The Inaugural Nola Beignet 50k

The Worst Idea You'll Ever Love

We saw the Taco Bell 50k and thought, "That's cute." But New Orleans doesn't do 'cute.' We do powdered sugar, deep-fried dough, and humidity.

The Nola Beignet 50k is an unsupported urban ultramarathon. There are no road closures. There is no prize money. There is only you, 33 miles of pavement, and a terrifying amount of choux pastry.

Choose Your Destiny

The Competitive Classes

Hard Mode

Class A: The Powdered Lung

"I hate myself and I want to prove it."

The Sweet Rule: You must consume a FULL ORDER (3 Beignets) at every designated Sweet stop.
The Savory Rule: You must consume the full designated item at every Savory stop.
Total Intake: ~21 Beignets + 5 Savory Gut Bombs.

Fun Mode

Class B: The Glazed Over

"I run for the vibes (and the beer)."

The Sweet Rule: You must consume ONE SINGLE BEIGNET at every designated Sweet stop.
The Savory Rule: You must consume the full designated item at every Savory stop.
The Beer Clause: You may substitute ONE sweet stop with a 12oz beer, provided you shotgun it.

The Bill of Fare

33.6 Miles. 12 Checkpoints. Godspeed.

Start • Mile 0

Café du Monde (Jackson Square)

Decatur St.

Action: Touch the patio fence. Eat. Run.

Leg 1: The Uptown Gluttony

Stop 2

N.O. Coffee & Beignet Co.

700 Tchoupitoulas St (Warehouse District)

"The Warehouse Warm-up"

Stop 3

The Vintage

3121 Magazine St (Garden District)

"Fancy Beignets"

Stop 4 • The French Technicality

La Boulangerie

4600 Magazine St (Uptown)

MANDATORY: 1 Gougère (Cheese Puff) OR 1 Croissant

The Savory Wall

Bourrée at Boucherie

1510 S Carrollton Ave (Riverbend)

Requirement: Two (2) Boudin Balls. You cannot leave the curb until swallowed.

Leg 2: Transition & Aid

Stop 6

Dunbar’s Creole Cuisine

7834 Earhart Blvd (Holly Grove)

Mandatory: One Square of Cornbread.

Official Aid Station

Morning Call

City Park / Navarre Ave

Change socks. Apply Vaseline. Eat Beignets.

Leg 3: The Lakefront Gauntlet

Stop 8

Deanie's Seafood

1713 Lake Ave (Bucktown)

Mandatory: One Order of Crab or Crawfish Balls.

The Turnaround

Messina's Runway Café

Lakefront Airport Terminal

Enjoy the view. Prepare for the bridge.

Leg 4: The Death March

Stop 10 • The Gentilly Savior

The Buttermilk Drop Bakery

1781 N Dorgenois St

Mandatory: One (1) Buttermilk Drop.

The Boss Fight

Stuph'D Beignets & Burgers

3325 St. Claude Ave (Bywater)

Mandatory: One (1) Savory Stuffed Beignet (e.g. The Creole Queen).

Finish Line • Mile 33.6

Café du Monde (Jackson Square)

Eat last beignet(s). Touch the fence. Present receipts. Collapse.

The Manifesto

The Hickey Protocol

Runners must cross the Ted Hickey Bridge (Seabrook) using the pedestrian shoulder only. No selfies at the apex. High winds + exhaustion = swimming in the Industrial Canal.

The Puke Clause

If you vomit at any point on the course, you must run a "Shame Lap" around the perimeter of Jackson Square (approx. 0.5 miles) before touching the finish line.

The Neutral Ground Rule

On St. Charles, Carrollton, and Esplanade, you MUST run on the Neutral Ground (Median) or Sidewalk. Street running results in immediate ridicule.

Proof of Glory

1. Strava/Garmin Track > 31.07 miles.
2. A greasy stack of receipts.
3. Visible powdered sugar on face at finish.