I finally did it! I finally participated in my first 5K.
Doing a 5K has been something on my bucket list for quite some time now. When I used to think of a 5K I used to think of people racing to get to the finish line. When I learned that there were other types of 5K events that were for fun and not a race, I knew I wanted to participate. A couple years ago I heard about the Color Run. I had a friend on Facebook mention she was doing the Color Run and I remember searching on Google to find out what she was talking about. Then last year the Color Run came and went and I was bummed that I didn’t get a chance to get in on the fun.
This year I was determined that I was going to do the Color Run in Sacramento. I didn’t want to do it alone though, I wanted my daughter Hailey to come with me. I knew that she would have just as much fun as I would getting all colored up while burning some calories too!
So I did it! I registered both Hailey and I to participate and I made sure that I did not plan anything else for that day.
The day of the Color Run we woke up early and were prepared to get messy with color! Not knowing that I could pickup my packet before the event we got to downtown Sacramento about an hour early. I don’t like waiting in lines and was lucky and and was one of the first ones to pickup our packets with our Color Run t-shirts and bibs from the check-in booth. We then spent the next hour walking around taking pictures.
Once the 5K started everyone made their way through downtown going through the different color stations. I wanted to get really colored so I made sure to walk close to the volunteers who were having a blast coating the participants in blasts of color out their bottles. Next time I will turn my head though so I don’t get paint in my ears.
We had fun fast walking with the participants. It was an excitement to see what color station was going to be next. Would be it pink, blue, purple, etc….
Check us out going through the PINK station…
Walking that 5K was such a blast that it went by extremely fast. For me I have been out of shape this last year so I thought I was going to hard walking that far but it wasn’t.
At the end when you crossed the finish line there was even more fun. Music and lots of color in the air!
I had fun and I was HAPPY. We had so much fun that I want to participate in another 5K before the end of this year. I will definitely be registering for the Color Run in Sacramento for 2015 too! Maybe with the whole family.
To see some of the other pictures I took visit my Color Run Flickr album at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/32839660@N04/sets/72157646245880202/
I saw all your pictures over in IG – it looks like so much fun!!
It looks like you had a great time. It is awesome you and Hailey did it together! Such a neat bonding time.
This looks like so much fun. I wish that I could still run. 🙁
My daughter did Girls on the Run a couple of years ago. I ran the practice 5K with her. She was sick on the morning of the actual 5K, but it was great to experience that with her even in practice!
That looks like a great time. Everyone seems so upbeat. My sister does 5K’s whenever she can. She’s done Tough Mudder twice and a few others. I don’t have any desire to put myself through such torture, but I have mad respect for those who do.
Oh what total fun. We had one that came to SA but we couldn’t go as we had other plans… It looks like I missed a great time. Thanks for sharing.
DAMN! CONGRATS! I hear these are so much fun but it has to do with running which does not sound fun to me personally lol
CUTE! I have always wanted to do the Color Run, but I am always afraid I will like choke on the chalk they throw in the air and then fall over while running haha. You look great & like you had an awesome time! Congrats!
Looks fun! I’d love to run a race and get sprayed with color!!
I have always wanted to do the Color Run. It looks like a fun time!
What a great thing to do with family I think I’m going to talk my kiddos into doing one of these races!
That was a pretty crazy cloud of color! What a cool experience, Stef!
You rock, way to go! I think the color run looks so fun!
Everyone always looks like they are having so much fun at these events. It made me laugh when I saw the “Happiest 5K” rainbow.
We did our first Color Run last year and are booked to do it again when it comes back in October, I can’t wait!
We totally do this and it was so fun! I couldn’t understand how it work – but it was so much fun!
What a great activity to do with you daughter. I haven’t run any type of race, but this would be on I would like to try with my family.
Looks like a blast! Now i have to ask, how did you drive home without having a colorful interior?
I have never done a 5k before, I would definitely do the Colour Run if I ran. It looks like it is so much fun/.
Oh how fun! 5k’s are a lot of fun and so are color runs!
That video was great at the end too!
How AWESOME!!! I keep seeing pictures and can’t wait to finally participate in one of these runs.. my SON has been dying to go, too.. need to see when they may have it in Florida..thanks for sharing.. looks like you all had a blast!!!!!!!!!!!
It looks like you had a great time! Color Runs look like so much fun. I would love to go.
I haven’t but, have heard this one rocks. Looks like you had a fun time!
I have never done a 5K and I’m pretty sure I never will. But I think it’s great that they are making them fun and popular. It’s good for people to get moving.
Looks like you gals had a great time. I could never complete a 5k run, well walk for me, but it’s nice they have made it more fun with the color.