Mardi Gras Mambo

Mardi Gras Mambo

Mardi Gras Mambo

( 1 review )
100% of reviewers recommend this race
  • Baton Rouge,
    Louisiana,
    United States
  • February
  • 6 miles/10K, 9 miles/15K, Other
  • Road Race
  • Event Website

Jennifer Zenuch

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
37 21
2016
"Run for the king cake, cake balls!"
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Jennifer Zenuch's thoughts:

This is fun race that's kind of a tradition for our family. We've run it now 4 years in a row and we always push the boys in the stroller for it. It's a great fun race always around Mardi Gras, with a Mardi Gras theme and even special awards for the best costume. What makes this race every year are the super cute medals and the GREAT after party. Tons of good food and the king cake flavored cake balls are to die for. I always grab several after the finish line.

Pros:
- SUPER cute finishers medal for ALL race distances - even the kids one mile fun run. The medal design just keeps getting better and better.
- Decent race t-shirt - long sleeve cotton with a cute Mardi Gras graphic.
- Relatively flat course around LSU and the LSU Lakes.
- GREAT post race festival = lots of beer, food, and good music. Food ranged from Jimmy Johns sandwiches, pulled pork BBQ, gumbo, jambalaya, and king cake flavored cake balls.
- KING CAKE FLAVORED CAKE BALLS!!
- There's a costume category, so lots of fun costumes on the course.
- Parking was very easy and stress-free in the garage right by the race start.

Cons:
- The roads were pretty bad this year. They ran us down one road that was all torn up for construction. If you weren't paying attention you could easily step off into a huge hole.
- Lots and lots and lots of walkers. Add that with the road construction = very narrow running path which lead to lots of boxing in.
- The water at the aid stations was warm and tasted terrible. Like, out of a dirty garden hose terrible. Luckily we carried some with us in the stroller because it was really bad.

It was really cold this year, so we didn't stick around too long after the finish but it really is a fun party in the park. We will be back again next year to run it again!

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