Estados Unidos·2026

New Orleans-Metairie, LA

Running in New Orleans is dead flat and fast — the New Orleans Marathon course loops through the city on river-adjacent streets with minimal elevation change, and the Summer Series 3.2km races pack the local running community year-round. Cycling is challenging here because of heat and humidity rather than terrain; the LAMBRA Time Trial Championship's 40km route is the region's main cycling test, and most serious cyclists train on the levee roads along the Mississippi or head west toward Baton Rouge for varied riding.