My friend that I ran this race with went to packet pick up earlier in the week since they had it in the town she lived in. She was able to pick up my packet as well which was great since I was almost 2 hours away. It's a good thing she did that because when we arrived on race morning parking was an absolute nightmare. We sat in traffic for over an hour trying to park. We wouldn't have had time to wait in the long packet pick up line as well.

For the race itself, since it is not timed, I brought my phone along to record my run since it was my first 5k. I should have brought a zip lock bag to put my phone in, but luckily the powdered dye didn't do any damage.

My friend was pregnant at the time so she had to stop and use the bathroom a couple times and there were plenty for everyone, even on the course so that was a plus.

The dye is basically powdered chalk and when it gets in your mouth it can make you cough. We were smart enough to wear sunglasses to keep it out of our eyes, but bringing a bandana to cover your mouth would be a good choice too.

The course was a narrow out and back path and it was very crowded, sometimes hard to get through the people walking with strollers. It is nice that it is family/stroller friendly, but some runners were being quite rude and pushing and making comments. It is an un-timed fun run, but some people are always competitive.

When we finished the race, they had bottles of water that you could grab and there was a band playing on a stage.

Overall, I thought the race was well put on but the parking was horrible and put a damper on our day. I probably wouldn't do another "color run" type race because the powdered dye really irritated my lungs, but for someone who enjoys this type of run I think they could have a good time.