Luckily, all the color came off relatively easily in the shower. And don’t even get me started on how much color had somehow gotten under my clothes! I was a little concerned that I was going to have to go to work with a big green splotch on my face and hair full of pink and blue. Pretty sure we freaked out some families!Įventually the novelty of being all colorful started to wear off and I started to wonder how difficult it was going to be to wash this stuff off. Luckily no one mistook him as a runner and threw powder at him, since he was wearing his usual white T-shirt!īefore going in the house, we attempted to clean off in the kids’ play fountain in the park down the street. By the end, he was entirely covered in a thin layer of pink powder from the finish line. George very kindly took photos for us and sat in a Dunkin’ Donuts while we were out racing. I’m still cleaning green dye out of my ear! I thought that was pretty good considering we hadn’t trained at all and it was about 90 degrees out.Īfter. In the end, my friends and I (team VOxNT!) did about half running and half walking. Trust me - that stuff did not taste good! I guess no one expects to set a PR while being pelted by cornstarch! There were no timing chips in our bibs (though the MC did claim to have a sundial to tell time) and there were lots of people who walked nearly the entire course. So I was pleasantly surprised to find that everyone was treating this race very casually. The only other race I’ve done is the Boilermaker, which is pretty intense. We had a colorful Smart Car as the pace car (also a guy dressed as a bunny). Eventually the MC directed us all to gather at the starting line, and we were off! Turns out we didn’t have to worry, everything was just extremely casual. No one was hanging out at the big starting line! We had a hard time getting pumped, as we were confused about where we were supposed to go to start the race. What little time we had before the race (traffic was really bad!) we spent listening to the MC on the main stage who was trying to get everyone pumped by throwing color on them and encouraging them to dance along with a Zumba instructor. Our heat was starting at 1:00, which was the first race of the second part of the day. Me, Katie, and Rae looking so clean in our white T-shirts. Now that the race is over, I can confirm that it was a bit more fun than scary, although the first time I ran through a thick, purple cloud it was a bit disconcerting! It took me a whole year to decide whether getting colored cornstarch thrown at me sounded more fun or scary, but I finally signed up for Color Me Rad in Boston (and convinced Rae to run it too!). I figure the idea is borrowed from the Hindu holiday of Holi, which seems to be gaining a lot of popularity among non-Hindu people who don’t understand the religious significance, but are attracted to bright colors. Thanks to Color Me Rad for the entries for the giveaway as well as entries for Tim and myself.Ever since last summer I’ve been seeing advertisements for various races where volunteers throw handfuls of colorful powder into your face while you simultaneously try to run 5K. ![]() Įnter now and start dreaming of what your new tie-dyed glory filled shirt will look like. For more information on this run check it out at. The Color Me Rad 5K comes to Omaha/Council Bluffs on Saturday, April 26th, 2014, and we have a chance for you to win entries for you and a friend ($70 value) for this colorful run. ![]() ![]() Ready to get covered in bursts of color as you run/walk through different stations to get color bombed by perfect strangers? It’s all in fun. Not an avid runner? No worries this is an event for even those walkers in the crowd. You start out with a completely white shirt, and by the end you have a rainbow of color fun displayed for all to see. The Color Me Rad 5K. I have heard about all of these themed fun runs, but haven’t participated. This one looks like a blast. Well, this spring, I am going to experience color in a different way for the first time. I am getting out my running shoes now to train for the most colorful 5K I will have ever participated in. One thing that spring brings with it is lots of color! It’s one of the reasons it’s one of my favorite seasons. Puxsawtaney Phil saw his shadow Sunday, which means 6 more weeks of winter. I am not sure about you, but I am looking forward to SPRING.
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