SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: » I thought they went bankrupt? Anyway, run local. Peace.
veganbettie wrote: » i feel like color runs are for walkers. I "ran" it as my first 5k and it was miserable. I was so annoyed by all the walking people...and color....
bassett8807 wrote: » Join me at the Seattle Color Run 5k May 10, use discount code SEATTLE5 and join team Rainbow Bright for a $10 total savings! http://thecolorrun.com/seattle/
_Waffle_ wrote: » bassett8807 wrote: » Join me at the Seattle Color Run 5k May 10, use discount code SEATTLE5 and join team Rainbow Bright for a $10 total savings! http://thecolorrun.com/seattle/ $55 per person? Gah!
The_Enginerd wrote: » veganbettie wrote: » i feel like color runs are for walkers. I "ran" it as my first 5k and it was miserable. I was so annoyed by all the walking people...and color.... If you aren't at the VERY front, it is a miserable effort in playing human slalom if you plan to actually run. If you do get to the very front and run it though... you will be doused in 15 lbs of dye by the end. The volunteers are fresh, you are alone on the course, and they have a full bucket of dye.
teacton11 wrote: » The_Enginerd wrote: » veganbettie wrote: » i feel like color runs are for walkers. I "ran" it as my first 5k and it was miserable. I was so annoyed by all the walking people...and color.... If you aren't at the VERY front, it is a miserable effort in playing human slalom if you plan to actually run. If you do get to the very front and run it though... you will be doused in 15 lbs of dye by the end. The volunteers are fresh, you are alone on the course, and they have a full bucket of dye. Why would you run a "for profit" 55 buck 5k? You are paying like 18 bucks for every mile you run. Unless there is some huge prize money then you'd catch me in the back, shotgunning beers, cart wheeling my drunk *kitten* to the finish line just in time to not get hit by the race street sweeper.
The_Enginerd wrote: » teacton11 wrote: » The_Enginerd wrote: » veganbettie wrote: » i feel like color runs are for walkers. I "ran" it as my first 5k and it was miserable. I was so annoyed by all the walking people...and color.... If you aren't at the VERY front, it is a miserable effort in playing human slalom if you plan to actually run. If you do get to the very front and run it though... you will be doused in 15 lbs of dye by the end. The volunteers are fresh, you are alone on the course, and they have a full bucket of dye. Why would you run a "for profit" 55 buck 5k? You are paying like 18 bucks for every mile you run. Unless there is some huge prize money then you'd catch me in the back, shotgunning beers, cart wheeling my drunk *kitten* to the finish line just in time to not get hit by the race street sweeper. We all started somewhere ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
lishie_rebooted wrote: » The_Enginerd wrote: » teacton11 wrote: » The_Enginerd wrote: » veganbettie wrote: » i feel like color runs are for walkers. I "ran" it as my first 5k and it was miserable. I was so annoyed by all the walking people...and color.... If you aren't at the VERY front, it is a miserable effort in playing human slalom if you plan to actually run. If you do get to the very front and run it though... you will be doused in 15 lbs of dye by the end. The volunteers are fresh, you are alone on the course, and they have a full bucket of dye. Why would you run a "for profit" 55 buck 5k? You are paying like 18 bucks for every mile you run. Unless there is some huge prize money then you'd catch me in the back, shotgunning beers, cart wheeling my drunk *kitten* to the finish line just in time to not get hit by the race street sweeper. We all started somewhere ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'd start somewhere cheaper where you'd actually have room to move and not get crap thrown at you
_Waffle_ wrote: » lishie_rebooted wrote: » The_Enginerd wrote: » teacton11 wrote: » The_Enginerd wrote: » veganbettie wrote: » i feel like color runs are for walkers. I "ran" it as my first 5k and it was miserable. I was so annoyed by all the walking people...and color.... If you aren't at the VERY front, it is a miserable effort in playing human slalom if you plan to actually run. If you do get to the very front and run it though... you will be doused in 15 lbs of dye by the end. The volunteers are fresh, you are alone on the course, and they have a full bucket of dye. Why would you run a "for profit" 55 buck 5k? You are paying like 18 bucks for every mile you run. Unless there is some huge prize money then you'd catch me in the back, shotgunning beers, cart wheeling my drunk *kitten* to the finish line just in time to not get hit by the race street sweeper. We all started somewhere ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'd start somewhere cheaper where you'd actually have room to move and not get crap thrown at you Something like a run in the park tomorrow morning.... for free.
teacton11 wrote: » Still waiting for a marketing genius to put together a glow run with colored mud obstacles and name it something badass sounding like 'Black Ops training super amazing run"......and they will give out black tutus at the start bc they are so badass that you should bring all your bestie girlfriends...
MeanderingMammal wrote: » _Waffle_ wrote: » bassett8807 wrote: » Join me at the Seattle Color Run 5k May 10, use discount code SEATTLE5 and join team Rainbow Bright for a $10 total savings! http://thecolorrun.com/seattle/ $55 per person? Gah! f'k me, that's more expensive than the marathon I'm planning on running in October
The_Enginerd wrote: » MeanderingMammal wrote: » _Waffle_ wrote: » bassett8807 wrote: » Join me at the Seattle Color Run 5k May 10, use discount code SEATTLE5 and join team Rainbow Bright for a $10 total savings! http://thecolorrun.com/seattle/ $55 per person? Gah! f'k me, that's more expensive than the marathon I'm planning on running in October Where the hell are you marathons that cheap?! Everything I see is in the $100-$150 range. Well, I've seen some that are cheaper, but they do not look well supported.
MeanderingMammal wrote: » The_Enginerd wrote: » MeanderingMammal wrote: » _Waffle_ wrote: » bassett8807 wrote: » Join me at the Seattle Color Run 5k May 10, use discount code SEATTLE5 and join team Rainbow Bright for a $10 total savings! http://thecolorrun.com/seattle/ $55 per person? Gah! f'k me, that's more expensive than the marathon I'm planning on running in October Where the hell are you marathons that cheap?! Everything I see is in the $100-$150 range. Well, I've seen some that are cheaper, but they do not look well supported. $55 is £36 at the moment The Giants Head in June near Cerne Abbas is £34 for the marathon, same team just did the Larmer Tree which got very good race reports, I'm doing the Ox Half later this month, £22 with £34 for the marathon and £40 for the ultra. Admittedly I don't think these guys do much more than break even on the events. Clarendon, the marathon I'm aiming for in October, again £30, good reviews and I did the HM last year, £22, and felt it was well supported. That said I was halfway up the pack but didn't see any issues with either water or edibles. The only point was no road closures, but there were only a couple of stretches of main road. Mind you, these are all short fields, the Dark Ox night 10K has 120 places. The half, marathon and ultra are all limited to 300 each. For a bigger event, Hampton Court Palace, HM, is £31. The 10K I'm doing on Monday is £10, with the associated 5K being £8. Even when you're getting to the big commercial events like the Great Run series you're still only talking £41 for the Great South Run, 10Mi, and similar for Edinburgh.
_Waffle_ wrote: » The_Enginerd wrote: » MeanderingMammal wrote: » _Waffle_ wrote: » bassett8807 wrote: » Join me at the Seattle Color Run 5k May 10, use discount code SEATTLE5 and join team Rainbow Bright for a $10 total savings! http://thecolorrun.com/seattle/ $55 per person? Gah! f'k me, that's more expensive than the marathon I'm planning on running in October Where the hell are you marathons that cheap?! Everything I see is in the $100-$150 range. Well, I've seen some that are cheaper, but they do not look well supported. I ran one that was $65 last month. I signed up ASAP but I won't do it again. Water tables were out of water, no porta potties between mile 13 and 22, I did have to stop for traffic. Shirts weren't too bad though. The Dallas Marathon was $100 but the support and event was fantastic! I'd pay a few more $$ for a better race but not that much for a 5k.
