Houston Color Run

Right before Thanksgiving, some of us from the math department got together and did the Houston Color Run.  The Color Run is a 5K run/walk through downtown that raises money for a local charity that works with veterans.   All along the route, there are stations set up where volunteers throw colored powder at you.  Messy?  Absolutely.  Super fun?  Absolutely!

The four of us at the start line -- all smiles in our clean white t-shirts!

Waiting at the start line... behind about 10,000 other runners.

The pink station.  I think the volunteers had as much fun as we did!

We had to stop mid-race and take a picture with the downtown skyline.

The blue station -- glad we didn't have to work clean-up afterward!  What a mess!

At the finish line (with a random creeper getting in on our picture!)!

Every 15 minutes, there was a color party at the finish line where everyone threw powder at each other.  We were already super messy, so why not add a little more?

Perfect sign for the finish line!

I am by no means a runner, but I had so much fun doing this race with these ladies!  What a great way to spend my first 5K!