The Color Run™ (Cluj-Napoca, 2014)

Am admirat mereu maratoanele organizate in mijlocul oraselor, cu diverse scopuri caritabile. Singurul lucru care m-a impiedicat sa particip a fost faptul ca nu ma consider o sportiva innascuta si am preferat sa aman participarea la evenimente de profil, pe motiv ca voi mai avea timp sa ma antrenez si sa devin mai buna. Stiti cum e cu promisiunile fata de propria persoana, nu? Cu cat se aduna, cu atat sunt mai greu de indeplinit 🙂 Asa se face ca undeva prin iunie am aflat ca la Cluj va avea loc The Color Run™, un maraton dedicat (si) oamenilor care nu se mandresc cu nu stiu ce abilitati sportive. Scopul principal este distractia. Nu conteaza cat de repede fugi, dar este important sa te distrezi in timp ce fugi. Toti participantii pornesc in haine albe, pe un traseu de 5 km, iar la fiecare km bifat sunt stropiti cu valuri de culoare. Asa se explica multitudinea de culori in care apar in imaginile de mai jos. 😉 Cu siguranta The Color Run este cel mai vesel maraton din lume. Cei 5 kilometri parcursi au fost prilejul perfect sa uit de griji si de responsabilitati si sa ma las invadata de energiile pozitive ale celor din jur care au fost non-stop cu zambetul pe buze 🙂

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I have always admired the marathons that are organized in the middle of the city and have different charitable purposes. The only reason I didn’t participate at such events was that I am not very good at sports. I always postponed my participation at marathons, thinking that in this way I’ll have more time to train myself and become better. But you know how it goes with promises to yourself, don’t you? The more they are, the harder to accomplish them 🙂 In June I found out about The Color Run in Cluj. This is a marathon that is (also) dedicated to persons that are not very sporty. The main purpose is fun. It doesn’t matter how fast you run, but it is crucial that you have fun while you’re running. Each participant must be dressed in white and will be splashed with colors at every kilometer from the total track of 5 km. This is the explanation for the colorful pictures below 😉 The Color Run is the most cheerful marathon for sure. The 5 kilometres were the perfect occasion to leave negative thoughts and responsibilites at home and simply enjoy the positive energies that were coming from people surrounding me. Everybody was laughing and smiling 🙂