If you would have asked me just 2 years ago what the “fad” in foot races was going to be in 2013, I never would have guessed that Color/Zombie/Electric/Pumpkin/Santa Clause/Naked/Turkey/*fill in the blank* runs would be the answer. That said, when Meagan and I first saw the “The Color Run 5k”, we went berserk. The idea of running through paint … Read More
Runners do it at Midnight (a 5k that is…)
Wednesday night. 11:30 pm. Gainesville, FL. I am standing with 1200 people, mostly students, outside the stadium on the UF campus. It is an hour past my bedtime, I’m tired, and I’m getting cranky. I’m about to run a 5k with the clock starting at midnight. I toe up to the start, near the front to avoid the packs of … Read More