They call it The Happiest 5K on the planet. I would like to say they yes, in fact it is. Granted it is not a balls-to-the-wall run your heart out 5K but a frolic and skip kind of 5K.
As my regular reads know I came across The Color Run quite some time ago and decided that would be my first 5K and that I was determined to rock it. I had no idea that it would be so laid back, that in turn was a good thing because I bummed my knee and couldn’t do much running come race day. I ran, walked, skipped and rolled around on the ground and left dirtier than I ever had been in my entire 31 (not so long) years on this planet. The experience was one of a kind and I felt like a little kid, with the stupid grin on my face and all.
What is the appeal? Honestly, for me, it looked fun. why I don’t know. People were confused that I would pay to get doused in colored cornstarch and pay to run. I liked the whole whimsy of it, the fact that I never let go and get too dirty. Except in the garden, but that is different and less like prancing through a rainbow. All that I know is that it was a blast and they announced The Color Run is to be held again in Ypsi next July so I am there!
The premise of The Color Run is to show up in white and get doused with color at each checkpoint. Then after they have a gathering of 15,000 of your closest friends where they play music, have contests and everyone throws their color packets in the air all at once.
All in all Ypsilanti, MI did a great job hosting the run, even with the short notice that was given. The Color Run was originally supposed to be held in Ann Arbor, MI but for some reason it was moved. I heard that it was a permit issue as well as the fact that is the weekend of Ann Arbor’s Art Fair. Either way they did a bang up job and kudos to Ypsi!
My Husband Pat and I prerace
Sarah and I are all clean and ready to go!
This is what 15,000 Color Runners look like before the start
Wow!
We were in the first wave of runners but pretty far back.
We found an opening and got even closer to the Start Line
Heading into the Yellow Zone
Post Yellow Zone
The cutest little volunteer 🙂 He did a great job getting us all! I wish I would of gotten his name so I can credit him in the pic.
Lots of orange 🙂
Here comes the Blue!
We decided to make blue cornstarch angels
The aftermath of the Blue Zone.
Yay Pink!
Us at the finish line!
We did it!
The Color Party!
After the Color Party. We look like a Unicorn Pooped on us!
Round to Ravishing 
WOW, WOW, WOW! you got your Tutu colors spot on and while all photos are amazing, that last one is the money shot!!! So glad you had so much fun!!! Our local color run is in November. Will only go if a bunch of us go.
Thanks 🙂 I am glad I went with colorful tutu’s most people with white ones ended with them still being white. The cornstarch doesn’t stick to tulle well. There were just 3 of us, even with just one other person I am doing it again! I would recommend doing it!
So HAVE to do that with you next year !!! Looks so fun!
It was a blast! They are returning to Ypsi for 2013 🙂
heeehehe!!!
Love the pictures!!!
Thank you very much 🙂