NEW ORLEANS - it is 8:00 A.m. on a Sunday morning, and I'm in pain in New Orleans. Not morning-after-a-night-in-the-French Quarter kind of pain and knee pain.
I am along with 15,000 other runners for the streets winding, rock ' n ' roll Mardi Gras Marathon and half marathon were closed. And as 70 percent of the others, I have here out of the city, to do so.
Runners have been always race. The Boston Marathon has attracted more than a century of international participants. In recent years, but the concept of the target do not only develop, it exploded, said Robert Pozo, President of the continental event and the sports management group.
The rock ' n ' Roll Marathon and half marathon is the oldest of the series of races. Started in 1998 in San Diego, it events in 19 cities of the United States this year has, and will expand next year to Madrid. True to the series names are running this as much a party as a competition. Bands play each pair of blocks, although I, they largely ignore instead listen to that voice in my head tell me the result in pain.
A new series, only for women of Diva's half marathon, started in October last year on New York long Iceland. The first race attracted participants from all 50 States, said Pozo, the Organizer. Race in Honolulu, Vail, Colorado, and Puerto Rico have been added this year.
Disney hosts a variety of events in the Disney World and Disneyland and Royal Caribbean hosted a race 5 K for cruise passengers ship on the island of St. Maarten in December last year.
There's even a seven continents Club, with more than 300 members, the marathon run in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and Antarctica, according to Marathon tours & travel from Boston.
So do why runners as much travel?
Some go to the quick courses qualify for the Boston Marathon or a personal best result hope. I travel for the diversity and came to New Orleans to run the half marathon and four-day visit with my family. Boring-going hundreds of kilometers in the same area.
Then is the demographic of the runner. At the Diva were run, almost 40 percent of the participants age 30 to 39 - years as people are more likely have disposable income.
"Running was affected by the recession,", Pozo, said is a pair of shoes pointing out that a runner needs all. While people feel, that is a spa or a fancy resort these days extravagant, is somewhere to run this same connotation not.
"It is that vacation and not called it a holiday," said Pozo. "And ya, I'm going to lay by the pool and I will be there for four or five days."
The good feelings add, double many of the events as a charity fundraiser. The Mardi Gras run raised, for example, money for the American Cancer Society.
The Organizer lure us in different cities offer special medals to the several events to. Elizabeth Williams, 28, visit from Scranton, PA, their second half marathon, version plans three more this year in California, Kentucky and Missouri.
She said the fact the the rock ' n ' roll series from fantasy medals "for more than one who run their race only amps of the experience for me."
"I do not always a race will win." I do not expect, well in my age group place - but it's nice to feel, as you won something after all the hard work, sacrifice and grit that it took to get here. "
Round 15,000 people at least two rock n ' Roll marathon or half marathon last year ran to the "rock Encore" Medal, get while more than 250 "rock legend" received medals for competing in seven or more race in the year 2010, Dan Cruz said, a spokesman for the Organizer competitor group.
Mixed by New Orleans like me, all I wanted was that a race end. I was moved by the cheering crowd, and felt I let them - and me - if I didn't. A group King serving cake, but I was to stop focused.
My last race was different. At the Royal Victoria half marathon in Victoria, British Columbia was my run. I tried the beer and biscotti and enjoyed the scenery.
But not in New Orleans. The only one that I wanted to see was the finish line. Finally, it was there. My 10-year-old daughter, alarmed by my limpen, dashed out from among the spectators to help me over the finish line. My miles have been completed.
Knowing I'd tired after the run, we spent a van tour of the Garden District, a cemetery and the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina in the afternoon.
After breakfast Monday at Café you it was easy, Monde, walking through the French quarter, the many runners on the ground. We were tentative, muscles schmerzende nursing, or bubbles.
Sitting in the free drinking coffee and eating a doughnut, I noticed that the folks at the neighbouring table carried Marathon shirts. With this common bond, we started to chat, and I learned that Cliff Phillips, 44, of Marietta, GA., five full marathon from San Diego to New York City has been executed.
He said "at the end of the day my marathons have a training for my children and for my family - all while I me keep an adventure in the form,".
Phillips is a travel agency helps her travel book runner specialized. Organizer offer "official hotel" with discounted prices, but Phillips offers alternatives.
Reduced to a dull pain with pain in my knee I figured that I note to him if I would have to run my next race.
But with so many destinations to choose from, where should I do?
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If you go...
ROCK n ' ROLL MARATHON: http://runrocknroll.competitor.com/. Races and events in 19 cities in 2011.
DIVAS HALF MARATHON series: http://www.runlikeadiva.com. Races and events in four cities in 2011.
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