Next weekend, mum will be running the Pain Barrier Mud 10K. She doesn’t even like getting her feet wet on a normal run! Stay tuned to see how she does. In the meantime, here are 4 races from around the world that I’d love to have a bash at, one day.
1. Color Me Rad 5K, Nationwide US
You start off the race in pristine white, and bombard each other with different colours at various checkpoints along the race. In their own words – “Each section of the run adds a new explosion of color to your clean, painter’s palate until you cross the finish line into a final blitzkrieg of color.” Totally rad.
2. Marathon du Medoc, Bordeaux, France
(Photo: De Tienda/Dubroca/AMCM/PR via The Guardian)
Set in the picturesque Medoc area of Bordeaux, we could pretend that seeing some French scenery is what we find interesting about this race. In fact, it’s the 30 chateaux that you pass through, offering cheese and wine instead of the more usual power bars and water. I doubt anyone’s ever run a PB on the course, but that’s not what its there for. Santé!
3. Hatfield and McCoys Marathon, West Virginia and Kentucky, US
At the site of the famous and bloody feud between two families in the Wild West, descendants of the two compete over something actually important – to have the shortest combined time over 26.2 miles. Don’t worry if you don’t happen to be related – you get to choose a family at the time of registration and you race for them. Just picture the duelling banjos from Deliverance when you start flagging for an extra boost.
4. Zombie Evacuation 5K, UK (But lots of these in the States as well)
A 5K obstacle race with “a theatrical twist” – ZOMBIES. The aim of the race is to make it through the 5K with all of your 3 ‘lives’ (tags attached to your waist) intact, while the volunteer army of zombies shuffle/dash after you trying to grab them.
You thought nothing could beat the adrenaline of running across the Tyne Bridge with thousands of other runners in the Great North? You didn’t factor in fleeing from decomposing hoards across an obstacle-ridden trail in the British countryside, did you?
What’s the weirdest race you’ve heard of? What’s the best race you’ve ever done?
I really want to try a Colour Me race. I don’t think they’ve made it to England yet though. 🙁
Us too! We’ve been wondering how to start them up in the UK. Maybe we’ll drop Colour Me a line…
There was a colour race in the UK only the other day! Im sure it will be on again next year! As for the zombie race I cant think of anything more frightening!
You are both brilliant at what you do keep up the hard work!
We like to think we made the Colour Runs happen here – we asked the universe and there it was! We couldn’t make it but we are sooooooooo putting our names down for next year 🙂
Thanks for the lovely feedback, btw. So glad you like what we’re doing.
It is very coincidental timing! It looks like alot of fun, and I have only heard good things from people that have taken part!
You’re welcome its a lovely thing to keep in the family!
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I did the Color Run in Manchester this year. Fab race for all, coloured powder is thrown at you at every km. brilliant atmosphere, recommend it!! Xx
We had clashes with every Color Run this year – we’re definitely going to plan our schedule better next year! Glad you enjoyed it.
Over the last couple of years I’ve really got into muddy obstacle races and have done The Major Series (we actually had to submerge our heads in a swamp!), The Warrior Run and most recently Back 2 The Trenches. BUT the scariest 5km run I’ve ever done is this one: http://www.naturistfoundation.org/BH5K_naked_run/
It was a dare to myself. I think there are 2 a year……..I dare you too!! 🙂
Ha, good for you! We’re not putting that one on our list just yet. We’ll do the others first and see if we’re still feeling radical 😉