Color Me Rad 5k July 21, 2012

If you're allergic to the metric system, corn starch, or unbridled joy, you'd probably be more comfortable watching Matlock than at the starting blocks of this color-filled 5k.

But if you're itching for a great time and not from a bad case of diaper rash, Color Me Rad Richmond is the run for you.

By intelligent design or evolution, man was meant to run for one thing and one thing only: to stay alive. Pamplona was the first real race organized for what running should be: running from stuff that's going to kill, gore, or maim you.

Luckily, we've evolved to where we only hunt for attractive potential mates, we only gather for extreme couponing, and we only run to benefit charities and our cardiovascular system.

Race Details

Color Me Rad Richmond takes place at Markel Fields at West Creek on July 21 and benefits Special Olympics Virginia. Click on the tab that says "Charity Partner" to find out more about what they're doing. And help us to raise even more money for the Special Olympics by creating your own personal fundraising page HERE.

The color starts flying at 9 am with waves of runners getting plastered with paint every 5 minutes after. You'll end up looking like a kindergarten art class gone wrong...but the Art of Running will make you feel oh so right.

Official Website: http://www.colormerad.com/races/richmond.html