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The Neon Run 2013 {Arizona}

Last weekend I participated in The Neon Run, a 5K that sprays you in glowing paint all through the race. It was a fun event where I was able to meet new friends, see old friends, and spend time with my brother who was home visiting from the ARMY.

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me and Jessa from Life of a Sports Wife

Although my husband and daughter were not running the race with me, they had fun wearing glow stick jewelry when they dropped me off at the start point.

Brie Brie Blooms, The Neon Run 2013 #theneonrun

me, my husband, and my daughter sitting on my husband’s shoulders

I had so much fun meeting Jessa from Life of a Sports Wife for the first time in person at the run. We were excited when we lined up at the start line.

Brie Brie Blooms, The Neon Run 2013 #theneonrun (6)

What a blast!

Brie Brie Blooms, The Neon Run 2013 #theneonrun (2) Sara from Mom Endeavors and Sara from Clever Pink Pirate were at the race also but we weren’t able to find each other until we all had finished.

Brie Brie Blooms, The Neon Run 2013 #theneonrun (3) me, Sara, and Sara

My brother is in the ARMY and was home visiting for a couple of weeks. He also went to the race and had so much fun with his girlfriend. They ran the race much quicker than Jessa and I. I was really excited when I finally found them after we were done.

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me, my brother home visiting from the ARMY, and his girlfriend

We had a fun night and hopefully next year my daughter will be old enough to enjoy the fun too!

You can connect with The Neon Run on Twitter and Facebook.

Disclosure: I received a complimentary race bib but all opinions are my own.

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The Color Run – Arizona

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This weekend was quite the adventure for me. In college I was in incredible shape and for an entire year, ran eight miles every morning before going to class. Sadly I never participated in any organized races. Almost 10 years later, this weekend, I participated in my first 5K. I had the best time at The Color Run! We had a large group of Arizona bloggers making up the team “#AZColorBloggers”. Before the event, most of us made shirts and tutus. Most of us also had colorful socks to wear.

Brie Brie Blooms, The Color Run (4) Saturday morning we woke up to a cold and raining morning, extremely abnormal weather in Arizona and not very ideal for a fun run. Luckily weather doesn’t stop The Color Run! My husband and I added a couple of layers under our run shirts and headed out.

Brie Brie Blooms, The Color Run (7) I met up with my blogging team for some photos before we were covered in color.

Brie Brie Blooms, The Color Run Jessi from Shuggilippo, Allison from All for the Boys, me, Heather from Kustom Kissers, Karen from Desert Chica Ramblings, Becca fromOurCrazyBoys, Jen from Life According to the Streets, Sara from Clever Pink Pirate, Sara from Mom Endeavors, Michelle from My Three Peas, and Courtney from Wilhem Fam

Before the run started we weren’t dry but our clothes were very white.

Brie Brie Blooms, The Color Run (5) Jessi from Shuggilippo and I in our #AZColorBloggers shirts, Sara from Mom Endeavors and I just before the race started, My husband and I wondering what we got ourselves into

The run was so much fun! There were four color stations: pink, yellow, orange, and blue. I didn’t have too much color on me after running through pink and yellow but I was covered in orange and blue by the end. The volunteers throwing color at the last stations were determined to cover everyone with any white left on their clothes. I put on my glasses, held my breath, and ran! I knew closing my mouth and holding my breath was important because I had seen so many other runners with earlier start times walk by with colored teeth.

Brie Brie Blooms, The Color Run (2) The blue station was intense!

Brie Brie Blooms, The Color Run (3) We were a mess at the finish line!

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It was cold and still raining so we walked very quickly back to our car. We had towels covering the seats and I was very happy to hop right in and turn on the heater!

The rain had us dripping in wet soggy clothes so our entire bodies were covered in color. I was sure my hands would be blue for weeks!

Brie Brie Blooms, The Color Run (6) To my surprise, a 45 minute shower was all I needed to scrub off all the color.

We had so much fun and will definitely participate again next year. Check out The Color Run website to determine if the run will be making a stop this year in your state. You can also follow along on Facebook and Twitter. Be sure to visit The Color Run Pinterest boards to see fun run pictures and colorful inspiration.

Disclosure: I was asked to participate and received complimentary race bibs but all opinions are my own.