Shortly after returning from the Oregon Coast, Mike and I raced up to Bellingham to meet up with Annie. Annie and I showed Mike around our beloved university town, but the real action took place the next day. We were up bright and early for the Color Me Rad 5k in Vancouver, BC.
Together, we comprised Team Supreme Surprise Face… ready to run our bums off for charity. Turns out… we walked our bums off instead. Annie had recently sprained her ankle and didn’t want to aggravate it further. That was totally fine by me. It’s much more fun to play in clouds of colorful dust with friends than solo.
The course was actually much shorter than I expected. It suspect it was only 4k, but what can you do?
This is how it works… after every kilometer you travel you are doused with a new color. Sometimes it was colored powder, other times it was colored water. At the finish line you join up with other participants for a giant colorful celebration.
It was definitely a fun morning out with friends and a fun way to support a good cause. The charity for the Vancouver location was Keep a Breast.
Luckily for us, Mike’s brother lives near the race site. We were able to pay him a visit, and clean up in his shower.
xo, jill
