Another Victim of Hurricane Ivan

One of the great races in the panhandle area is the Navarre Beach Run located between Fort Walton Beach and Pensacola. I have enjoyed the event since the mid-80's and since I moved back to the area recently, after living several years back in KY/IN area where I grew up, I was really looking forward to this early January race. There was always the option of running a 5K, 10K, or Half-Marathon...pretty unique. It always happens to be freezing with blowing winds. The after-race festivities took place at the Holiday Inn on the beach, within it's huge indoor square with a heated pool, jacuzzi, and plenty of space for live music and partying. Most of the rooms form first and second floor rings around the quad and the party spilled into many of those rooms. Just a fantastic scene, rivaling the revelry of Mardi Gra, especially in the rooms of the Louisianians who offered unlimited jumbalaya to all comers.

The hotel was severely damaged and the half-marathon is in question because of the destruction of the roadways from the hurricane. The bright side is that the 5K and 10K will happen and the post-race fun will be at Cocodrie's Restaurant on the beach. This is a Cajun specialty place so I hope to see many Louisianians come and make themselves right at home!

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DvoraOCDS said…
Catching up on your blog - guess I'd best keep my mouth shut whenever I wanna diss the Pistons, eh? Oh, and I really got a kick out of your account of Oslo's puppy-making prowess, as well as his watchdog duties. I figure that if he's old enough to howl, he's old enough to be a daddy. I mean, don't they go hand in hand?
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