Last November I pitched an idea to my wife, "How about a destination half marathon trip to see your sister in Louisiana?" After a 5 second pause she said "I don't Hate the idea......"
The ladies decided to do the 5K while the brother-in-law and I were going to try the half. We started training plans and went to work sharing accountability posts/texts several times weekly. I had done a half about 10 years ago with a time of 2:00:34, I had my sights set on under 2:00:00 and wasn't going to shave till I shaved those extra seconds below 2 hours. We just needed to find a city in Louisiana that had a half marathon on the weekend I was off.
The training was complete and our weekend had arrived, we had sunny skies and a killer tailwind on the way down. It was relatively smooth above 3000 despite the gusty winds. We made a quick stop at Table Rock Lake on the way down.
The runway kinda slopes down to the water.
Our next destination was "The Broken Wheel Brewery and Fresh Catch Bistreaux" in Marksville, La. A little internet research showed one of the owners was a pilot and would provide a ride to and from the airport.
The table we sat at had all kind of southern cookbooks under the glass top.
Food was Awesome!
The ladies decided to do the 5K while the brother-in-law and I were going to try the half. We started training plans and went to work sharing accountability posts/texts several times weekly. I had done a half about 10 years ago with a time of 2:00:34, I had my sights set on under 2:00:00 and wasn't going to shave till I shaved those extra seconds below 2 hours. We just needed to find a city in Louisiana that had a half marathon on the weekend I was off.
The training was complete and our weekend had arrived, we had sunny skies and a killer tailwind on the way down. It was relatively smooth above 3000 despite the gusty winds. We made a quick stop at Table Rock Lake on the way down.
The runway kinda slopes down to the water.
Our next destination was "The Broken Wheel Brewery and Fresh Catch Bistreaux" in Marksville, La. A little internet research showed one of the owners was a pilot and would provide a ride to and from the airport.
The table we sat at had all kind of southern cookbooks under the glass top.
Food was Awesome!
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