Back to New Orleans for the weekend

For the third time in two months, I'm headed back down to the bayou, this time to run in the New Orleans Marathon on Sunday morning. On one hand, I have a lot of pent up energy to release on this course from avoiding running in the cold weather this week, but on the other hand, I've lost a lot of fitness since the session started. My Texarkana running partner is in the shape of his life and has been running everyday day through the winter. He's on a disciplined diet and just ran the Phoenix Marathon two weeks ago. I may just put him on a leash and hope I can hold on.

The first few miles ought to be entertaining, as I understand it's akin to "running with the bulls" by trying to elbow your way in the narrow streets of the French Quarter with 5,000 other runners. The 7:00 a.m. start also gives the party-goers from the night before something to yell at as we go by.