#happiest5k

The first rule we were given at the start line of the Color Run was...
"Don't stop smiling"

And it was just that simple.. Try as you might, you just couldn't stop smiling.
 
So much happiness.
Truly the #happiest5k
 
We ran
We walked
We paced ourselves
We yelled
We sang
We danced
We rolled in paint
We sweated
We sweated a lot
A very lot
 
 
The only way to truly describe it is to experience it.
I can not put into words the feeling of heat and sweat and aching legs.
I can not put into words the feeling of happiness surrounded by happiness.
I can not put into words the feeling of an endless amount of energy.
And I definitely can't put into words the feeling of being so obscenely dirty yet feeling so fresh.
 
But I could try to put into words the feeling of a smile.
A smile, that according to the rules, had to be there.
Rules are rules!
 
And so we stood there, in the crowd of what felt like millions of people.
Each with their packet filled with colorful chalk.
And on stage were the DJ's with more energy than I can describe.
And then there was a countdown of 3,2,1 and suddenly all your senses come into action...
Seeing clouds of colored smoke
Feeling sprays of water from the onstage water guns
Hearing muffled voices and music 
Tasting powdery colors on your tongue
Touching the happiness

It was all just smiles
They can't be described but they can be felt in a rainbow of colors.