I'm a Color Runner!

This past Friday night, I could hardly sleep from excitement of running The Color Run the next morning! This was a day that I'd been preparing for for months now, and everything had to be perfect! My running partner, Samantha had been to pick up our race shirts and packets earlier last week, so we had everything we needed. 

My packet came stuffed with my racing bib, Color Run wristband, fun tattoo, safety pins for the bib, a package of color, and the 2013 Color Run t-shirt.

I started planning our outfits way ahead of time, and thanks to Amy of Lily and Bliss, I decided to go with a monogrammed white top instead of the standard white t-shirt! Once I knew the color of my monogram, I pulled in a pair of pink/purple Nike shorts, an over-sized pink bow I had laying around, and a neon pink/gold sports bra!

I loved being able to have my race outfit show my personality!

On Saturday morning, my family and I woke up bright and early to start getting ready for the race! Even though Samantha and I were the only two running, my Mom, Dad and Brother were our wonderful cheerleaders and photographers!

On the way to the race!

SO excited to be in the car and on the way!!

The race started at 10AM, but I wanted to be there at least half an hour early to give us time to eat a little something, stretch, take some photos, and do any other last minute things before we started running. This unfortunately was not the case. Traffic was backed up coming from every direction, so we didn't get out of the car until about 10 minutes before the race started!

Getting ready to head to the starting line!

I hadn't planned on wearing the heart sunglasses, but grabbed them at the last minute to keep the color out of my eyes. So glad I did!

Samantha!

When we finally made it to the race corral, Samantha and I jumped in line about 100 yards from the starting line. They start the race in different heats, and we were in about the 4th one back. There were so many people!

 Waiting for our heat to start!

I loved having the announcers there to pump you up before you started running.

 
Here we go!

I was so excited when we finally started running, I think I ran the entire race off pure adrenaline! It didn't even seem like we were running because I was having so much fun!

During the race, we were showered with tons of yellow, purple, green, pink, and blue color. I had color in places I didn't even know existed! 

The after effect!

The crazy color explosion once everyone was done!

Since I just started running this past November, I was beyond thrilled to cross the finish line! It felt so good to finish something that I worked so hard for!

After this race, I think I'm in love with 5K's! They are the perfect distance to get your heart pumping without tiring you out. I've already got my eye on another one in May, when the Race for the Cure comes to Winston-Salem!

I hope all of you out there running this weekend had as much fun as I did!

As always, Have a Sweet Day!