship Series football games, Mardi Gras and the NBA All-Star game and the Mardi Gras Marathon.  A record number of over five thousand runners are expected for marathon.

New Orleans tourism on the rise

The 2008 New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon has extended its online 
registration to midnight on February 13th.  Take advantage of the 
discounted prices by registering today on active.com.  Fees for the 
marathon are $90, half-marathon $45 and 5k $30.  The marathon and 
half-marathon scheduled for February 24th both start at 7 a.m. with the 5k 
following at 7:10 a.m

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results