Mardi Gras Marathon by Dana

1. Marathon Name. Mardi Gras Marathon of New Orleans

2. Location. New Orleans

3. Website. www.mardigrasmarathon.com

4. Contact information. info@mardigrasmarathon.com

5. Month. February

6. Start times. 7:00 AM

7. Time limits. 7 hours full and 4 hours half

8. Course description —–50 to 100 words
The Mardi Gras Marathon of New Orleans consumed for its expo and race day activities those resources that the Louisiana Superdome so handily provided. The starting line was on Sugar Bowl Drive and was accessible from the Dome’s east entrance; this allowed the runners to use the indoor restroom facilities and take shelter from the chill and rain until 10-15 minutes before the start. We staged ourselves in rain gear as the light rain lessened gradually to only a light mist when the starter’s pistol was fired (the temperature at that time was in the upper-forties with a bit of a wind chill). We ran first toward the Mississippi River between the tall modern business buildings and hotels of Poydras Street before turning toward the French Quarter and its drastically different architecture via St. Peters Street. Andrew Jackson waved his sword to salute the 4,400 running the full and half marathons as we ran by the St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square. The run continued on past the French Market, Farmers Market, and the old U.S. Mint before ducking onto residential streets for a while and then turning for a few miles of running next to Bayou St. John and City Park. At mile 5 (and mile 9 on the return) the only major hill on the course crossed over Interstate-610 to allow us to see some of the taller buildings of the New Orleans skyline for a few moments. The waterstations had water (some of the cups were a bit small), Gatorade, and smiling volunteers all morning long; cookies, candy, bananas, oranges, and Go-gel were offered at a few points on the course. The course wound its way through Mid-City to the New Orleans Arena where those running the half were directed into the Superdome for their finish; the 1,968 runners (359 had made the trip from California) that would finish the full marathon continued on. We ran past the historic homes (and Lafayette Cemetery) of the Garden District out to Audubon Park. The trees overhanging the bike/pedestrian path made a very picturesque umbrella as runners circled the park first counter-clockwise and then clockwise after the turnaround. Shouts and waves of encouragement could be heard/seen for quite a while as runners (50-Staters and Marathon Maniacs included) heading toward and returning from the turnaround made their way toward the Superdome destination. The finish line was inside the Dome where the beautiful finisher’s medal (in Mardi Gras colors) and comforts of post-race were offered. The grub provided included Michelob Ultra Beer (self-serve with a sign that requested that we drink sensibly), red beans and rice, chips, cake, bananas, and Subway sandwiches. A jazz quartet added New Orleans flavor to the recovery. The spectators had been pretty sparse on the course except for several main intersections (probably due to damp mid-sixties weather plus transportation disruption due to the event) but the volunteers and the New Orleans Track Club made every effort that they could to make the event positively memorable. The morning had taken us for a run past many of the scenic attractions and friendly faces of N’Awlins. What a fabulous way to collect a marathon in Louisiana and become a 50-States Finisher (while wearing bib number “50”)!

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10. Expo. Yes
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11. Support & spectators. Many along the way

12. Water stations. Every 2 miles

13. Organization. Good

14. Porta Potties. Yes

15. Food at finish line. Yes food and drinks

16. Weather. 60 – 70

17. Metals. Yes

18. Other races like Half, 10k or 5k. Half and 5K

19. Airport. New Orleans

20. Hotel. Many Hotels

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About Jerry Schaver

Personal History of Jerry Group Director of the 50 and DC Marathon Group from 2002 to 2011 Jerry was born and raised in a small community in Albany, Illinois along the muddy Mississippi river. Jerry still resides in Albany today. He is the youngest son of three boys. He graduated from Fulton High school in 1977. He has one daughter, Nichole and grandsons, Hunter and Nolan. Jerry works for Alcoa Mill Products in Bettendorf, Iowa. Jerry also does volunteer work for the Special Olympics, YWCA, and local races in the community. His life lessons were learned from his grandfather on how to be compassionate with others and to make life simple. Jerry enjoys many hobbies. Hiking in the woods, enjoying the nature and wildlife, or viewing the mountains, and maybe climbing a few too! Motorcycle riding has became his new passion, along with bicycle riding. Jerry bikes either to help recover from injuries, or for an alternative to training. Recently he has got his grandson involved in bike riding with a trail along bike. The two of them enjoy riding on the local bike path. Weight-lifting is an important hobby but also a great tool for marathon training. Jerry was a heavy smoker and overweight when he decided to take up running to get back into shape in 1994. He first tried out small races but went on to do his first marathon in 1995 in Chicago. He had no experience and no one to give him advice and learned that day he had a lot to learn yet. Jerry became determined that running marathons was something he wanted to continue to do. Jerry became a member of the 50 and DC Marathon Group in 1999 after completing 20 states as in the old rules. After being in the group a few years he felt there was a need to have a website to help with the growing number of members. Jerry with the help of his web-designer friend Bob developed a website for the group in 2001. He also is the web host of the website, taking care of all the members’ stats and etc. Jerry was the Group Director of the 50 and DC Marathon Group since December 1, 2002. Through his travels on marathons, he has developed many friendships around the world. Jerry has traveled twice to Cuba with World T.E.A.M. Sports to run marathons, but the main goal of the trips was to help the disabled Cuban athletes with hand-cycles and medical injury prevention. His compassion for helping the disabled has enabled him to help them with their goals of doing marathons by allowing them to join the 50 and DC Group under special rules. Long term goals for Jerry include running marathons in Russia and Ireland. And hopefully in the future have his two grandsons by his side running a marathon with him. Jerry lives by his motto of “I can, I will, I’ll try, I do.”