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Crescent City Classic
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 08:008:00 AM
- Distance
- 10.0 km6.2 mi
- 10K
The course
The point-to-point 10K runs from the Superdome down Poydras and Canal, through the French Quarter, up Esplanade Avenue and into City Park, finishing in front of the New Orleans Museum of Art.
- Superdome, French Quarter, Esplanade Avenue, City ParkSuperdome to City Park by way of Jackson Square and Esplanade Avenue.
- An 8:00 start and an 11:45 finish line8:00 start, corrals at 3 to 5 minute gaps, finish closes 11:45.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometrySuperdome, French Quarter, Esplanade Avenue, City ParkSuperdome to City Park by way of Jackson Square and Esplanade Avenue.
The organiser says the USAT&F-certified course leaves Poydras onto Convention Center Boulevard, then Canal Street and North Peters Street past Jackson Square. It runs past Cafe Du Monde and the French Market, turns left onto Esplanade Avenue and follows it to City Park Avenue. Inside the park it passes Storyland and ends on Lelong Avenue. Water stations stand at mile markers 1 to 5, on both sides of the street.
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Whole courseTacticsAn 8:00 start and an 11:45 finish line8:00 start, corrals at 3 to 5 minute gaps, finish closes 11:45.
Seeded corrals go at 8:00 and the others follow at intervals of 3 to 5 minutes. Bibs are collected at the Thursday and Friday expo at the Hyatt Regency, because there is no race-day pick-up. Buses run from City Park to the start from 5:30, and the last one leaves at 7:30.
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Race weekend
Thursday 25 March Expo
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14:002:00 PM–19:007:00 PM
Health & Fitness Expo and bib pick-up Hyatt Regency New Orleans, Elite Hall. There is no race-day bib pick-up.
Friday 26 March Expo
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10:0010:00 AM–19:007:00 PM
Health & Fitness Expo and bib pick-up Hyatt Regency New Orleans, Elite Hall. There is no race-day bib pick-up.
Saturday 27 March Race day
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05:305:30 AM
Buses run from City Park to the start City Park (Beau Bassich Circle) to Champions Square -
07:007:00 AM
Pre-race warm-up Champions Square -
07:307:30 AM
Last shuttle bus leaves City Park -
07:457:45 AM
Welcome and national anthem Start line -
08:008:00 AM
10K start In front of the Superdome. Seeded corrals start promptly at 8:00, with the other corrals following at 3 to 5 minute intervals. -
09:309:30 AM
Buses back to the start begin City Park -
10:3010:30 AM
Award ceremony With the team winners and Top 500 poster distribution. -
11:4511:45 AM
Finish line closes Timing mats come down at 11:45. Participants are asked to board the sag bus or finish on the sidewalks. -
13:001:00 PM
RaceFest ends
Times as published by the organiser, in New Orleans time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Saturday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in New Orleans time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
No gel needed at this pace
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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