{"id":21447,"date":"2013-07-26T18:19:37","date_gmt":"2013-07-26T16:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/pe-hosts-the-happiest-5k-on-the-planet\/"},"modified":"2013-07-26T18:19:37","modified_gmt":"2013-07-26T16:19:37","slug":"pe-hosts-the-happiest-5k-on-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pe-hosts-the-happiest-5k-on-the-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"PE hosts the happiest 5k on the planet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s known the world over for being \u201cThe Happiest 5k on the Planet\u201d, so where better for the African launch of the internationally acclaimed The Color Run\u2122 5k event than South Africa\u2019s own Friendly City \u2026 Port Elizabeth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Spring Day in Port Elizabeth<\/a> is going to be a lot more colourful than usual, when the world\u2019s single-biggest event series brings an explosion of colour to the NMMU<\/a> nature reserve in Summerstrand, the venue for the first-ever The Color Run\u2122 on African soil.<\/p>\n

The Color Run\u2122 is known the world over as a fun, family-friendly race that celebrates healthiness, happiness, individuality, and giving back, bringing together communities to create a five-kilometre-long canvas of colour.<\/p>\n

Participants arrive at the starting line wearing white \u2013 anything from white T-shirts to white tutus \u2013 and when the start gun fires, the festival of colour begins.<\/p>\n

Each kilometre of the event is associated with a colour: yellow, red, blue and purple. In each colour zone, volunteers shower runners and walkers with clouds of brightly coloured powder. (It\u2019s food grade, coloured cornstarch, so it\u2019s 100% natural, safe, and washes out.)<\/p>\n

The race ends with a colour-throwing party where Color Runners and spectators get to make the world a brighter place, turning the finish line into what CNN iReport described as looking \u201clike a tie-dye convention\u201d.<\/p>\n

First run in Phoenix, Arizona, in January 2012, The Color Run\u2122 event toured 50 US cities and three international cities in its first year, attracting over 600 000 participants, 650 000 Facebook fans, and over 4 million views on YouTube, while raising donations for over 60 charities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe demand has been crazy and exciting,\u201d says The Color Run\u2122 founder and CEO, Travis Snyder. So crazy and exciting in fact, that this year The Color Run\u2122 will be splashing its trademark palette over 100 US cities and scores of cities across Europe, Australia, South America and Asia, with over a million participants worldwide.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery day, hundreds of people make requests on our Facebook page for us to bring the event to their favourite city,\u201d says Snyder. \u201cWe\u2019re now excited to be answering the call in South Africa!\u201d<\/p>\n

So come 1 September 2013, Port Elizabeth will go on the map as the first city in Africa to host this colourful event, making it, quite literally, a Rainbow-Nation city.<\/p>\n

The Color Run\u2122 organisers chose PE because locals have a reputation for giving 100% when it comes to supporting events in their city. It\u2019s all about having fun, celebrating life and promoting healthy living, getting all of PE up and out and enjoying a unique community experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to create an event that would encourage people to get out and run just for the fun of it,\u201d says Snyder. \u201cI wanted people to enjoy the community experience of running or walking together.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a non-timed race, The Color Run\u2122 is the perfect event for both novices and serious athletes. Sixty percent of Color Runners are first-time runners or walkers, participating for the sheer joy of doing something unique, healthy and fun with family and friends.<\/p>\n

And for the people of Port Elizabeth, it\u2019ll also be about being part of a colourful piece of local history, as the city records a colour-specific first for South Africa and the continent.<\/p>\n

Entries are open for The Color Run\u2122 5k event in PE. The Color Run races fill up extremely fast, and since the event is guaranteed to sell out before race day, be sure to sign up before it\u2019s too late. To enter pick up an entry form at Brian Band Sports in Newton Park, News Caf\u00e9 at the Boardwalk<\/a>, or the Zports<\/a> offices in Sydenham.<\/p>\n

Because if you miss this one, there\u2019s only one colour you\u2019ll be \u2026 blue.<\/p>\n

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