Tonight, there is no Weekend Photos in Review. But photos? I have plenty. I did the Color Run in New York with friends this weekend.
And it was multiple levels of awesomeness.
My third 5k so far this year, and the best one yet.
I don’t know how it could possibly be topped.
Except perhaps by doing another Color Run.
I first heard about the Color Run last year. All the reasonably close Color Runs had already passed for 2011, and I made a mental note to keep an eye out for the schedule for 2012.
And the more pictures I saw.
And the more videos I watched.
The more excited I became about it.
Billed as “the happiest 5K on the planet,” they couldn’t have chosen a more appropriate slogan.
Because it truly was.
Everywhere we turned, people were smiling. Dancing. Laughing.
One of the most awesome experiences ever.
Swear.
Although my alarm was set for the ungodly hour of 5:15 am, excitement woke me up at 3:56 am, and I couldn’t get back to sleep.
Everyone met at my house and we were off super, super early on Saturday morning.
Caffeine and a laundry list of other items in hand, we were ready for our adventure.
A bonus to getting on the road that early, we got to see the sun rise (New York skyline in the distance).
Twenty-five thousand people signed up to run on Saturday.
And again for today.
Craziness.
The Color Run organization donates a portion of their profits to two local charities at each event they hold.
Which I seriously love.
Considering the amount of people that attended the event, it was incredibly well organized. From the registration packets and parking, to lining up to race, to the party at the finish line. Not one glitch in the system.
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