Color Run Racine Recap- Happiest 5k on Earth

Pre leaving the house selfie
 

Sat morning I got up bright and early to go pick up my friend Kelly and her friend Debbie for the Color Run in Racine, WI. Kelly and I had gone to Racine to get our packets. This year we got a shirt, headband, tattoos, messenger bag, and bracelet. I also bought some chevron knee socks and Kelly got some bandanas. I wore my tutu I made last week, you can read about that here. We got to the race about 8:15 and found good parking. The weather was gorgeous, much better than last year. It was bout 65 degrees or so and very sunny. Parking was a bit of a walk but in the end, very easy to get out of and worth the spot. We got to the corral around 8:45am and ended up being in the 4th wave. They had shorter waves this year which was much better than last.

Another pre race selfie



Corral selfie

 

Kelly in the corral



Kelly and Debbie ready to run

Looking at the beautiful weather, actually this was probably an accidental shot



We're ready for the Color Run!

 

Kelly headed out in front of us and I stuck with Debbie. She had a similar pace than me so it worked out great. We wound up running the entire race, minus through the color as you really can not see through some of the areas. First was pink, then purple (new this year), blue, and finally yellow. This year I ran with water since there is only one water station and it was pretty hot. We finished in 37:23, which was slower than last year, but I felt better and had a lot of run! Next year I think we will take the princess with us.

Finish line

 

Post race Kelly



Post race Debbie



Kelly and I post race



Me post race



Kelly and Debbie



I rocked one

Getting ready to throw the color



Letting the color go!



So pretty!



Color blowing in the wind

 

Got green this year, my favorite color!

All in all another successful, well put on Color Run. These races are fun and well organized. I hope they keep coming back to Racine. After the race we made our traditional stop at Mars Cheese Castle for meat and cheese. Always a good time!

 

Have you done a Color Run before?

 

 



Weekly Workout Recap!

 

Lots of good days worth of working out in this week. Looking forward to keeping the momentum up!

 

Monday May 20th- Ran at the gym for 2.65 miles. Had not intended on running as me knee hurt from the day before. Took it slow at first then cranked it up. Also lift weights for 30 minutes, training for Dirty Girl in June. 5 Activity points earned.

 

Tuesday May 21st- Ram at the gym for 3.76 miles, lots of training to get done before Sat. 5 Activity point earned.

 

Wednesday May 22nd- After running 2 days in a row I wanted to take it easy today. We walked 1.3 miles around the neighborhood. 1 Activity point earned.

 

Thursday May 23rd- Was scheduled to go out to eat today but plans fell through. Walked at wok a mile then another mile at home. 2 Activity points earned.

 

Friday May 24rd- Day of rest. Headed to Racine to pick up race packed, then we walked through the mall.

 

Saturday May 25th- The Color Run, you can read my recap here. Ran 3.12 miles in 36:50, good time for only a small bit of walking, mainly through the color tunnels. Hilly course but very fun!

 

Sunday May 26th- Rested, went to my parents to relax and enjoy the day.

 

How did you work out this week?