The Color Run 5k
THE EXPERIENCE
We’re The Color Run, the world’s first COLOR 5K™ and COLOR DASH event. Founded in 2011, our mission is to bring people together and make the world a happier, healthier place. By creating an experience that’s more about the memories you make than your mile per minute, we made running feel accessible to a broader demographic. The Color Run, also known as the Happiest 5k on the Planet, is a unique paint race that celebrates healthiness, happiness, and individuality. Now the largest running series in the world, The Color Run has been experienced by over 6 million runners worldwide in 35+ countries.
If you are a photographer you may want to bring a second camera body that you do not care about to get close shots of people running through the colors. Either that or bring a telephoto lens like a 70-200. This will help you avoid destroying your camera due to the fact that very fine dust particles are flying everywhere. I myself decided to use my Canon T3i instead of my Canon 6D. I was still able to get sharp images and was satisfied with the shoot. I was shooting during the day, but if I was doing the ColorRun at night I would've used my Canon 6D with the 70-200mm due to the better ISO capability.
Overall, I truly did love this event! They started everyone who wanted to participate off with a Zumba class to get the blood flowing through their muscles. Then the race commenced and all 300+ people crossed the finish line in under an hour. The rest of the time was spent dancing and singing. There was always music playing in the background so you could not sit down. Every 10 minute the facilitator made sure to ask all participants to toss the colors in the air so they could stay active. Toward the end of the event, a leaf blower and soap was used to get powder off both the clothes and the skin of the participants.
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