The self-declared Happiest 5K on Earth delivered this morning. SO MUCH FUN!!
If I could do a Color Run every morning, I totally would.
Today’s was extra special because it’s Mother’s Day. And my oldest daughter agreed to run with me. Even though it meant getting out of bed at 6:50am – on a Sunday. We had never run a fun run together and as a lifelong runner, today is now one of my favorite running moments ever.
My whole family was going to do it together – my one request for Mother’s Day. But my son’s basketball tournament landed a game this morning, so it was just my oldest daughter and I. And did we ever make the most of it.
It was a beautiful morning with the sun shining brightly and the sky so very bright blue. The starting line was full of energy with a great DJ/host and the crowd singing everything from Sweet Caroline to Best Day of my Life. We were dancing and being silly and singing loudly and taking selfies. Once the run started, it was more of a trot. It is such a fun run that they don’t even time it. I love it. The whole goal is to simply enjoy.
We ran through clouds of color mist and bubbles. We watched our white t-shirts become tie dyed with green then yellow then blue and more. Each rainbow of color squirted at us and we were ridiculously messy by the end of the 5K.
And then the real fun began! They have a DANCE PARTY at the finish line. This is my kind of run. After several songs, they have a massive color dousing where packets of color are thrown in the air. We were completely coated in color.. And it was the best thing ever. My shirt was a million colors. My hair was mostly red with touches of blue. My legs and arms were coated in color powder. It was simply amazing.
I’ll never forget singing “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana with my daughter. Jumping around and dancing like maniacs. While color rained down. An epic moment. An epic memory.
It was such a reminder to seek out epic moments. I’m going to start looking for the next one.
The Redefining 