The NOT-SO Happiest 5K on the Planet

2012 Color Run
So happy!

If you remember, last year, McKenna and I did The Color Run for the first time. She did so well, and at only 3 years old ran almost the whole way. (Well, "ran" is all relative. It was more like a slight jog. But still... she took her Color Run seriously and did really well.)

We had the best time, so we signed up for the 2013 one as well. After all, it's the Happiest 5K on the Planet, right?

Wrong.

All was going well...

Color was thrown...

Color turned into angels...

All was fine and dandy...

Until McKenna realized she was required to run or walk herself in between color stations and figured it best I carry her.

When did my child who ran an entire 5K at 3 years old, become a lazy bum??

Not cool.

And then, of course, we ran out of color to throw at the end, which cause a colossal meltdown.

My attempt to catch a sweet picture with my daughter.
This was right after I told her to suck it up & stop crying b/c I was
trying to take a picture.

It didn't work.

Needless to say, we will NOT be joining The Color Run in 2014.

The Happiest 5K on the Planet!

This past Saturday was the first annual Memphis Color Run. And I have to say, it was an absolute blast! MK has been looking forward to this run since we signed up in June. She would watch the official video over and over... and finally the day came!

After a semi-grumpy wake up call for her (I mean, I woke her up prior to 8am on her fall break! Sheesh! Who do I think I am??), she got pumped up for the run once we decked ourselves out in the sweatband and face tattoos. We met up with our friends Molly, Lacey, Britney, & Britney's family once we arrived at Tiger Stadium, where the race was held. Unfortunately, the hubs didn't do the run, but he did ride his bike there (#typical) and took some stellar photos!

 I have to be honest when it comes to MK. She is very competitive. She informed me on the way there that she was going to run so fast and beat everybody. Really. She was in it for the WIN. For the record, she is not at all like her mom or dad when it comes to that personality trait.... Riiigggghhhttttt.... Anyway, she was serious, yet pumped up and literally ran almost the whole race herself (probably around 2-2.5 miles). Pretty good for 3 years old, if you ask me! Even with the stops to drink, play in the color on the ground, and photo-ops, we ended up finishing in about 55 minutes.

Below is a gallery of photos from our run. Enjoy! I know we did!