The Color Run

Purple Pain at The Colour Run

A friend of mine emailed me asking if I wanted to take part in the color run and join her team. At first I didn’t even know what the color run was all about. Apparently this was to take part in Australia for the first time. They were calling all friends and family to get together for a 5-kilometre run/walk with a dash of color craziness. A few emailed later our team – Purple Pain was born.

All participants were to register and donate $50, which was given to the Heart Kids charity to support kids with heart disease. This was a great charity to support so how can I refuse? This was a great opportunity to spend quality time with friends, have a bit of fun, be healthy and also donate to a great cause.

So excited with the event we arrived in Sydney Olympic Park on the Sunday morning at 8am wearing our white T-Shirts and joggers to meet our friends. 

Christine & JC

The preparations started in the car park with sunscreen and last minute touch ups. It was ideal for us to take sunglasses to avoid any colour powder going in. The colour powder is simply food grade cornstarch and harmless.

Every participant in the colour run received a bag, which included a white race shirt, a bag of colour, race number, sweat band and temporary tattoo. All of us scrambled through our bags to put the gear on. Once we were all prepared we made our way towards the start line to start our colour craziness.

By this stage it was reaching 8:30am and the heat was already building up. I was hoping to knock back a coffee before starting the race but there was no time. I suppose this was a good thing as the milky liquids may not be a good way to start. My incentive at this stage was the sooner I finish the race the sooner I get to have breakfast.

SCREAM CHRISTINE

To take it off or not?

Christine excited!

Event taking place at SOP

We shuffle through the crowd and wait patiently for the race to begin. Some dude on the PA system is trying to entertain us as the music is lightly beating through. There is one thing I forgot to bring – a hat!

Walking up to the start line 

Event packed out

Purple Pain Team Pics

Purple Pain!

It's almost time...

As the clock ticks towards 9am a shotgun is heard and the first batch of participants are released from the queue.

Waiting for the shotgun to begin

To avoid injury groups of people are released in batches. We continue to wait patiently as we are released on the 6^th batch! The race is on for young and old!

The Color Run BEGINS!

People waiting for their batch to run

The race begins and the first color level is BLUE:

Followed by the PINK level:

 Pirie & Michael holding hands, while Shishy looks like his bleeding from the neck...

                                      

The next level was ORANGE:

Purple Pain starting to feel the pain

The guys posing at Oompa Loompa Land

The colors stacking on

A very colorful Purple Pain

Purple Pain is almost there. With the time ticking we enter the YELLOW level:

The finish line looks so close right now that I lose the team but one must finish the race!

Hitting the finish line

I was told that as you enter the finish line, your supposed to open up your little satchel bag and release your color into the air, so that is exactly what I did!

Now lets get the party started!

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