The Color Run

This is my second year participating in the color run. I have to say that I preferred last year’s run compare to this year. I felt like they were missing a lot of things this year (color, photography, booths). Some of the color stations didn’t really have much people throwing any color or they ran out. Last year they had a professional photographer walking around taking photos and they give you a tag where you can look up the photo and purchase. I didn’t experience any of that this year.

This was an amazing and fun run (walk)! We bought the Groupon and saved $$! The music was great, the staff was energetic and everyone along the course was having a blast! I did this run with my two year old and he cant wait to do another one! The gold medals were a nice finishing touch.
They provided water and tea, had restrooms strategically placed! They even gave away to whomever could carry… cases of water at the end of the run because they had pallets left over.
The Color Run staff did an awesome job!!! Thank you and see you next year.

This is the second time I participated in the Color Run on O‘ahu. The first time was when the Color Run FIRST came to the islands a few years ago. Lots of changes since my first run. The advertisement for the event was very minimal. Not much «hype» was given to help encourage everyone to sign-​up and register. Packet Pick-​up, the day before, went smoothly. Provided the QR Scan Code to get your packet which came with your BIB#, a free tshirt, headband, temporary tattooes, a drink mix from one of the Sponsors, and several coupons and paperworks from various Sponsors. The morning of the Run was highly anticipated especially for the parking. Arrived at 7:45am beating majority of the rush and was lucky to park upfront only to know we were the farthest to the exit when leaving at the end of the Event. A 45 minute Zumba presentation opened up the event along with overly loud music to pump everyone up and mostly to wake everyone up! We proceeded to the Starting Line and were lucky to be the first batch to start off the run. During the course it felt like forever to reach the first, second, and third color. Once we reach there… there wasn’t much powder thrown to us. It was just a tiny squirt (from a squeeze bottle) and that was it. I barely looked like I went to a Color Run. It wasn’t until we reached the FINISH LINE when it got messy, dirty, COLORFULLY FUN!!! Every Participant recieved a Medal for finishing the Race. We were given packets of Silver, Gold, and other color powders to hold on to until the MC does a countdown to go crazy with the powders. Visited a few Vendors/​Booths and left the Event. It all came down to only 2 hours from arriving to leaving. One suggestion — COSTUME CONTEST!!! You’ll definitely get LOTS of entries!!! Sadly… this Event will only get 3 Stars from me for the $ 40 I spent on this event.

Pretty Fun Run
Overall very well organized, super enthusiastic MC and lots of paint sprayed.
You can run/​walk so don’t be afraid. We end up going to the volunteers paint powder box and start throwing the paint at each other during the race.
Be ready to have green boogie as well as in your ear and probably everywhere in your body. The glitters were flying everywhere when we were in the car [if you decided to leave the window open]
Tips/​hint:
1.Try to find a team for some discount. Try check up on groupon/​livingsocial a few months before the race. My friends end up paying only $ 24 two weeks before the race.
2.Arrive earlier ahead of time Parking and traffic will be hectic.
3.Have fun !

Before this year, I quickly dismissed any invitations to running events. And when I say quickly, I mean I wouldn’t even consider it. But now that my daughter is 8, I like to look for active and fun events we can do together.
The Color Run caught my interest because it was a fun run and not timed so we could take our time walking. She had been exposed to a mini-​Color Run at her Summer Fun program so she was excited about it.
On race day, we found parking easily near the event out in Kapolei. The race was well organized and they sent participants in waves with runners on the left and walkers on the right to avoid being overcrowded.
The course is marked with 4 color stations (blue, pink, orange and yellow) with a water station before the last color. But if you have kids in your group, definitely bring your own water. We learned our 8 year old girls got very whiny when hot.
The girls immediately perked up when running through the color stations where volunteers would motivate you with high fives and douse you with color powder. At the finish line, they passed out packets of color powder and our shiny medals. The girls had the best time at the end of the event throwing powder EVERYWHERE. This was probably the least exciting part for me as I learned at the orange station that there is such a thing as throwing too much color. Totally worth it though! Especially when my daughter thanked me for taking her because she had so much fun.

It was an early morning for me on race day. I woke up at 430, picked up breakfast from McDonald’s, and headed down. The race did not start till 930, but after reading someone’s review of a previous race, I thought I had to arrive super early to avoid being stuck on the freeway off ramp for 2 hours. The early arrival was not needed! I ate my McDonald’s and patiently waited after a 30 minute drive with no traffic.
About 2 hours later, my friends arrived. I was so happy because I was by myself for so long. On the plus side, I was finally able to catch up with Instagram, Facebook, and Unilocal!We had fun with the kaleidoscope, took pictures, and waited for the race to start.
One of the coolest things was the bubble machines! There was at least a couple spewing countless bubbles into the air. From the happy music to the happy people, colors and sights, it was hard to not be happy. As their slogan goes, it is the «happiest 5K on the planet.»
There were so many people and I was happy to be able to donate money for a good cause. Even though The Color Run is not nonprofit, they still have given aways lots of money.
At 1K intervals there were people covering participants with colors. First was magenta, then yellow, then blue, and finally purple! Police and volunteers were on hand to help control the large amount of people.
Afterwards, we were greeted with the fun color gathering where lots of colored corn starch was tossed into the air at 5 minute intervals. That was so fun though I was blinded momentarily after someone tossed their corn starch into my eye.
The great thing about arriving so early was the excellent parking. I parked so close that I only had to walk half a block to my car after the run. The bad thing was that my car was covered with so much colored corn starch.
This run is definitely something one should experience at least once if they enjoy having some fun. I got to forget about being an adult for a little while and I felt like a kid again. I would happily to do this run again!

The run itself was a cool concept. As far as runs go though, it wasn’t organized very well. The course was rather narrow and held in a dry, windy area. The paint throwers were really not nice, some were spiteful and bratty. The course was less than 3 miles… that’s less than 5K, so technically not even what I paid for.
The children had fun though, which is what matters. I think a different location could have made a big difference.

my first review of the color run got pulled.
short version– Color Run is the worst run event ever.
Poor planning and unorganized.
Some people like this but it is really not a good run.
There are so many other great events– please support those and leave this one to itself.

Unilocal 365 Challenge x 2 #248/​365
FUN RUN! How can you give it any less especially when it’s all about family, friends, co-​workers, or individuals running around being doused with different colors?
I love the fact that they did some adjustments to the run from last year. Last year, there were no wave starts. This year there were different starting times.
At first, I thought there wouldn’t be that much runners considering there was the Run or Dye in September but there were quite a lot of people that showed up.
Last year, I ran on my own but this year-​my kids and sisters joined in on the fun. Unfortunately for my nephew, he refused to run thinking it was «uncool» but my sister showed him the videos that she took prior, during and after the run with his cousins having fun (sucks to be him).
The Color Run also teamed up again with Ocean Lotus, which is a great cause.
The course was the same as last year!
As for me and my family? We were happy unicorns and have already made plans to do this again next year.
Few tips:
1) This is a fun run-​so there IS NO TIMING. If you are in for timing, sign up for other races that aren’t fun runs
2) Have a fun attitude!
3) Get your family and friends to all go as a team! It’s fun and way better than running on your own!

Truly the happiest 5k on the planet!
The drive in the morning started with lots of rain! Like driving through a storm to get to Kapolei. Lesson: Leave the house extra early for unpredictable weather!
Then the skies cleared as we exited the highway and it was a beautiful Hawaii morning again!
Race started at 8am, but was done by «waves». As I walked to check-​in, the first crowd of uncolored and excited runners waited for the first go. The energy and the happy vibe was infectious that I could not stop smiling. The smile even followed me through the run when I was greeted by orange. A big splash of color it was! Another half mile and met yellow! Then pink and blue, shortly after!
At the finish line, the view was an amazing crowd of rainbow shirts and a stage pumping music of loud feel-​good tunes. A nice ending of the run and a start of an exciting morning.

This was definitely the funniest 5K I’ve ever done. I totally forgot I was running a 5K because I was more focused on getting to the next color station.
The people who organized this event did a wonderful job. They got us hyped up from the very start.
I’m so glad that I organized a team… TASTE THE RAINBOW (: It made dressing up and doing the run so much more fun!
There were snacks at the end, a large water station, photo station for taking pictures, and a center stage where all the music was playing and the powder was being throw. Definitely a pretty mix. They also were giving freebies. I was just turned off at being trapped in the crowd so I didn’t bother. But overall, a really great turn out!
The only downsides were:
— having to pick up our packets (shirt, sweatband, numbers, tattoos, etc.) in Kapolei
— the traffic was terrible! leaving took forever. There were just long lines of cars in every direction.
— parking was difficult for those who came late
— the route was not very scenic
— the flour powder was sorta a pain to wash. it’s alright I ended up throwing out all my clothes that I ran in.
— it was so hott! Sun was in my face. Wish the run started earlier so we wouldnt have to deal with a lot of the heat.

Is it sad that my favorite part of the run were the pictures my friends and I took?
I wish I could say this event was «as good as it gets» but honestly, it was somewhat of a let down, especially since I got to experience the Warrior Dash several months before…
1. I thought it was poorly organized… There should have been signs directing us where to park… We ended up parking at Costco along with about 100 other people and then got scolded by the employees. Being worried that we would might get our car towed was not the best way to start off our early morning.
2. Not all of the volunteers throwing the cornstarch were into it. Some were but honestly, I got more color thrown on me by my friends at the end than by the volunteers. (And we were running on the far end sides where we were supposed to be thrown with the most cornstarch)
3. If we are going to pay $ 50+, I’d appreciate a little more than a nutrigrain bar and a cup to drink water at the end.
4. There should have been a pick-​up option in town for our packets. Luckily our friend Kirk T. was kind enough to pick all of our stuff up since he lives in Kaneohe.
5. It would have been helpful to have some hoses set up near the finish line so we could wash off some of the cornstarch.
I don’t regret doing it but I don’t think I would sign up if they had it next year. It didn’t seem worth the $ 55 value that we paid. Even my friend who did it in Virgina beach said it was wayyy better there than in Hawaii.

The Color Run Hawaii! First event held here on the island, Had a GREAT TIME! needs to be more organized and it will be even bigger next year YAY!!!

MOST FUN 5K EVER!
I’ve been seeing a lot of my friends run this throughout the nation, Boston, San Diego, Portland, SF and I’ve been dying to do it. Thus, once I saw they were coming to Hawaii, I jumped on it quickly and got a few of my friends to join me as well. It’s a great concept, run a 5k and get painted on by color after each K. The color they throw on you is edible and safe, just a little powdery. They do a great job of making it fun, entertaining and keeping you active, which I really enjoyed. They even give you a packet of color to save at the end for the grande finale to throw up in the air, which is awesome.
The race was well organized, providing lots of water and snacks to keep you hydrated and avoid hypoglycemia. They also have a large booth/​stage with entertainment, music and lots of merchandise to buy with color run gear! They give you a free white t-​shirt to color up if you want, a headband and a color run tattoo!
I really enjoyed it and my goal was to get painted up! The only downside is that it was expensive ($ 50) but I can see that it is an expensive production to put on. I would definitely do it again if it was cheaper, but the experience of doing it at least once was well worth it!
HAPPIEST 5K ON THE PLANET! Run with color!

This was the first 5K I’ve ever done and it was probably the best one to do.
It was out in Kapolei, you run approx 3 miles and along the way there are stations that play music and throw colorful chalk? so by the end of the race you’re full of crazy color.
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Great for all ages.
Crazy fun so a lot of my friends wanted to do it too
Loved being covered in color
A much needed water station in the middle
Getting dressed up
lots of portable pottys
Large water station
Snacks
Cute race shirt
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It started later so it was HOTTTTTT
I heard the parking and traffic were bad if you got there a little late
There were sooooo many people
The color wasn’t so fun to breath in.
It was a good olé time. I’d definitely do it again.

So. Much. FUN!!!
I loved seeing the families with their strollers and kids. It was such a fun race. The end result is priceless! Make sure you bring a dust proof/​water proof camera if you want to take pictures. The colored dust literally gets EVERYWHERE! I think I spent 30 minutes in the shower afterwards just to scrub off all the colors! But again — so worth it! I had such a great time!

The best 5k I’ve ever done! It was so much fun! The only thing that I think could be better is to have the runners be upfront only because I found it difficult to dodge people. Other than that, it was awesome.
The track itself was great, parking on the other hand was a mess! We arrived in Kapolei at 7:30 but the road was closed, so we didn’t park at the designated area. We parked at McDonald’s and walked over.
The atmosphere was amazing… so many fun people… so many colors… so many characters!
This is definitely another running event that we’re adding to our list.
THANK YOU COLOR RUN!

The happiest 5k on the planet!
My friends and I had a blast and are already looking forward to doing it again next year.
The traffic and parking situation left a little to be desired, but in the end it was worth running around with other colorful characters throwing (non-​toxic) paint in each others’ faces. And all for charity. sweet!
The incremental paint tosses at the end were super fun and it felt like a gigantic powdery rainbow party! My once white sweatband is a skittle colored tye-​dyed reminder of one of the happiest days I’ve gotten to share with my friends.
Now…to wash my hair…

This is my favorite run that I have ever done so far (so it beats the Honolulu Marathon, Great Aloha Run, Nike 30k…)! I love it because it draws a fun crowd of people of all ages, shapes and sizes that love color! Guys and gals were dressed up in mostly white (so that we would be color-​bombed at 4 stations throughout the «3-​mile» course) with a sprinkle of tutus and colorful wigs. This race is not timed, so there’s no pressure and you can cartwheel your way to the end if you like.
The price is a bit steep ($ 45 for early-​bird) for a 5k, but I do like how they include a stylish typographic tshirt at packet pickup (usually you earn it at the end of the race) and a sweatband! They also have all sorts of fun TCR gear for sale like socks, fanny packs, handkerchiefs and shorts.
Why did I knock off a star? Well, they’ll earn the extra fifth star with ease when they smooth out the packet pickup and parking situation in years to come. Dearest Color Run staff, please extend the hours of packet pickup (most people work 9 to 5 on weekdays and can’t quite make it out to Kapolei by 5 to 7pm) or have two days that there’s a packet pickup in Honolulu (or Pearlridge area at least). And please consult other organizers of races that are held at Kalaeloa because other races I have done there had no parking dilemmas. Today, people were stuck in traffic for about 2 hours trying to get on the offramp, nearly missing the entire race!
I look forward to running this again and again! Next year, I’m defn making team shirts and going ALL OUT!
COLOR ME BADDASS FTW!!!

That was so so so much fun!!! So doing it again next year and definitely closing my mouth when they start pouring the color powder in the air. =)
Parking was a little challenging but I went a different route and found a spot really close to the starting line.
Best 5K run yet!