{"id":22178,"date":"2013-08-28T13:54:23","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T11:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/worlds-original-the-color-runtm-ready-to-shower-the-rainbow-nation-with-colour\/"},"modified":"2013-08-28T13:54:23","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T11:54:23","slug":"worlds-original-the-color-runtm-ready-to-shower-the-rainbow-nation-with-colour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/worlds-original-the-color-runtm-ready-to-shower-the-rainbow-nation-with-colour\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s original The Color RunTM ready to shower the Rainbow Nation with Colour"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s the world\u2019s single-biggest event series, the most colourful race on Earth, and it\u2019s coming to South Africa.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the original and globally acclaimed The Color Run\u2122 \u2013 often imitated, never bettered \u2013 and it\u2019s crossing the ocean in 2013 to make Africa the fifth continent to experience its unique explosion of colour. South Africans can at last be part of this global phenomenon, participating in a fun run that\u2019s so popular worldwide that just getting tickets can be a feat \u2026 The Color Run\u2122 sold out in Amsterdam within 18 minutes.<\/p>\n

Internationally renowned as a fun, family-friendly race that celebrates healthiness, happiness, individuality, and giving back, The Color Run\u2122 brings 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 green. In each colour zone, volunteers shower runners and walkers with clouds of brightly coloured powder. (It is 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 charities around the world.<\/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 120 US cities and scores of cities across Europe, Australia, South America and Asia, with over a million participants worldwide.<\/p>\n

On 1 September 2013, Port Elizabeth will go on the map as the first city in Africa to host this colourful event. Cape Town follows in PE\u2019s colourful footsteps on 19 October 2013, with races in other local cities also in the pipeline.<\/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

South Africans are already a-buzz about the race, with The Color Run\u2122 currently the fastest-growing FaceBook page in South Africa, attracting over 48 000 followers since it launched at the end of April this year.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because on top of being the world\u2019s original paint race and a unique, must-have experience, The Color Run\u2122 is the perfect race for the whole family. As a non-timed race, The Color Run\u2122 is ideal 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

Entries are already open for The Color Run\u2122 5k event in Cape Town. Tickets can be purchased online at www.thecolorrun.co.za<\/p>\n

Register on The Color Run\u2122 VIP list at www.thecolorrun.co.za\/vip-list.php be notified as soon as The Color Run comes to your city.<\/p>\n

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Author: Tracy Tuck<\/strong> from The Advertising Booth<\/a>. Originally distributed by MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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