08
AUGUST 2012
service
Angela Ngo
UC San Diego
It started out as just a regular day
on Tumblr, searching through posts.
Scroll, scroll, scroll, then OH, what
is this? The Color Run?! A 5k where
people run and get paint thrown
on them? AND in Irvine, home of
the infamous 85C Bakery? Instantly,
I knew that this was an event that
UCSD Circle K could not pass up and
I talked to VPS Kevin Wong about
volunteering.
Since the event took place in Irvine, we had to meet up at Sun God
Lawn extra early to account for
transportation time. With everyone
wired on about 4-5 hours of sleep,
it seemed like we wouldn’t be able
to match up to the energy that the
event entailed, but as soon as we
arrived, our lost enthusiasm reemerged.
The event site was filled with
booths and hordes of runners sporting their white tees and other various costume pieces such as tutus
and afros, ready to have arrays of
colors thrown on them. There was
even a balloon arch! We were sent
over to a station to put stickers onto
Run for
your Life!
the bags of sunshine yellow and hot
pink powder paint for the end-ofthe-race color festival and of course,
we positioned ourselves into an assembly line in the most sophisticated sweatshop-like manner.
As the race was coming to an end,
the volunteers were moved to the
finish line to high five the runners
with shirts now marked by explosions of color and hands sweaty
with vibrant victory. Each runner
was equipped with a handy dandy
bag of powder paint so that at the
color festival, they could throw the
paint into the air to create a mass
cloud of blended shades.
Volunteers ran in to join the crowd
and we came out with newly dyed
hair colors and paint splattered
clothes. The lively atmosphere and
incorporation of paint added into
making this one of the most enjoyable events I have attended. Next
year, Lilian, Celia, and I plan to run,
complete with afros and tutus, and
anyone else who is willing should
definitely join!
“
The
volunteers
were moved to the
finish line to high
five the runners with
shirts now marked by
explosions of color
and hands sweaty with
vibrant victory. . .