I just thought I would shout that out just in case any one missed the opening weekend, lol!
As many of you know the hubster and I participated in our beloved Saints team’s back to football 5k Saturday morn. It was an exciting event, and I was so happy to have such a big/important race for our first one together. The race was sponsored by the Gleason foundation. If any of you are die hard football fans you know that Steve Gleason was a Saint’s player that was diagnosed with ALS a few years ago. He was best known for his game winning block of a punt at the end of our first game back in the dome after hurricane Katrina!
We woke up super early Saturday morning to make our way into the city for the race. The course started in Champion’s Square, ran through the French Quarter, and ended on the fifty yard line of the Super Dome.
We were a hot and sweaty mess afterwards, lol! It is still well into the 90’s in Louisiana after all. Which I could totally tell during my run. Between the heat, humidity, and street conditions (if you have ever been in New Orleans you will understand) I didn’t finish as well as I would have like, but I am still pleased with the results. I had to stop and walk several times for the above reasons affecting my breathing, feet, and ankles. My finishing time was 34:10, and the hubster’s was 24:42! I was very jealous excited for him.
He has only been running for about three months now, since I asked him to participate in the race with me, and when we started he could barely make it the two miles with me that I normally run around our university’s campus. As you can tell by now he leaves me in the dust, lol! I was very happy for him 🙂
Nothing in New Orleans is complete without a tailgate party! We stayed in Champion’s Square for several hours after the race to enjoy some beer, food, and music. Of course we knew this would be going on so we were smart enough to reserve a hotel room for the night and just enjoy our time together. We ate lots of yummy food, drank a little too much beer, and just had a blast New Orleans style! Here is to football season 🙂
