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Yesterday I ran, well mostly walked, the Color Me Rad race with a group of co-workers. If you've never run the Color Me Rad or Color Run race, it is something you need to do at least once. It isn't a time race and it is just something really fun to enjoy with family and friends. 

We had planned on running, but some of my co-workers brought their kids (kids under 7 are free with an adult) and it was more fun to stay back and run/walk with them. The kids had a blast and loved running through the color. Everyone I work with is older and a fair amount of them have young kids. I don't have any kids yet, so I really don't mind getting a little fun kid time in. It also made it a little easier for me because I would have fallen back with the pace their parents can run. I could use them as an excuse to walk more haha. A little sad, yes, but oh well! 

Here are some before and after pictures from the race today. It's messy, it's fun, and everyone needs to do it! 

Before

After

I knew that I would end up walking most of the race, but since there was a small chance that I would run I decided to use Saturday as my rest day. Well my weekend ended up with me not working out on Saturday, but doing EVERYTHING on Sunday. I decided that walking 3 miles wasn't enough for my training so after I got home from the race I went to the gym and ran 3 miles and did a pilates ab workout. The old me never would have even thought about running after a 3 mile walk, so I'm proud of my motivation and determination to do what I have planned. 

Tips for Color Me Rad

• Get there early, even if you signed up for a later wave time. There is no check in and no designation of wave times, at least where I did mine. It was super crowded and even though we signed up for the 8:00 race, we didn't end up starting until at least 8:30. 

• You really don't need to buy extra color packets unless you want them before the race. You end up getting one right before you cross the finish line and then they throw at a bunch all over the place

• Wear clothes you don't care about! Duh! It came out of my leggings pretty easily, but the water mixture was much harder to come out of my workout shirt I had underneath my white one. 

• Your tennis shoes will officially be colored so wear an old pair, or give yourself an excuse to go buy a new pair. 

• Have fun and enjoy yourself get RAD!