Basically, it is a 5k run benefitting "Save the Children" but at different areas along the course, you run through a color point where spectators throw blue/yellow/pink/etc powder on you. All the runners wears white so that the color is very visible and sunglasses are recommended so you can still see where you are running : )
At the end there is a huge color festival where everyone gets a packet of colored powder and you toss it in the air at the same time creating a dreamy rainbow dust storm.
It was really fun, and at the end we looked like adults who had rolled around in chalk. But getting the color off was not so easy; Aaron had stood in the middle of a circle of people while they threw purple on him (very Husky!) which was fun at the time but not after 30 minutes of scrubbing!
One of the best things about it though was the strange looks we got from people who had no idea what the color run was. Other tube and bus riders stared and gave us perplexed faces as we rode public transportation - yes, to the park and back. You might even say we were one of those "crazy people you don't want to stand next to".
But sometimes life needs a little color : )
Looks like fun! First time I saw color runners was on your wedding weekend in Seattle. I admit that I steered clear of these people who looked unkempt tp say the least-:)
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