Crescent City Classic


The Crescent City Classic is an annual 10-kilometer race held in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Mac DeVaughn founded the Classic and held the first race in 1979. The race was originally held in the Fall, but the race is now held the Saturday before Easter.

Course

The current course is a point to point course that starts downtown in the Central Business District by the Superdome, following city streets and into City Park, where the official finish line is located on Roosevelt Mall, alongside Tad Gormley Stadium.

Past winners

Key:
EditionYearMen's winnerTime Women's winnerTime
1st197929:4737:40
2nd198028:3634:41
3rd198127:5532:09
4th198227:4932:51
5th198328:2131:29
6th198427:2332:29
7th198528:1732:14
8th198628:1632:18
9th198727:5931:55
10th198827:5432:14
11th198927:5032:32
12th199028:3731:54
13th199129:0832:34
14th199227:4632:21
15th199327:4531:56
16th199427:2432:26
17th199529:1233:02
18th199627:5832:26
19th199728:5031:47
20th199827:2731:28
21st199927:4532:15
22nd200027:3731:58
23rd200128:3132:07
24th200227:1031:45
25th200328:1431:23
26th200428:2431:36
27th200527:4730:27
28th200627:4930:54
29th200728:1532:08
30th200827:4432:11
31st200928:1832:24
32nd201028:0530:45
33rd201128:1431:36
34th201228:1432:18
35th201327:3231:51
36th201427:4431:43
37th201528:5631:55
38th201628:0231:57
39th201727:5532:19
40th201827:2832:05
41st201927:5331:42

Source:

Wins by country

Festival

A concurrent festival begins as the first runners pass the finish line. The festival which includes a concert, food and beverages is held in City Park.