After a month of contacting different friends, I finally convinced one, a Russian named Stazia, to join me for Shenyang's Color Run in early July. We took the high-speed train early in the morning and found ourselves part of the thousands congregating to a park in southern Shenyang.
All pristine white--ready to get dirty!
Stazia and I at the starting line
Interspersed throughout the 5k course are "color stations" where we all get together to throw color in each other's faces and roll around the street in the name of fun.
Blue color station
Orange color station
Yellow color station
Pink color station (our favorite!)
Slowly camouflaging myself
The course was designed around a large lake. From the street I could see people running through water coming from gigantic fountain heads. After our pink foray, Stazia and I went down to cool off.
Taking a yoga break before going back to the pink station
Pink eye
A group of guys blasted me in the eye with a packet of pink powder! Stazia gasped and they threw powder right in her face, too. As we each doubled over trying to get the powder out of our eyes and mouths, the guys asked us repeatedly, "Can we take a picture with you?.....No problem, right?....So, can we take a picture together?"
Finish Line
Stazia, who got blasted every 10 meters thanks to her height, finally found someone taller than her. He was so sweet, too, requesting a picture.
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