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Tips for your 1st Color Run

August 9, 2017 By Nedra McDaniel 2 Comments

Color Runs are a lot of fun and these tips will help you have an even more awesome 1st time experience.

1. Wear as many articles of clothing that are white or neon as possible

Also, decide if you want to dress in a theme with your friends or family and if given the option to wear a tutu, always wear a tutu.

2. Decide if you will be wearing your race t shirt during your run

I personally prefer to keep the t shirt to wear for later. We tend to buy cheap white tank tops for races. It’s also best to pick up your items the day before the race so that you can avoid long lines and don’t have to carry a lot of items back to your vehicle before the race begins.

3. Get a before and after shot

4. Coat your hair and face with color just because you can

5. Bring a ziploc bag or waterproof case if you plan on bringing your phone with you during the race, otherwise you might want to bribe someone to take pictures for you

(I used a DryCase for my race)

6. Have a plan of where to meet in case you get separated from each other during the race

I have run a few of these types of races now and we have gotten temporarily separated from our group a few times. It’s good to have a plan in place or your race experience will not be as fun.

7. If you have sensitive eyes, wear sunglasses to keep the color out of your eyes

8. Pack extra clothes

There is a good chance that you might not want to ride home covered head to toe in colored chalk.

9. Bring garbage bags or towels to cover your car seats

Trust me, you don’t want you car to be covered in colored dust. Baby wipes are also really helpful to remove the chalk.

10. Remember that no cares whether you choose to run, jog, slog (slow jog) or walk during your race- Fun Runs are a judgement free zone

11. Celebrate in the color tosses at the end of the race!

Remember that a fun run is just that..FUN! So don’t take it too seriously. If you wanted a serious competitive race, you should have signed up for one. Just enjoy making memories by running through a rainbow of color.

12. Wash your shoes and clothes as soon as you get home

My tanks tops always keep some of the color but my shoes and shorts have always had the color come out pretty easily.

If you find these tips helpful, please share them with your friends or family. I also have tips for your 1st Mud Run and 1st Glow Run.

This post contains affiliate links. All opinions are my own.

Color Me Rad Race

July 2, 2013 By Nedra McDaniel 40 Comments

You don’t have to be a runner to enjoy a Color Me Rad 5K race. Color Me Rad is a great fun run to enjoy with friends and family. Last year I ran the race with a few of my friends.

You can read more about the full experience here.

Here is a little more from the Color Me Rad organizers:

Color Me Rad is coming to a town near you with a tsunami of color that’ll make colored tears of joy run down your cheeks and will renew your will to live. After 5K of color bombardment, we guarantee your outlook will be brighter, your boyfriend will be more affectionate, your girlfriend will be less needy, the hair on your head will grow back and the hair on your back will fall out, your black and white TV will turn into 720p HD (I know you were hoping for 1080, but we organize races, we’re not miracle workers), and your gray outlook will turn green like a spring morning. You’ll start off with a shirt as pure and white as your grandpa’s dentures and you’ll soak up enough color while running to change your skin tone forever.

You’ll wind up looking like a pack of skittles – just make sure not to “taste the rainbow.”

How it works: Start out as clean as a newborn babe, and throughout the run, you’ll coat your chaffing thighs with Color Bombs of blue, green,pink, purple, and yellow until your face, shirt, and body come out silkscreened like a tie-dyed hippy on the other side. Each section of the run adds a new explosion of color to your clean, painter’s palate until you cross the finish line into a final blitzkrieg of color.

Color Me Rad also has RAD swag that you will actually want to wear again…in public.

I’ve been given 2 race entries to giveaway!

To Enter

Comment on this post before noon on July 10th, 2013 EDT by sharing what why you want to run in the Color Me Rad race (required to enter).

*Bonus entries (comment separately for each one)

Become a fan of the adventure mom on Facebook and comment here that you did.

Subscribe for email updates and comment that you did.

*I will use random.org to select the winning entry and the winner will be announced on facebook and emailed. Winner must not have won another giveaway within 30 days.

You can learn more about Color Me Rad from their website.

Disclosure: I was given complimentary entries for review and giveaway purposes. All opinions are my own.

Color me RAD

July 22, 2012 By Nedra McDaniel 6 Comments

There are some experiences that you try just for the fun of it. The Color Me RAD race was one of those for me. It was a good excuse the visit family and friends when my friend shared a deal on Cincysavers.com for the race. After doing a mud run already, this seemed like a great contrast.

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