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There was no mention of this in any of the emails or website (I specifically searched the “FAQ” ), so I was kind of taken aback that we had to pay. – The inflatable obstacles at the “festival” area cost about $2+ per child per obstacle. This could unfortunately be why they ran out. I hate to play the “he said she said” game, but I read from a fellow teammate who ran much earlier in the day that the medal tent was not staffed, and people were just taking their own medal(s). I don’t understand how they were THAT under prepared, as there were hundreds of people left to run the course. I LOVE medals, and call me silly, but it was a huge bummer to me that they had run out despite the fact that the race day wasn’t even half way over. – Many advertised obstacles were missing from this venue. Then we had to sit on the bus for another 15-20 minutes before we actually arrived to the venue.

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Unfortunately, we waited in a line, in the parking lot, for one full hour just to get ON one of the buses. – We arrived to the offsite parking lot just over one full hour before our wave time, as instructed by the pre-race emails. Let’s get the negatives out of the way so I can share the good stuff and end this thing on a positive note. In other words, this was not their first rodeo I expected much more out of this race series. The 5K Foam Fest, owned by Round House Racing, is a national run event. But from a consumer standpoint, the 2014 New England 5K Foam Fest was, unfortunately, a “fail” in my race ratings book. This is a first world problem at it’s finest. The day was not a waste, in fact it was far from it.

I had fun, I laughed, I spent time with my family, and I got covered in mud. Of course, there were certainly thousands of other things that I could have done with my time on Saturday that would have been far worse. But as a blogger who reviews products and races in order to provide others with honest, unbiased opinions, I’m going to get to the point: 5K Foam Festwas a huge disappointment.

I’m a glass half full kind of girl, and I really try to see the good in every situation…even a bad situation. I really, really, really don’t like posting negative reviews. By the end of the event, all were completely covered in color! We power walked our way thru the course in less than an hour and had a blast – we are already looking forward to next year’s festivities! Just another way to live a colorful life.Last Updated on Septemby Heather Hart, ACSM EP, CSCS We saw bunny ears, wigs, assorted costumes and an entire bridal party in white with the bride in her full length gown. We saw lots of women in colorful tutus, even some men in tutus. We saw runners and walkers of all ages, from little ones in strollers to grandmothers. The emcee was a hilarious dreadlock man in pink leopard tights - he set the tone for fun.

We joined the crowd and started dancing and before we knew it, we were warmed up and the rain stopped. “ Color Me Rad is a 5K that fires off in a blaze of color bombs, color cannons, color mortars, and multi-toned courses that guarantee your outlook will be brighter, your boyfriend will be more affectionate, your boss will finally remember your name, the hair on your head will grow back and the hair on your back will fall out, and your gray outlook will turn green like a spring morning.” (from the Color Me Rad website)Ī cold, rainy day may not seem like the best time to start off on a new adventure, but we did it anyway… wearing white t-shirts and new neon sunglasses we arrived in Virginia Beach for the pre-run/walk festivities. When Zoloft and Balloon Animals can’t seem to raise your spirits, the best way to brighten your life

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