So the "Color Run" is a 5K, where you get sprayed with a different color every... K. That's pretty much the entirety of the gimmick, but it's a good gimmick. Good enough that hordes of Southern Californians turned up for the San Diego running of the event.
I was there with Melch, Oura, and a team of small but feisty asian friends of Oura's.
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| Feistiness, I guess |
The color is dispensed in a kind of dusty non-toxic powder that gets everywhere. Adding to the fun, runners are allotted a few packets of the stuff for their own use - to douse one another prior to the run, for photos afterward, or for whatever other purpose they might desire. We used ours for a photo:
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| Color everywhere |
The race itself wasn't much of an event. Half of our team was walking and the other half was jogging, but at a slower pace than my usual race pace. That left me with more time for shenanigans, white-boy dancing, and a mid-race bathroom break so I was suited just fine. The tutus weren't my idea, but I didn't say "no" either!
Another cool aspect of the trip was that the company that does photos at the event is actually a new incarnation of my old startup, Snapizzi. I still work for them as a part-time contractor and the race was an occasion for me to finally meet my employer in person. He lives in Seattle, so all of our communications up until then were via telecommunication.
All in all, it was a great weekend. We had good times in San Diego, Melch got to test drive a car that she was interested in, we found a really awesome bar ("Small Bar") that we'll need to return to, and I still made it back in time to take my PPL check ride the next day (but that's a story for another day).
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| Post-5K cool down tip: toss your wife in the air and catch her in a deep squat. Go until the first of 10 reps/wife starts squirming |
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