Friday, March 2, 2018

Favorite Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Memories

Following suit with last week's Princess Half Marathon Weekend favorites list, today I'm sharing some of my favorite memories from the Rock N Roll New Orleans Marathon and Half! Since we are leaving today for New Orleans for another race weekend, it seemed fitting! :)

Rock n Roll New Orleans

In 2011, I ran this race with the American Cancer Society's DetermiNation team and had SO much fun! There were so many cheerleaders on the course and raising money for a great cause just made this race even better!

Rock n Roll New Orleans

In 2012, I ran this race again with the American Cancer Society's DetermiNation team, only this time I ran the full marathon. Despite being injured earlier in the year (my first round of IT Band issues), it worked and I made it across the finish line in one piece!

Rock n Roll New Orleans

The fifth year of Rock n Roll New Orleans took place in 2014 and all 5 year runners received a special race bib and their name on the banner! So fun!

Rock n Roll New Orleans

The inaugural race (Rock N Roll Mardi Gras at the time) was held in 2010 and I had the pleasure of running with my friend Heather! We had a blast and I fell in love with this race immediately. It's no wonder I keep returning year after year! :)

Rock n Roll New Orleans

Speaking of running with friends, in 2015 we made a girls weekend trip out of it and had a TON of fun!!

Rock n Roll New Orleans

Last year, I ran this half with my favorite running buddy as a time placer for Dopey. We also ran the full marathon together here in 2013 and had a great time! (This course still holds my marathon PR.)

I am looking forward to so many fun new memories this year! Since we are making a 3 day weekend out of it, I'm looking forward to possibly running the 5K on Saturday morning (if there's availability to register at the Expo) and spending time in New Orleans with some of my favorite people. I'm also looking foward to seeing all of the course enhancements that Rock N Roll has made this year! Stay tuned to my social media accounts (linked up top) for more on our fun-filled New Orleans weekend!

Have you ever run a Rock 'n' Roll race? Thoughts?

10 comments:

  1. This looks like such a fun race!

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  2. Have fun!! I will be running Rock 'n' Roll DC for the second time next weekend. I've also run Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach and will be returning this year. I'm looking forward to seeing the updates, too!

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    1. Both of those sound amazing and I’m hoping to run DC sometime soon!’

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  3. This is one race that's on my bucket list!

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  4. I love RNR New Orleans! I wanted to run this year but the travel plans didn't work out. Maybe next year. I hope you had a great race!

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