Color Run

Billed as the happiest race on the planet, the DC Color Run (5k) was today, in National Harbor, MD.  I got up at the ass-crack of dawn, and headed to my friend's house to set out for the race.  We had an adventure at Dunkin Donuts with a non English speaker who wanted to give everyone a cinnamon bagel because that's all he knew how to say.  Forget getting your coffee the way you want it..

The race started at 9am.. or rather, the first wave set out.. at 9:06.  It was 9:36 before our wave set out, and we were in the 4th and quite towards the front of the pack. I tried to run as much as possible without really pushing myself, and lemme tell you- it was hard.  I did over 8 miles last week, and this little 3 mile run was really tough.  Along the course, there are stations where volunteers throw dyed powder at you.  You wear white so the color really shows up and by the end, you're a total mess.

After dancing in clouds of color packets being thrown, about 40 wet wipes, and a clothes change in a public parking garage, we headed back to Baltimore.
I think I got a little sunburnt.  My skin is stained- that stuff gets through your pants.  My legs were orange and blue, and my torso was covered in blue, green, and purple color dust.  It looked like someone had thrown me down the stairs.  When I showered, I had to wash my hair three times and the bath water (because my drain doesn't) turned many colors and then a nice shade of muddy brown.

It was lots of fun though.  And I got to hang out with girls I rarely see.  I'd do it again, but I'd hope to be more fit so I could run more of it. I don't care if a race isn't timed- I still want to do my best. 

My legs are still killing me from the squats I did on Friday- yes, THREE DAYS ago.  I'm taking tomorrow off, and will be back to it on Tuesday.  I am considering attempting an hour or running before work and an hour after.