Under The Paws: Colour run Saturday (photo heavy : ) )

At the Finishing line

My daughter had seen photos of this last year and was really keen to get involved in 'A Color run' this year, nothing wrong with my spelling that is how it is promoted, so when it was coming to Birmingham she rounded up a couple of her besties and sent off for entry.

Through the post came a Color run T-shirt, headband and tattoo transfers although tutus, socks and other accessories could have been bought!!!!!!

Clean, ready to start the race

As parents we were involved in transport of the highly excitable young ladies and dragged in for taking photos.

As we parked at the NEC you could hear the booming of the music near the start, there were thousands of people: old , young , babies in covered pushchairs, wheel chair participants, families etc. Head dresses galore, weird footwear, fairy wings, and flags a bundle. The over riding thing was everyone was Happy, Happy, Happy.

Coming into the last bend

Fresh and just starting the race

The racers went off in cohorts, so we said goodbye hoping to see the girls around the coarse. Realistically we could only photo after the first colour had been thrown at them as the course wound its way in the distance. At the pink stop they were still full of running, giggles, and energy.

Still breathing

It was our time for food as we had to wait trying to judge the best time to wait at the finishing line.On reflection stand out colours and at least one of them with a phone would have been useful. Yellow, a yellow wig would have been good!!!! We became runner blind. Waves upon waves of runners bedecked in pink, blue, orange and green paint ran towards us all with 'Color run' t-shirts and all with headbands on!!!!! We waited , and waited and still waited then finally a banshee scream from them let us take the action shots they wanted.

The finishing line was breached.

Let the paint fly

Then we descended into the cloud....... a cloud of multicoloured powdered paint. As we searched for them, the girls were given a packet each of paint to throw around.

Just so happy

Thoroughly brilliant. Everyone seemed happy and all for a good cause.

My only recommendation is definitely wear a stand out item, my eyes were literally sore with trying to focus for their group, also if it doesn't get too sweaty or fallen on do take a phone around as that would have helped.