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Comments: A little crowded for the first mile or two, also got a little warm by the time we reached the French Quarter.Thought about taking off my long-sleeve, but finally decided it wasn't worth the trouble. Longest run in over six weeks, so I just found a comfortable pace and stayed with it. Felt like I was running with the same dozen or so people the whole way, they'd get a little ahead or behind, then come back to me. Performance-wise, the race had no highs or lows, just kept the same effort going for two hours and I was done. Finished three minutes faster than last year, when I was also coming off of an injury/layoff, but still fifteen minutes or so off of PR. Still happy and a little surprised, really expecting more of a 10-minute average pace. What would you do differently?: Train better, not get hurt.  Post race
Warm down: After I was sure I wasn't going to puke or pass out, I had two Gatorades them went up the ramp for red beans and rice, Subway sandwiches and king cake. Then I went back out on the course to see the others finish, sat on the curb on the neutral ground, eventually lay down in the clover and took a nap. Woke up just in time to see Angel coming down the road. What limited your ability to perform faster: Injury layoff. Event comments: Great event, good to see they jumped through all the hoops to make it happen this year, probably the biggest post-Katrina event to-date. Had runners from all 50 states participating. Course was in good shape and well staffed, still chilling to be running in areas where the water marks (still visible on the houses) were above your head. Profile Album Last updated: 2005-12-24 12:00 AM
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 2006-02-06 11:00 AM |
Resident Curmudgeon  25290    The Road Back Gold member |  Subject: Mardi Gras Half MarathonSplits per Garmin. Had it set on auto-lap every mile, but I made some manual adjustments at miles 5 and 10 where it was off the mile markers significantly. Also it measured the last 1/10 as 2/10, and I'm not sure what happened at mile 13, but I sure wan't that fast. Overall, a pretty consistent pace.
Edited by the bear 2006-02-06 11:06 AM |
| 2006-02-06 11:04 AM in reply to: #339744 |
Queen BTich 12411 , | Subject: RE: Mardi Gras Half Marathon Great job! That is an excellent time for coming off an injury! It was good to see you again. |
| 2006-02-06 11:48 AM in reply to: #339748 |
Champion 8936  | Subject: RE: Mardi Gras Half Marathon Nice race after your injury, Bear. And very nice meeting you and the Mrs. |
| 2006-02-06 12:48 PM in reply to: #339744 |
Wife, Mother, Friend. 2457 South | Subject: RE: Mardi Gras Half Marathon wow. ummm... king cake. Need to tell my mom to send me one. Nice race, that last mile was quick!! |
| 2006-02-06 12:55 PM in reply to: #339744 |
| Master 1315 Shreveport, LA | Subject: RE: Mardi Gras Half Marathon Excellent Job. BTW, I think you had a much better time down there than at Frost yer Fanny. The wind was brutal on the Bike Course. It was the worst 20 mile ride of my life. |
| 2006-02-06 2:54 PM in reply to: #339744 |
Expert 950 McKinney, TX | Subject: RE: Mardi Gras Half Marathon Great run, John! I think it was the pasta... Great meeting you and Angel. You guys are welcome at our house anytime. |
| 2006-02-06 3:03 PM in reply to: #339744 |
Elite 2706 Hurst, Texas | Subject: RE: Mardi Gras Half Marathon Nice run, John. Looking forward to seeing you at River Cities, if not sooner! |
| 2006-02-06 3:31 PM in reply to: #339744 |
Master 2314 Gulf Shores, AL | Subject: RE: Mardi Gras Half Marathon Your a fast bear even when your hurt!! |
| 2006-02-06 7:04 PM in reply to: #339744 |
Master 1558 Pensacola, Fl | Subject: RE: Mardi Gras Half Marathon Good job Bear! Wish I could have been there with you guys again this year. |
| 2006-02-06 7:37 PM in reply to: #340162 |
Extreme Veteran 560 New Orleans, LA | Subject: RE: Mardi Gras Half Marathon Did you eat all my King Cake? Great race. We looked for you guys before te race but didn't know where you were meeting up. |
| 2006-02-06 8:17 PM in reply to: #340171 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Mardi Gras Half Marathon H13 - 2006-02-06 7:37 PM Did you eat all my King Cake? Great race. We looked for you guys before te race but didn't know where you were meeting up. That's the advantage of running the half: All the king cake you can eat. I'm the only person I know that can run a half-marathon and be at plus calories within the half hour. |
| 2006-02-06 9:52 PM in reply to: #339744 |
Master 1506 Minnesota | Subject: RE: Mardi Gras Half Marathon Wow - nice race. |
| 2006-02-07 5:12 AM in reply to: #340186 |
Extreme Veteran 560 New Orleans, LA | Subject: RE: Mardi Gras Half Marathon |
| 2006-02-07 8:12 AM in reply to: #339744 |
| Expert 1085 New Orleans, LA | Subject: RE: Mardi Gras Half Marathon Great Race! It was great to meet you two. Mrs. Bear was great to talk to for those few miles too. |
| 2006-02-08 9:33 PM in reply to: #339744 |
molto veloce mama 9311 | Subject: RE: Mardi Gras Half Marathon great job!  |
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Got to New Orleans about 11 am Saturday, the day before the marathon, so we had a quick lunch then did a driving tour of the devastation. This was our first trip to the city post-Katrina, all I can do is echo the sentiment that you need to see it to believe it, pictures and news reports don't do it justice.
After packet pickup, headed to Derek and Laurie's, met Haley, Noot, Aaron and Brandy there as well. Laurie put together a great pasta-load meal then I think we were asleep by 9pm.
Woke up at 4, had coffee, showered, shaved, got dressed. Watched the nuts put the finishing touches on their costumes, then we headed to the 'dome. Got there the back way (Airline Highway), parked with little difficulty, found our way to the porta-potty, then it was time to start.
Just tried to stay warm and out of the wind.