Basically, Run you Clever Boy!

     I had an amazing time at the Color Me Rad Run on Sunday. For those that don't know, Color Me Rad is a 5k in which you are shot at with colored powder as you run. You wear white to ensure that the paint shows up on you. Dont worry it adheres to skin and hair just as well. I loved this run. It isn't timed like other 5ks as the whole point is to have fun as you get blasted with paint. Although from my best guess it took me 52 minutes to complete the course. Not my best but still better than anyone who was sitting on their couch.
     Color Me Rad is important to me because its the event that inspired me to take up running. Roughly 3 years ago my friend Cindy had posted on Facebook that she was going to run the CMR and was very excited about it. I looked it up as I was curious. It looked amazing. I posted a link to it on FB and said that I would love to do this someday but there was no way I could. My friend Amy asked me why not and suggested that I join her at the Spac Rock and Run that year. After talking to my buddy Rob who said that the only way I would know if I could do it or not is if I tried, I signed up. In spite of my apprehension at what I thought would be me making a fool of myself I so much fun. After the race I first experienced what is known as a runners high. I found myself swearing that I would run a 10k in a couple of months, followed by a marathon. Thankfully everyone knew that twas the adrenaline rush talking and didn't hold me to it.
    Because of that run I went on to do the Firecracker 4 where I beat my Rock and Run time. And I also went on to do the Rock and Run again, where I had my best runtime ever of 38 minutes. My success at these events spring from my wanting to do the Color Me Rad. So when I heard that it was coming to town I had to do it. Next year I plan on doing it again but this time with a few people and running at a better pace. It was nice to come full circle in a sense. I had a chance to see just how far Ive come from the Fatman wishing he could do a run, to getting up off the couch and doing them.