The Color Run

The Color Run 2014 at Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn was soooo much fun. I went alone since my friends weren't "bout dat life"which was totally fine because I made new friends and was encouraged by others. Parking - is ample and free. The vendors - free water and snacks. Music - ROCKS! Dj's are awesome and get you pumped for the race. "Turn down for what!!" The terrain - old airplane Tarmac. Not much scenery but the blue sky is beautiful. I would recommend this to the no pressure runners who aren't pressed to finish in record times. There is a celebration for all finishers!

The Color Run lives up to its name of "The Happiest 5k on the Planet". If you sign up early or with a group you can get cheaper tickets. There is also usually a discount code which you an Google. The packet that you pick up before the race includes a free tshirt, sweat bands, wrist bands, Color Run tattoos, and bibs w/ pins. Make sure you don't lose the bib, as that also gives you a bag of color at the end of the race to play with. Check-in is really early in the morning, 7am-9am. They provide free school buses that shuttles you between the Brooklyn College subway stop and the Aviator Center until 1:30pm. At the Aviator Center, you can check in your bags. They also provide Porta Potties with hand sanitizer stands. Since there are so many people, they send groups out in waves from 9am-9:45am. At every 3/4 of a mile or so, there is a section of color, where volunteers spray you with color. If you want to be covered, run nearer to the volunteers. Careful they don't spray you in the face. I got some in my eye and stained my contact orange. The color comes out from clothing pretty well, but had to scrub a few times to get all of it off my skin. I recommend putting your phone in a ziploc bag. After the race, they had a huge dance party with the DJ amping up the crowd. He had them throw the colored powder into the air so it kind of looked like Indian Holi. Make sure you get all the free food before and after the race. The vendors were amazing. I got so many free Kind Bars, Vita Coconut Water, Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt Bars, Chia Pods, etc. Be prepared to get stained and colorful. The quote for the day, ""Why is it that every time I turn around, you look a little bluer?"

The Color Run 2014 at Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn was soooo much fun. I went alone since my friends weren't "bout dat life"which was totally fine because I made new friends and was encouraged by others. Parking - is ample and free. The vendors - free water and snacks. Music - ROCKS! Dj's are awesome and get you pumped for the race. "Turn down for what!!" The terrain - old airplane Tarmac. Not much scenery but the blue sky is beautiful. I would recommend this to the no pressure runners who aren't pressed to finish in record times. There is a celebration for all finishers!