When I moved to New Orleans a couple years ago, I was excited that I was going to have a 70.3 distance race right in my backyard.  Do my favorite distance without having to travel?  Sign me up!  And so I did.  Last year.  Unfortunately, because the universe is cruel, my race involved 30 of us huddled under our tent in an insane thunderstorm.  The race was ultimately cancelled which was really a bummer, though understandable.  But there’s always next year, right?  Fast forward to, well, a month later and I signed up again for the 2018 edition! Pre Race …