The Color Run

Image from thecolorrun.com

I just registered for my first 5k!  I've been wanting to take up running (well, jogging) for a long time, but nothing really lit a fire under my you-know-what and made me stick with it.  Then I ran across (pun intended) a post on the really fun blog The Color Issue about The Color Run.  I was pretty much sold just from the title, but then I checked it out, and the Color Run looks like so much fun!

Every kilometer has a different color, and as you run in that kilometer people spritz you with color powder, so by the end you look like a rainbow!  Or a Jackson Pollock painting.  It's supposed to be fun and laid-back--they don't record times, and the website says that you can do cartwheels the whole way if you want.

It seemed like very best 5k I could possibly do for my first.  So I asked some friends here in the Cities and six of us are now on a team together: Rainbow Chard and the Transplants.  Yes, that is our team name.

Now I just have to get in shape to run a 5k...  Expect some updates on my progress!