The Color Run Recap and race tips!

I ran the happiest 5k on the planet, The Color Run. This wasn't the first time that I ran The Color Run but this time it was even better than the first time! I met up with a few women from my Mom's Run This Town chapter. We were wearing white and ready to run.

We lined up at 9am and waited for our turn to start. Finally at 9:10 the DJ who was entertaining us while we waited said we could start. For those of you who aren't familiar with The Color Run let me explain it, it is a 3.1 mile race where, at evenly spaced places in the race, they throw powder color on you. It is a blast! The first color we got to play in was pink. I put my arms up and yelled more color at the wonderful volunteers. After running a little bit more we came to the next color. Orange was splashed all over us!  I'm glad I was wearing my sunglasses because they got me pretty good. This year they did a lot better job on spacing out the runners so we weren't bottle necking at all the color stations.

After we ran a little bit more we hit the turn around point for the out and back course. Soon after we turned around one of the ladies I was running with informed us that if she runs the whole 5k it will be the furtherest she has ever ran. Well you can't hear that from someone and even think about walking! So we ran! Next we hit yellow. I was still loving life and ready for more.

The last station on the tour of color was blue. In my opinion, blue is the best color at The Color Run. It is so vibrant and covers your clothes and face so nicely.  After we got smurfed we picked up the pace for the rest of race. We finished with big smiles and one proud lady who ran her first 5k!

As soon as I crossed the finish line, I dashed to the start line to meet my husband and kids. I gave him a quick kiss and told him good luck and watched him start his first 5k while my kids and I cheered from the sidelines.

After my husband finished, we went to the stage for the color throw!

We were the happiest, most colorful family on the planet!!

I love The Color Run and plan to do it next year when it makes it way back!

Tips for running a color run:

-Wear sunglasses (nobody wants colored powder in your eye)

-Take pictures (before and after of course)

-Wrap your camera or phone in cling wrap to protect it from color. Don't unwrap it until you are in a clean place (ie home or the car)

-Hang out at the race after you run, you don't want to miss the color throw. 

-Run with friends - this race would not be as much fun alone! 

-Have fun!!

Have you ran The Color Run? Did it make you happy? 

The Color Run Is Coming To A City Near You!

The Color Run is coming! The Color Run is coming!!! 

The Color Run is the reason I started running! I saw it on Pinterest last year and decided I wanted to run the whole thing!  I started training and "liked" it on Facebook when they only had 18,000 "likes". Now they have soared over 1.8 million "likes". It is known as the Happiest 5k on the planet! As someone who tested this theory, I can tell you that it really is. I smiled the whole race and wore my color proudly the rest of the day.

My kids and I after I finished The Color Run 2012

If you have been living under a rock and have no idea what The Color Run is well let me educate you. You show up race day wearing all white, you can wear a white tutu, a wedding dress, white coveralls, white wig, etc. Then you run through the 5k course (3.1 miles). Randomly through the course they have color stations. The wonderful volunteers throw color on you, it's more like a cloud of color as you approach. After you go through a few different color stations you arrive at the end where they do an awesome color countdown every 15 minutes welcoming you to after party and congratulating you on finishing. IT. IS. AMAZING!!!!! 

Last year I ran it as an individual with another friend. This year my Moms Run This Town chapter has created a team. The greatest part about a team is you save money, $5 off if you sign up with 3 or more other people. My BRF is actually flying back from Georgia early just to run this race with me and the rest of the MRTT team that is how much fun getting covered in color is! Plus each location benefits a different local charity, help the community while having fun! This race isn't just for runners, walkers are welcome too so grab some friends and see why 1.8 million people "like" love this race! 

Thankfully they still remember the little people who made them so popular so here is a promo code for $5 off any location for The Color Run: COLOR5OFF Remember 1.8 people "like" this race so make sure you sign up before your location is sold out! Sign up with a team and use promo code and save $10 total!

Have you participated in The Color Run before? Does the idea of being colorful for 3 miles give you chills?