Stilt arrived from the Keystone State, outta sight
They were getting ready to head to RNR NOLA
From DCA to MSY, is how they would go, sure enough!
There was tons of rain on Friday morn…
Flight was a smidge delayed but no real harm
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| Heading to the city of New Orleans! |
They were meeting up with a fun little group
That included RBug if you want the scoop!
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| Lots of fun sights and sounds at packet pick up! |
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| Welcome to NOLA! Check out that Fleur de Lis! |
Arrived and got packet pickup knocked out
And they had fun - without a doubt!
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| Let's get ready to rock! |
Saturday morning they didn’t have to start at the crack
Because the 5k had a nice 8am start which isn't whack
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| Ready to rock the 5k! |
Which was around the corner from the hotel…
Saw the Roustance runner before things got underway, don't you know!
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| Shazam! It is the #Roustance runner! |
RBug and PBun ran the 5keh together
It was a lot of fun and they took it easy, no duh
Ran into @BarefootElvis at the finish
Had to get a selfie, just because
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| Hey, it's Barefoot Elvis! |
Right after that she saw Leanne from Team Z
Of course the two of them had to take a selfie!
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| Leanne spotted the ears! |
The group of five might have had at least five beers
But no one ended up in the medical tent – and there were no tears!
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| Free beer? OK! |
That afternoon the went out in search of Cafe Du Monde
Beignets with hot chocolate? As recommended by CBun!!
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| The hot chocolate was also pretty delicious! |
There were lots of places one could buy a voodoo doll...
Watchover Voodoo Dolls are better - don't want to do harm, y'all!
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| This is where the Watchover Voodoo Dolls were first spotted! |
The group had Sofia's for dinner later that night
Food was delish and the Sophia Loren pics were out of sight
RBug didn't know what a fleur de lis was
Now Team Rabbit calls it a Fleur de Lisa - just because!
Saturday morning Lazlo and STUR reached their goal -
They did 4 miles in EXACTLY an hour- on a roll!
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| Smiling STUR with her LazMan! |
Before she left for CrossFit there was a bit of an explosion and a fire!
A lot of fires trucks to a new build on route one it did require!
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| YIKES!!! PBun saw this all over Facebook and Twitter later that day! |
Scary stuff but STUR had to make it to her workout-
Smoke outside had them using bikes inside without a doubt-
Also many pushups and squat cleans were done-
Doing it with her partner Theresa always makes it fun!
During their wahoo KICKR class, KBUN and BLUR raised their FTP…
Going up and down the mountains of the Blue Ridge - whee!
KBun also put 30 miles into her pistol 100 bank -
A pretty good experience, she has the nice weather to thank!
Sunday morning things were supposed to kick off an hour earlier
For some reason there was a delay but who knows what for?
Eventually, things finally got under way…
And the weather was grand, PBun must say
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| The moon looked cool on the walk to the start! |
RBug and Stilt got ready to line up for the 10K...
They really didn't plan to wear matching outfits, by the way!
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| Aww, they match! |
PBun ran into Leanne again who spotted her ears
Did they take another selfie? Duh - never fear!
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| Leanne was there to race for Team in Training! |
Lots of fun sights as runners made their way to the start line
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| Someone in our group really wanted red beans and rice! |
DJ Fresh was spinning the tunes - everyone was feeling fine!
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| Loved the music! |
The start was a smide delayed for the 10K and the Half
But the Half group had fun hanging out, natch!
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| The corral was not yet filling in! |
Of course she had to make two porta potty stops
But thank goodness that's an option sure enough!!
There's a a different kind of shadow selfie for a Rock N Roll race
"Rock on" is what PBun means in this case!
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| Yeah! |
This time she saw Barefoot Elvis on the course
A selfie on the go so there'd be no remorse!
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| This guy does a LOT of RNR races!!! |
RBug was the only one who saw the cemetery
She had photo proof for the rest to see!
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| Pretty sky, too! |
Later, lunch at Manning’s – everyone had the classic burger
They were surrounded by pictures of Peyton, Eli, and Archie you can be sure!
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| The burgers were delish! |
The halfers decided they all needed to rest a bit
RBug and Stilt headed to Harrah’s to play the slots for a smidge
While there they might have partaken in a hurricane beverage
But both walked out a winner on that you can bet!
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| Hurricanes and slot machines? Heck yeah! |
Half the group considered a wine bar with charcuterie
But opted to go elsewhere that included more beignets if you please!
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| Well this charcuterie could be had at DCA... |
PBun was really craving something healthy
A short walk for a simple salad was it you see!
In the end, the group ended up with lots of swag
And fun Mardi Gras beads could also be had!
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| Lots of bling! The Remix challenge is the bomb! |
Sunday morning was the dash to The St. James pool-
Happy to see it set up for 50 meters - always cool!
Got in some nice mileage of 2.4…
Quickly headed over to the quiet TC track - score!
Nine miles on her feet was all she could muster -
But then another 5KEH with Lazlo- she didn’t suffer!
On Monday morning, most of the NOLA group headed out pretty early
So after breakfast Stilt and PBun went out in search of a cemetery
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| Live look at trolley tracking! |
They rode the 47 trolley to the end of the line
Took them to Greenwood and Cypress Grove which was divine
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| The statue at the top of this crypt was...kind of creepy! |
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| That one crypt's door was open! |
They also had a chance to see the Katrina Memorial
A place to honor the unknown victims at Charity Hospital
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| This memorial was really nice. |
Finally it was their turn to head back home to DCA
They opted for treats at the MSY Café du Monde before getting on the plane
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| So delicious they had to get more! |
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| This time they shared! |
Things went smoothly for the most part on the return flight
Despite an inflight medical emergency but all turned out all right!
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| Waiting to board |
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