We then woke up at 6:45 am to get ready for the run. We wanted to try and get there around 7:45 to pick up our packets since it sounded like it would be crazy trying to get it on race day.
We found a great parking spot and then went to get our packets. It took a maximum of 5 minutes to get our packets so then we got our numbers on and hung out for a while and took some pre-race pics. Around 9 we headed over to the start line and waited with the first wave of runners.
We waited until just before 10 am and then they let us start the race. At each km there are volunteers who throw the color at you. It is a powdery color and they try to aim for below your head, but with all of the dust you end up breathing a lot of it. This makes it a little tricky to run since it's can be quite hard to breath especially if its 97 degrees outside. We all started together running and ending up splitting off little by little. Erin and I stayed together the whole race and ended up running the whole thing so I was excited about that. After we met up at the end each of us got a packet of color and went around a stage and threw it up in the air at the same time. This would be fun in theory, but in reality it was super hard to breathe so we got out of the dust cloud pretty quickly. We then went and took some after pictures.
Overall it was an ok experience. I think the not really being able to breathe with the heat made it so that none of us would really want to do it again. I'm glad that I did it the one time-but that's really all that I need. Also since we were all quite sweaty it really made the color stick to us so when we went to get it blown off it didn't do too much. We then packed up and went to one of Mary Beth's friends and showered there. We got the majority off our bodies-but the pink was quite tricky to get off. Then we headed to the airport to drop Amelia off and then we went to Chipotle to eat. After that we headed back to DSM.
Once we got to Courtney's we took a little nap which lasted 2 hours. Then we went to Jethros to eat and shared some nachos and chicken tenders. Courtney, Erin, and I each got a chello tea as well. We walked to the redbox and got What's Your Number and watched that at Courtney's before going to bed.
In the morning we stopped by McDonald's for breakfast and then we headed back to Little Wall to drop Carina off and switch cars. When we got there my parents/grandparents weren't there and the camper with our car keys was locked. We also couldn't get ahold of them and Carina needed to leave so she would be able to get to camp on time. We ended up using our brains and Carina crawled thru one of the compartments and unlocked the door. It was quite a scene. My mom ended up calling us back around this time saying they were at church. Then we headed back to Hampton and I gave Erin and Mary Beth a little tour of the town. Then they headed back home.
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