The Color Run - Coming to Boston July 28th and 29th!

If you have not heard of The Color Run just wait because you will. This prismatic event is coming to the Boston area the weekend of July 28-29, 2012.

The Color Run bills themselves as the Happiest 5k on the Planet. I don't know if it is because of the super upbeat song they chose to go with the video below (On Top of the World by the Imagine Dragons) or because of all the smiling faces in every single Color Run picture and video I have seen but I totally believe them! I dare you to watch this video and NOT smile. 

What is the Color Run, you ask?
The Color Run is a 3.1 mile (5k) race through the streets of Amesbury, Massachusetts about an hour north of Boston. You do not have to be a runner to participate in this race! It is an event for everyone: runners, walkers, old, young and anyone in between!

Why it is called the Color Run?
Well, obviously you did not watch the video! Volunteers line the streets of the course and as you run by they douse you with colored powder! Each kilometer is designated with a different color so by the end of the race you have been turned into a human canvas. According to the Color Run website: "The color is a special “elf made” recipe of magical color dust.  All products are 100% natural and safe.  You can eat the stuff if you’d like (we have tried it and don’t suggest it, it is surprisingly high in calories and leaves a chalky aftertaste)". 

To read a participant's review of the Color Run that just took place in Omaha, Nebraska, please click here: "The Color Run lives up to the Hype".

This year The Color Run Boston has partnered up with the local charity Homes for Our Troops. Homes for Our Troops is a national non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2004. Their mission is to assist severely injured veterans and their immediate families by providing them with a new home that allows maximum freedom of movement and the ability to live more independently. Homes for our Troops accomplishes this by raising money, collecting building materials and recruiting professional labor to build these homes from scratch.

Well, what are you waiting for?
Sign up below and get ready to experience the most colorful day of your life!
The Color Run Boston Registration