One of the many fun times I had this past weekend was the Color Run 5K in Houston, Tx!
A group of friends and I ran the race together and had a great time while doing so!
We wore all white and our shirts said “Color Me…Awesome”! This was Kenzie’s first 5K and I was very excited to share in the experience with her!
Our hotel was less than a mile from the start line, so we decided to walk (instead of drive and pay to park). It was WINDY and COLD and none of us were prepared for either condition. Spring? What happened?
We made it to the festival area and encountered this….the line for packet pickup was super long, but it went surprisingly fast.
At check in, we were given a t-shirt, a sweat band, two tattoos, a bib number, and color for the end of the race.
No, Kayla is not slapping Mary in the face – she’s helping Mary put her tattoo on!
We also decided to store our bags in my Asics bag (my trusty running bag) instead of returning them to the hotel. I decided it wasn’t a huge deal to run 3 miles with a light backpack…so why not?
Once we were ready, we walked over to the start line and were greeted by this:
A sea of white! People were EVERYWHERE!
We gradually made our way into the starting corral. The Color Run directors are very smart…even though thousands of people run, and there are no corral assignments, they let runners go in waves. It took about 20 minutes for us to reach the front, but we were entertained the entire time – and we never felt crowded on the course which was a huge PLUS in my book!!
The first color stop was blue!
Yeah baby!
We’re blue what about you?
After running through the blue station,we hit “that bridge”…the everlasting one right past Minute Maid Park! Since we were up in the air and there was nothing to block the wind, it was cold and yes, incredibly windy! We warmed up after a few, but it did take a little while!
Next up: PINK!
Love these two colors together! :0)
On our way back, we decided to be silly and have a little fun!
Cause jumping on random bridges anywhere else isn’t near as exciting!
Yellow!
Almost there!
Final color stop: Orange!
…and she rolled in it. Yes, that’s Kayla (my sister in law).
Are we colorful enough yet?
Nope! We still had the final process of The Color Run to go through…the Color Throw!
We counted down….
….and there was a blast of color explosion!
Not only was I bathed in orange, I also got hit directly in the eye. I was so scared my contact fell out (which meant I wouldn’t be able to drive home). Thankfully, no harm was done. Kayla even got a bottle of water for me to wipe my hands off just incase I needed to dig in my eye! Pleasant, right?
Official Color Runners!
We clean up pretty well, too!
Overall, I really enjoyed myself and had fun running this race with friends. Even though I was covered in color, it washed off very easy in the shower. I would run this race again if the opportunity arose in the future.
I made a video of clips I took during the race. Check it out below:
Fore more information or to see if a Color Run is headed to your town, check out The Color Run website and click on cities.
