Monday, January 30, 2012

Color Run!

A new post...I know that's a rarity around here lately! Thanks to those who tagged me in their posts - I hope to  get around to filling those out. :)

Anyways, this past weekend I did the first-ever (in Phoenix) Color Run! It was a freaking blast - definitely recommend it if it comes to your city! My only complaint is that I wish they would have had the race start in waves (there were 6,000 of us!) because it got quite congested at times. I'm sure they will make that improvement for next year.


This was our team "We Color Outside the Lines." Nice & clean to start off. :)


Since it was so crowded, this was the only part of our team that managed to stay together through the race. This was after two color stations.


And here we are at the finish - color everywhere! (Except for Joey who had already had his color blown off by a leaf blower - seriously.)


This was the after party - every 15 minutes people would throw color in the air.

Next to Warrior Dash, this was one of the most fun races I have done. And i use "race" very loosely, as it wasn't timed and was just for fun. But that definitely made the 3 miles go by fast!

So about that half marathon I was going to do in March - yeah, not going to happen. I slacked off and haven't been training. I've been going to the gym (!) but haven't been doing any long runs and don't feel prepared at all. Plus, it sold out before I could sign up.

C'est la vie!

My next race is the Warrior Dash at the end of April - need to start training for the obstacles. ;)

16 comments:

Robin said...

Looks like a lot of fun. www.dashingdiva.net

Marissa said...

I was thinking of doing the Warrior Dash, this Color Run looks SO fun and I bet I could convince some friends to join with me! Looks like Texas only offers Austin next weekend and Dallas on Feb 19th...little short notice! I'll have to talk them into a Houston/Galveston area Color Run! Looks like a BLAST and glad you all enjoyed it and had a great time!!!

Laura Belle said...

That looks like sooo much fun!

LookingUpAgain said...

Oh My Goodness! That looks awesome! I'm looking for a fun race to do this summer during my "come back" training. I'm looking this up right now!

Missy said...

I've been wanting to do a "Color Run", but wasn't sure how easily it washes off. Love those pics!

The Accidental Runner said...

Okay, I've never even heard of a color run but it looks so fun!! Looks like you had a great time :)

Crystal said...

that looks like SO much fun!!!

Phyllin' Phat said...

I'm so sad I missed this!! That looks like a blast - kind like the TV Show Wipeout without the giant hands punching you into the water. Maybe your Warrior Dash will be like that though. =)

Betty said...

This run looks so cool. I went running at Tempe Town Lake last week and I saw a couple of the color bags and color on the sidewalk :) Seems like you had blast.

Christina said...

Lots like a lot of fun.
And I really love your bangs.

Jamie said...

How fun! I would love to come up and run this one some day!

Kristin W said...

What a ridiculously fun run! I don't know why there aren't more awesome runs like this country-wide. Super fun :)

NewbieRunner said...

Love the pictures! I'm going to run this race in KC in June. Does the color wash out? Just wondering if I should buy a cheap pair or running shorts to through away afterwards...

Kate said...

Loved seeing the photos! I just talked my husband into running it with me in October! I can't wait!

Taryn said...

The Color Run is coming here...I was wondering if it was worth running...I can see it clearly is! :)

Diana said...

Hey Melissa,

Come run the 5k sud run or the firefly run with us. I am totally going to run! If you ever want a running pal let me know! I totally am slow going right now!
Hope you can make it to the AZ blogger get together!

Cheers

Diana
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