I see what you did there Color Run… You made a 5K so much fun, people couldn’t possibly know they were exercising. Bravo.
I work up Saturday morning to a chilly, rainy day outside. I checked the website for the st. Louis Color Run and was excited to see it was still on. There had to have been 20,000 people there to for the race. Despite the huge number of people, it was remarkably well organized (I had to wait in line for about 10 seconds to register and pick up my number ans shirt). I was impressed. 
If you’re not familiar with the way the Color Run (a.k.a. the Happiest 5K on the planet) this is how it works. You are given a packet of color (dyed cornstarch) at the beginning of the race to hold on to until you get to the end. You start out wearing as much white as you can. Costumes and tutus are encouraged. As you make your way through the course you come to four color zones where — for about 50 feet — volunteers douse you with colored powder. Yesterday’s colors were blue, yellow, orange and pink. Along the way you can stop, take pictures with signs, play in the color, etc. There is NO rush to finish. There were people in wheelchairs, strollers, even one girl on crutches (someone was following her with a wagon for when she got tired).
When you get to the end, there is a color party where all the runners get together and throw their packets of color up in the air. If you weren’t colorific before, you will be after this. The color throws go off about once every 10 minutes so everyone has the chance to participate, regardless of how slow or fast you are.
The race was really fun and went by very quickly. I wasn’t tired at all by the end and the rain really didn’t bother us. The rain combined with the color to make everything extra vibrant. I don’t think my white shirt and headband will ever be the same, I am going to try to wash the tutu so I can wear it again, and I have no idea what I am going to do with the shoes! I shouldn’t have stomped in all those puddles!
If you have never done one of these runs before, I really encourage you to try it. I plan on doing another one with my mom and sister in September in Albany, N.Y.
It was a great way to celebrate my 50 pound weight loss (51.1 pounds now).
After I got back from the run yesterday, I had one of my many less than graceful moments and fell down my stairs. In the process, I rolled my ankle, big time. The popping sounds my ankle made almost made me sick. I went to the doctor today and she is sending me for x-rays tomorrow. I hope it gets better soon, because I really don’t want my ankle to hold up my weight loss progress. Hopefully the doctor will at least give me the OK to ride the bike and do weights. Oh well, this too shall pass.
Here are some more pictures from the run Saturday.
Time for a change 
Well done on the run. It looks amazing. I’ve seen a few people talking about the Color Run and I must admit somewhere inside I’m a wee bit jealous. If we had one in the UK I might just be tempted to enter the race. By the way, you inspired me to start the C25K and I just started week two (I’m taking it slow). I didn’t think I’d hear myself saying this but I actually enjoyed my run today. You ran 5K! Brilliant.
I only ran about a half mile of it. There were SO many people, it was really hard to run very far without running into someone. I am only on Week 3, Day 3 of the Couch to 5 K, I am going to move on to Week 4 soon though, slow and steady! Every time I moved up a week, I thought the next level was going to be impossible, you just need to push yourself through it!
Congratulations! You look great!
This is awesome! Looks like you had a lot of fun…and you look great!!
Congrats on your 50+ lbs lost! I am just getting started on losing, myself. And way to go on the Color Run – I have wanted to do one of those…hopefully one day soon!