The Color Me Rad folks just grafted that celebration onto a fun run. And this run seemed like more of the same.Ĭolor Me Rad itself was actually inspired by an annual festival of colors, based on the Hindu tradition, put on by the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah, each spring that attracts tens of thousands of people. They had participated in Holi-the traditional Hindu spring festival of colors in which revelers hurl colored powders at each other-via the school’s South Asian Student Association this spring. We’re in 17 countries.” This year they expect to top 250 runs.įaizan Javed arrived with three other students from Boston College. At stations along the way, runners pass under inflated arches where Color Me Rad folks hurl clouds of pink, purple, orange and yellow powder at them. They head along a grassy path, up a muddy hill through some trees, zigzag across fields, and down another hill to the finish line and a mobbed dance party hosted by a tall bearded gent in a pink tutu. Just heats of runners dressed in white shirts (the better to show off the colors), sunglasses (to protect eyes from the colored powders), and (many) tutus sprinting off about every 10 minutes beginning at 9 a.m. “About 45 percent of our participants in every single race have never run a race before,” says race director Trevor White of the Utah-based business. Many of the 5,200 folks who signed up here, at $29 to $50 per person, just stroll sections of the course. It’s one of the growing field of themed fun runs-mud runs, obstacle courses, zombie runs and superhero runs-designed to reach beyond the usual hardcore fitness crowd. They are set for shorter distances-this one was just over 3 miles long or about 1/8 of a marathon-to accommodate average runners. “When Zoloft and balloon animals can’t seem to raise your spirits-the best way to brighten your life"-that's one of the catchphrases for Color Me Rad, which offers participants the chance to get covered by rainbow clouds of colored cornstarch as they jog around the farm. “I have the best job ever,” hollered the smiling guy sporting sunglasses and a bunny costume as he hurled handfuls of fluorescent-hued powder at dozens of runners lined up at the starting line of the Color Me Rad 5K run at Kimball Farm in Haverhill yesterday morning. Part of the profit is given to them as donation for Education.Facebook Email The dance party at the end of the Color Me Rad 5K run. – Color Me Rad is involved in the communities where the race takes place. – Goodies (tee-shirt, sun-glasses and more.) – 3 hours music festival at freedom park ( Wura, Raskimono, Keziah Jones, Seun Kuti and others…) – 5K race from Bar-Beach to Freedom Park, starting at 4pm. Please mention in your email if you will Pay in Cash or bank account transferįees for participation are N6000 which allows you to participate to : Alliance Francaise,239 Herbert Macaulay street, Alagomeji Yaba. Bogobiri House, Maitama Sule Street, Ikoyi. Watch Highlights from Color Me Rad in Rouen (France)ġ/ Sent an email to one of these addresses: This is the best opportunity to experience joy and see life in many colors! Like a reward for the participants, there is an outburst of colors and music waiting for them at the finish.Rather than a finish, it is the beginning of another festival!Ĭolor Me Rad makes everyone euphoric, coloured, happy and a bit extravagant.Ĭolor Me Rad encourages accomplished runners and those who get up to wear their best white tee shirts, thus changing them into a work of art. To make them dance till the finish, each Color Zone is a mini festival of music which transforms the efforts of the participants into a whirl of extravagance and pleasure. Everybody is welcome: parents, grand-parents, students, friends and accomplished athletes.Īt every kilometer, there is a new outburst of colors which cover the skin of participants and give them renewed impetus, changing them into walking masterpieces. Doused with colors, the race is pure pleasure for children and adults. It is not competitive and it is not timed. Participants are going to experience a unique moment which brings the whole community together and with a view to ensuring education for children.Ĭolor Me Rad is a 5-km race aimed only at making participants laugh. There is no idea of competition, as there is no timing. Or in the case of RAD the color represents the end of lame runs and the beginning of fun runs. The festive colors used are a sign of winter’s end and spring’s new beginnings. ![]() What is Color Me Rad?Ĭolor Me Rad is based on the Hindu Festival of Colors, otherwise known as Holi. For the first time in Africa, the famous fun race coming from US arrives in Lagos on Sunday 31st of January 2016! From Bar-Beach to Freedom Park. To celebrate this new year, Alliance Francaise Lagos bring you a unique program – Color Me Rad.
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