Although thousands of runners participated in the annual charity run, by the time they reached the home stretch the record heat had most of them walking.

The “Other” Red Dress Run

Somehow, the memo started getting out a few years ago that the Red Dress Run – an official race which has raised millions for charity – is a bar crawl that takes place the same day. By early afternoon, Bourbon Street was packed with faux red dressers, sprinkled with the athletes wearing numbers.