The Color Run Birmingham- O, So Pretty

So I've wanted to participate in this run for about a year. So I used some of my hard earned money to pay for, probably one of the most expensive 5k runs I've ever done. I decided to enter my best friend also without telling her and sending the email confirmation to her work email. She was shocked. But I said "Bitch you owe me £35.50". I wasn't up for letting her skiv me out of £35. I love her but not that much, Jesus! 

I was exceptionally happy when my race number and white t-shirt got delivered as well as the fake tattoos. I was so excited for this event. 

I woke on the morning of race day, waited for Vickie whilst taking lots of selfies. It felt nice to finally have someone run with me! We left fairly early knowing that the train journey was easy, it was the bus journey into town and the walk to the train station that would made our journey lag. 

On the train, there were many people looking identical in their white t-shirts, tutus and equally excited for the event in hand. With only a short 10minute train journey we arrive. It took us a little longer to finally figure out where the hell we had to go. I was even more excited due to my fiancé coming to watch. 

It felt like forever to get to the start, we were queuing up for at least 15 minutes before setting off. I was itching to go. 

Yey, it was our turn to go! I started off a little quicker than usual wanting to get to the first powder station, the route was fast. I was craving a PB. Vickie found it quite hard, struggling to keep a consistent pace and so having to do the technique of run, walk. (As you can imagine I hated this. But it was my best friends first 5k! Cum'on. So I wasn't too fussed. It gave us more time to soak up the atmosphere)

The first powder station PINK! I was getting pummled with powder left, right and centre. Wanting to get as messy as possible. After all I did pay £35 for the entry fee. I was going to get the most out of it. We were briefed before, and told that you had to keep powder stations flowing, so your weren't allowed to stop. But as you can imagine not everyone abided. I witnessed people rolling on the floor, sliding. All I got was pink spit. Haha. Ergh it tasted rank!  

The second station BLUE- By this time the Vickster had gained a really bad blister. Causing us to take longer to get to this station. The was my fave. I loved blue! + I got absolutely caked in powder. Yes. I was staring to look like a multi coloured leprechaun. 

The third station. YELLOW!- At this point I'd lost Vickie as I wanted to run for a bit. I waited for her though to go through the powder, as it was a lot more funnier that way, even though you vision was impaired due to the huge smog of powder clouds. 

And finally the ORANGE station- it being our last station, I was determined to go through it slowly as to get epically coloured for the final sprint across the finish line. 

I said to Vickie looking at my newly coloured Garmin that we were near the finish and stated one does not merely walk over a finish line! As a result we decided to run and race each other to the finish like two competitive children. 

She beat me of course, due her mahoosively long, sexy legs. Which were nothing compared to the Snailtastics short stubs for legs. 

What a great run. We got our finishers goody bags along with a massive pouch of powder each to do the infamous end of run celebration throw. That was to happen every 15mins! We were the first to do it. Whoop after finishing in 35/6 minutes. Which was pretty good considering my best 5k time was around 31/32 mins! 

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My fiancé caught quite a good photo as well as me videoing it. This event most definitely lived up to expectations of being the 'happiest 5k on the planet'. I loved every minute of this run/ brisk walk. I was exceedingly proud of my bestie. Completing her first ever 5k. Next up the Wolf Run in November. For me, my next event was the  Wolverhamton Banks 10k at the start of September.